Chopped Wood: The Christian Wood Thread

[yosemiteben]

@ShamsCharania
Free agent Christian Wood has agreed to a two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets, league sources tell The Vertical.

@ShamsCharania
Wood starred for Philadelphia's summer league team in Utah and Las Vegas. His second year of Hornets deal will be team option, sources say.

[BigSlam]

Tyrus Thomas like player with high upside for very little cost?

Good signing.


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[Walt Cronkite]

Someone fill me in on who this is

[chabber]

Who dis is?

[BlackOutBuzz]

Huh, I kinda like this. Would've preferred Terrence Jones but I like the upside here.

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[Walt Cronkite]

20 year old big that hits 3s in Summer League. We've found our young player to be excited about.

[yosemiteben]

He played at UNLV for two years, then went undrafted last year and played in the NBDL for 32 games and played for PHI for 17 games. He turns 21 in September.

Only 6'9" without shoes at the combine but has a 7'3" wingspan. Not much of a shooter, but his soph year at UNLV (at only 19) he averaged 15.5 points and 9.4 boards.

That's all I got.

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Christian-Wood-7182/stats/

http://www.basketballinsiders.com/christian-woods-upside-makes-him-intriguing-project/

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/06/christian-wood-76ers-future

[Flip Murray]

can this dude play

[BlackOutBuzz]

Wonder if we used part of the Room Exception on him, not sure we could get him for the minimum.

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[Flip Murray]

http://www.thebirdwrites.com/2016/7/13/12170126/2016-free-agency-swinging-for-the-fences-christian-wood-new-orleans-pelicans

Christian Wood has taken a unique path to the NBA. He left UNLV after his sophomore season and went undrafted. Then he got a short cup of coffee in the league (thank you Philadelphia 76ers) before going to work in the D-League. In 32 games with the Delaware 87ers, Wood averaged 17.3 points and 9.4 rebounds a game while shooting 52.9% from the field and 70.7% at the foul line. While his shooting at the foul line gives some promise of eventual development, thus far he has yet to extend his range beyond the immediate area around the basket, as his shot chart from the D-League explains in detail.

On the plus side Christian Wood is just 20 years old. In six summer league games (the 76ers also played in the Utah summer league), Wood is averaging 15.8 points and 5.7 rebounds in just 17.7 minutes per game while shooting 56.4% from the field, 31.6% (6/19) from three, and 73% from the foul line. Wood has a massive frame: 6'10.5" in shoes with a 7'3.25" wingspan and 9'3.5" standing reach. He's already packing on the pounds and looks far thicker than the 216 pounds he weighed at the NBA combine.

[yosemiteben]

Based on one of the fancy draft modeling aggregators that MA posted in another thread, he graded out as a 1st round pick in a bunch of projections last year. http://www.tothemean.com/tools/draft-models/#/2015/dv2/all

[James Gatz]

I forget who it was but somebody on the board mentioned wanting him recently. I saw him play some in Summer League and he threw up some ugly 3s that weren't close. Definitely not a big enough sample size but that's my only real knowledge of him.

In theory he can "block shots" and "shoot 3s"

[yosemiteben]

In six summer league games (the 76ers also played in the Utah summer league), Wood is averaging 15.8 points and 5.7 rebounds in just 17.7 minutes per game while shooting 56.4% from the field, 31.6% (6/19) from three, and 73% from the foul line.

So he's averaging over 32 points and 12 boards per 36 in SL? I mean that's not awful.

From a week ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaTdZKcEG7Y/

From 5 months ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No-s3QVW3jI/

[BigSlam]

Hey: At least he looks better than Vonleh?


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[Han Solo]

I loved this kid coming out of college.

[yosemiteben]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/Chriswood_5/status/753421008950874112[/tweet]

[LofJ]

Here are some videos of Wood if anyone is interested:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJ2A350X_nE
Highlights of the 15 points he scored against OKC last season, including an impressive drive and finish on Ibaka

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKFV_-7udO4
19 point game in the summer league this year against the Spurs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=No-s3QVW3jI
Highlights from a d-league game where he scored 45 points and grabbed 14 rebounds

[Vanderbilt_Grad]

So, Wood was projected to be a first round prospect but his stock was "in free fall" after teams interviewed him at the combine last year. He went undrafted.

He was with Okafor the night of the fight in Boston. Not really sure what his role was there if any.

Talent wise he looks really promising.

[yosemiteben]

His DE scouting video is still up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyt5McHmIKg

ETA: watched the video...wow. This dude looks like he could be really nice. Nice job Cho.

[Flip Murray]

His DE scouting video is still up - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hyt5McHmIKg

ETA: watched the video...wow. This dude looks like he could be really nice. Nice job Cho.

I came. 2:38. Didn't last 3 minutes