Recently due to Wood's flu truce, Silas put the team's rookie Shin Kyung on the start, and it is clear that the team has received results. He relies on excellent organizational skills, the rotation of the ball is very smooth, and even there will be ghostly passes, not only can help teammates easily score, but also successfully tear apart the opponent's defense, in addition, he also specially learned the back-to-back singles technique from Olajuwon, relying on excellent foot movement under the basket, he can get 0.96 points per round, shooting 63.2%.
Shen Jing, a rookie with the 16th pick in the first round of 2021, the Turk performed decently, averaging 19 minutes per game and contributing 9 points, 5 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.97 blocks, but in the 6 games of the opening game, he showed the innate versatility of European players. In the Game against the Los Angeles Lakers on March 10, Silas put Shen Jing on the starting line, facing Lakers center LeBron James, scoring 21 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks, and even scored points in the game with James' inside hand-to-hand combat to help the team take away the victory in overtime.
Looking back to Feb. 3, head coach Silas said in a post-game interview with the Rockets to win over the Cavaliers that they would try to combine Wood and Shin Kyung as much as possible. However, the data presented after the team's victory over the Lakers made Silas have to regret it. According to US media reports: The Rockets team executives hope to cultivate Shen Jing, and player Christian Wood will usher in the countdown to leave the team.
In the middle of the season, he and Kevin Porter Jr. had a verbal altercation with the team's main coach in the locker room, and the two withdrew from the game in midfield, which also made the two punished by the team; there was even the idea that the team wanted to trade away two thorns, and rumors spread for a while, and many teams actively called the Rockets management.
At the end of the trading day, the Rockets management used Theiss to trade chips to get Celtic's Schroeder, and did not send away Wood and Kevin Porter Jr., and recently the American reporter was interpreting the operation of the trading day, the Rockets did want to send Wood away, the specific chip asking price was too high, resulting in the failure of negotiations, but the offseason will be the best opportunity for the team to send Wood.
Wood has been unsatisfactory in the Rockets this season, even expressing doubts about his tactical position on the team. With the arrival of Shen Jing and Jaylen Green, this Rockets team is not as strong as last season, and even some fans are mocking Green, how the talented Tanhua Show can't play a price, in fact, It is Wood who restricts Jaylen Green's play on the court.
First of all, Wood has no organizational ability, once the offensive end is wrapped up by the opponent, can not shoot in time but the opponent will successfully defend the round; secondly, his defensive end of the frame protection ability is very poor, against larger or better technical centers, such as Jokic, but can not bargain, even in the defensive efficiency value is almost the same as Shin Kyung; finally, at key moments can not help the team to score consecutive points, stabilize the military heart. Such a Wood has no potential to become a leader.
Wood will become a free agent in the 2023 offseason, and once the team does not renew his contract early, it will not be able to waste the value of his trade. While he's not worth much now, other teams don't have to pay too much to bring this cheap contractor back to their team.
According to US media reports: The Rockets will put Wood on the shelves in the offseason, and the Heat management will join the discussion. Patreli has always wanted to strengthen a qualified center player to partner with Adebayor in the front line; he is even actively exploring the possibility of PJ-Washington joining, once the transaction is completed, the Heat will become a title-winning hit again in a short period of time.