official announcement! The Mavericks 5-for-1 deal was officially reached, and the 17+10 center rushed to support Doncic in the championship!
On June 24th, Beijing time, the Dallas Mavericks officially announced that the team acquired inside center Christian Wood from the Houston Rockets. In the new season, Wood will continue to wear the No. 35 jersey in the NBA. The specific content of the transaction between the two parties is: the Mavericks will send Sterling Brown + Trey Burke + Marques Chriss + Boban Marjanovic + to Houston with the No. 26 pick in this year’s first round. Rockets, return center Christian Wood. It is reported that in the just-concluded 2022 draft, the Rockets traded the No. 26 pick (selected Wendell Moore Jr.) from the Mavericks to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for the No. 29 first-round pick.
As the Dallas Mavericks officially announced that the 5-for-1 deal was officially concluded, this means that Wood will officially change the team and become a member of the Mavericks. In the new season, he will wear the Mavericks No. 35 jersey and play for Dallas . However, Brown, Burke, and Chris , who were traded to the Rockets by the Mavericks, are not so lucky. It is expected that the Rockets will lay off all of them. Even Boban may not escape the bad luck, but it is not ruled out. It is possible that the Rockets will keep him as the team's backup center.
There is no doubt that the Mavericks are the big winner of this 5-for-1 deal, because they successfully introduced an inside partner with both offense and defense for Doncic. In the past 2021-22 season, Wood played a total of 68 games for the Rockets, averaging 17.9 points, 10.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 1 block in 30.8 minutes per game, shooting 50.1% from the field, 39% from three-point range, and free throws. Hit rate 62.3%.
Wood, as an inside big man with an outside three-point shooting rate of 39%, can be said to be very rare, which is also a major reason why the outside world is very optimistic about this deal. Magic Johnson previously said that next season we must pay more attention to the Mavericks who just acquired Wood through a trade. They will definitely be a strong force in the Western Conference! With a big man like Wood who is so proficient in shooting as a check, Doncic will be able to play more skillfully in the new season, which will make them more confident in their championship run.
In this year's playoffs, the Mavericks unexpectedly reached the Western Conference Finals with Doncic's single-core leadership. Although they were eventually eliminated by the Warriors with a score of 1:4 in the series, this is enough to illustrate the strong strength and depth of this young team. They already have a certain ability to win the championship! Now Doncic is supported by a center Wood who is excellent both offensively and defensively, which will surely make them even more powerful and reach a new level.
looks forward to the new season of the Mavericks making waves in the Wild West! Come on, Lone Ranger! Come on, Doncic! Come on, Wood!
