Head coach Jason Kidd put a summer mystery to rest right off the bat at the Dallas Mavericks Media Day Monday when he addressed the upcoming role for Christian Wood. Though Kidd mentioned the possibility of the athletic big man starting in some spots, he made clear that he will be relied on as the team’s sixth man. “I don’t need him to be ‘The Microwave’, Kidd stated, “I just need him to be C. Wood.”
Acquired in a deal with the Houston Rockets, which sent the entire end of the bench and right’s to this summer’s first round pick, Wood has only played a starting role in his two seasons with the Rockets.