Christian Wood lost the numbers game on Monday, waived by the Milwaukee Bucks when the would-be title contender needed a roster spot for some backcourt help and waived the 23-year-old forward who has dominated in the NBA G League this season. The Brooklyn Nets would be wise to take a long look at the 6-foot-10 power forward.
It’s been a winding road to the NBA for Wood, who went undrafted in 2015 after leaving UNLV following his sophomore season after being initially projected as a first-round talent.
Wood, then 19, did not impress in pre-draft workouts and instead became an unwitting poster child for the dangers of declaring for the draft too soon when an image snapped of him realizing he was not going to be selected went viral on social media.