Breakout G-League star Christiand Wood is heading to the Motor City.
The Detroit Pistons claimed former New Orleans Pelicans power forward off the free agency waiver wire Wednesday, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported. Since going undrafted in the 2015 NBA Draft, Wood has played 51 NBA games across his four seasons.
Wood was in the second year of a two-year, $3.1 million contract, according to Sportrac. The Pistons will be on the books for the final $1.6 million of that deal unless he is waived before the first regular season game.
Wood, 23, was named to the second-team All-NBA G-League team for the 2018-19 season, in which he averaged 29.