Luis Edu
With a week to go before the 2022 edition of the NBA Draft, Christian Wood is the protagonist of a bomb trade that generates a significant impact in the league in the face of the great event that brings together the main basketball prospects.
On the night of Wednesday, June 15, the Dallas Mavericks acquired the star player Christian Wood after agreeing to a trade with the Houston Rockets, according to a report by journalist Shams Charania from The Athletic.
In the move, the Houston team receives a package of players made up of Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss, in addition to the 26th pick in the first round of the upcoming draft.
An intriguing move that improves the Mavericks’ game in the paint, which has been deflated in the playoffs in recent seasons. For the 2022/23 season, they will have a luxury duo made up of Luka Dončić and Wood in their starting lineup.
For their part, the Rockets now have three first-round picks (3rd, 17th and 26th), which represents an extraordinary opportunity to secure the services of young stars who can return the status of “competitor” to a franchise that has just finished in the last position in the Western Conference, with a record of 20 wins and 62 losses.
After 222 appearances in the NBA, Christian Wood averages per game: 14.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1 block, with 51.9% shooting from the field and 38% in three-pointers.
Who wins in this trade between the Mavs and the Rockets?
Possible Mavs quintet with Christian Wood
For the 2022/23 season, the Dallas team will have a starting lineup capable of putting up a fight against any team in the Western Conference.
The five that would be chosen by coach Jason Kidd to take the court in the first regular round match would be Luka Dončić, Tim Hardaway Jr., Reggie Bullock, Dorian-Finney Smith and Christian Wood.
Additionally, players like Spencer Dinwiddie will continue to provide a good dose of offense off the bench in a team that will continue to depend mainly on what its top figure, Doncic, can do, who is already more than established as one of the players who represent the present and future of international basketball.
