As things stand right now, it sounds like the Lakers plan to bring new signing Christian Wood off the bench to start the season, but that doesn’t necessarily mean he isn’t expecting to be a significant factor in the rotation.
In his first extended comments since agreeing to terms with the Lakers on Tuesday, Wood himself told Marc J. Spears of Andscape that Lakers head coach Darvin Ham — who was an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks when Wood spent time there in the 2018-19 season — has already told him he will be “playing a big role” for the team this year:
“I’ve always wanted to be a Laker.