NBA free agency opened on July 1, 11 days have passed, many players have completed signings, some have changed teams, some have renewed their original teams, but many players are still free agents, Christian Wood is one of them.
Last season, Wood played 67 games for the Lone Ranger, averaging 25.9 minutes per game, averaging 16.6 points, 7.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.4 steals and 1.1 blocks while shooting 51.5 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from three-point range.
Wood doesn't play much, but he can contribute 16+7 data per game, as a 2.06 meter tall big man, three-point shooting rate of 37.6%, from the data, he is a quality blue-collar player, why has the team not wanted it so far?
Wood's shooting is soft, he has a steady mid-range shot, and he can shoot three-pointers from outside the three-point line, which can open up space for teammates and has a good finishing ability under the basket. However, his body is thin, his lower body strength is poor, his style is soft, and his offensive choices have always been criticized.
In the 2020-2021 season, Wood played for the Rockets and averaged a career-high 21 points per game, but there were far more criticism than praise, because of his playing style problems, he kept asking for the ball, crazy shots in exchange for an average of 21.4 points per game, completely regardless of the team's life and death, as a 2.06 meters tall big man often plays the whole game, this style of play no one likes.
After being traded to the Lone Ranger, he could no longer do whatever he wanted, and after not having a lot of shots, his average points per game dropped a lot, fortunately, his shooting percentage improved a bit, and his performance on the offensive end was decent, but he was still removed from the starting lineup because his defense was too poor, and defense was the biggest problem throughout his NBA career.
At the end of every game, Wood can hand in good numbers, but he has a negative plus-minus for most games, and even if he cuts 30+ on the offensive end, his plus-minus is still low because his defense is so poor.
He has poor lower body strength, thin figure, easy to be knocked away by big players, and at the same time has average athletic ability, can not complete the frame task well, and is constantly pulled away by small players to single, and his performance on the defensive end is not visible. Someone once teased Wood, "He made his opponents O'Neal." “
Wood averaged 16.6 points per game last season, but he lost far more than 16.6 points on the defensive end. Looking at the performance on the offensive end, he deserves a contract with an annual salary of more than $20 million, but based on the performance of the defensive end, it is difficult for him to get a long-term contract with an average annual salary of more than 10 million.
With his performance on the offensive end, there is no team that wants it, but no team is willing to pay a lot of money to sign him, and the 27-year-old wants a big contract, which has caused the current embarrassing situation. He is still looking for a big contract, and if he doesn't get the one he wants by the deadline, I'm sure he'll be willing to cut his price to join a team.