January 6, 2017 – Charlotte Hornets General Manager Rich Cho announced today that the team has assigned forward Christian Wood to the Greensboro Swarm, the team’s NBA Development League affiliate.
Wood (6-11, 220, University of Nevada-Las Vegas), is in his first season with the Hornets after signing as a free agent on July 14, 2016. The second-year forward has appeared in one regular season game for Charlotte this season, grabbing two rebounds in three minutes of play. This marks Wood’s third D-League assignment of the year. In 12 games with the Swarm (11 starts), Wood has averaged 16.