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The Detroit Pistons have been shopping plenty of players from their roster, including veteran forward Markieff Morris, who some believe could fetch a second-round pick in return, according to ESPN’s Zach Lowe. The Pistons have been largely unsuccessful in efforts to trade their star Andre Drummond, but teams have inquired about soon-to-be free agent Christian […]

Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood says point guard Derrick Rose is “an All-Star.” Rose has been the Pistons’ best player this season. The former MVP has scored at least 20 points in 11 straight games entering Saturday, the longest stretch of his career: “D-Rose is special,” Christian Wood said, via Pistons.com. “Actually playing with […]

Detroit Pistons point guard Derrick Rose found teammate power forward Christian Wood for a no-look bounce pass on the fast break, with Wood finishing with the slam. ROSE WOOD! pic.twitter.com/YLnd5qjj6H — Michael Gallagher (@MikeSGallagher) January 25, 2020 Derrick Rose, 31, has found success during the 2019-20 season, his first with the Pistons after signing a […]

Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox has been on a serious tear as of late, averaging 22.7 points over his last nine games. During the first quarter of Wednesday’s contest versus the Detroit Pistons, he got two points in about as convincing a fashion as possible. Setting himself up from near half-court, Fox drove to […]

Detroit Pistons fourth-year man Christian Wood recently had his two-way deal converted into a regular NBA contract. He has been quite impressive for the Pistons of late, and as it turns out, he might just be in for a more long-term deal once he becomes a free agent this summer. The 6-foot-10 power forward recently […]

Early in the game, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and LeBron James connected on an inbounds alley-oop which made the Detroit Pistons defense look silly. The Pistons implanted the play on their minds and vowed to avenge themselves. Midway into the third quarter, they succeeded in this campaign as Bruce Brown and Christian Wood teamed up for an […]

Detroit Pistons big man Christian Wood has been a stellar contributor off the bench this season, but the 24-year-old has now suffered a knee injury that will force him to miss at least one week of action: An MRI completed on Pistons center Christian Wood confirmed a left knee bone bruise. Wood will receive treatment […]

The Detroit Pistons are exploring trades which would allow them to keep both Christian Wood and Joe Johnson, according to Vince Ellis of the Detroit Free Press. Wood’s contract becomes guaranteed if he makes the opening night roster, while Johnson would receive a $1.4 million guarantee if he’s still on the Pistons once the regular […]

The Detroit Pistons have one spot left to round out their 15-man roster for the 2019-20 season. Currently, the two competing for the final spot are veteran forward and 7-time All-Star Joe Johnson, and 23-year old undrafted big man Christian Wood. The two have been working out with the Pistons over the past week. Head […]

Christian Wood has been claimed off waivers by the Detroit Pistons, the team announced on Thursday. The Pistons officially announce that they've claimed Christian Wood off waivers. — Keith Langlois (@Keith_Langlois) July 17, 2019 Wood was waived by the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this week. He was originally acquired by the team in March, being […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are waiving 23-year-old power forward Christian Wood, per The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Wood appeared in only eight games for the Pelicans during the 2018-19 NBA season after New Orleans picked up the 6-foot-11 big man off waivers. Prior to the Pelicans, Wood spent time with the Milwaukee Bucks, playing in 13 […]

The New Orleans Pelicans were the biggest winners of the 2019 NBA Draft Lottery when they surprisingly won the first pick despite only having a six percent chance. Pelicans General Manager David Griffin is expected to select Zion Williamson from Duke University to the chagrin of the Phoenix Suns, New York Knicks, and Cleveland Cavaliers. […]

Christian Wood wasn’t left without an NBA home for very long. The New Orleans Pelicans picked up the journeyman big man off waivers on Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, barely more than 24 hours after he was released by the Milwaukee Bucks: New Orleans has claimed Christian Wood off waivers, league source tells ESPN. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will release forward Christian Wood and sign free agent point guard Tim Frazier in the wake of a Malcolm Brogdon injury, according to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. The injury will see Brogdon miss the next six-to-eight weeks, putting the Bucks in a difficult position ahead of the postseason, hoping to lock […]

With training camp tipping off on Tuesday, September 25, the Milwaukee Bucks made three signings to complete their 20-man training camp roster. Shabazz Muhammad, Tim Frazier, and Christian Wood were all added to compete for final roster spots. Shabazz Muhammad returns after being signed by the Bucks on March 4th of last season. Muhammad appeared […]

The Toronto Raptors have a solid big-man tandem composed of Jonas Valanciunas and Serge Ibaka, but that does not seem to be stopping them from looking for ways to shore up their frontline. According to Alex Kennedy of Hoops Hype, the Raptors are working out some free agent biggies, including Thomas Robinson and Christian Wood. […]