The Houston Rockets are trading big man Christian Wood to the Dallas Mavericks for four players and one draft pick.
This is what Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN and Shams Charania of The Athletic report, noting that the two teams are finalizing the deal.
Sources: The Mavericks are sending Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and the No. 26 pick to the Rockets for Christian Wood. https://t.co/fbxxAL7OGu
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 16, 2022
As part of the trade, the Rockets will receive Boban Marjanovic, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, Marquese Chriss and the No. 26 pick. In exchange, they will send Wood to the Mavericks.
Christian Wood spent the previous two seasons with Houston and evolved into one of the best big men in the league. He averaged 17.9 points, on 50% shooting, 10.1 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 68 games last season.
Dallas will be the seventh team in seven NBA seasons for the 26-year-old center, after stints in Philadelphia, Charlotte, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Detroit and Houston. He is now entering the final season of a three-year, $41M contract.
The Rockets are trading Christian Wood to Dallas for the 26th pick in the 2022 draft, Boban Marjanovic, Trey Burke and Marquese Chriss, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 16, 2022
