July 14, 2016 – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has signed forward Christian Wood. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Wood appeared in 17 games for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2015-16, posting averages of 3.6 points and 2.2 rebounds in 8.5 minutes per game as a rookie. The 6-11 forward also played in 32 games with the Delaware 87ers in the NBA D-League, where he averaged 17.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 28.8 minutes per game while shooting .529 from the field and .