CHRISTIAN WOOD (LAL)

UNDERDOG

NBA ROLE: SKILLED, HYBRID 4/5

A talented forward who went undrafted in 2015, Christian Wood is realizing his tremendous potential in the NBA; athletic big w/ varied skill on offense – Wood’s a quick leaper with nice ball skills & a reliable shooting touch out to the perimeter; believes in his ability: Wood’s a relentless attacker: able to face & score, can hit open Js after screening (makes difficult, contested shots), beat his man from the 3-pt. line or roll hard to the basket – does well when in a featured role; makes the most noise as a finisher after screening, very skilled after catching, can rise & finish hard without much room (great dunk zone); tools to succeed defensively – working towards consistent rim protection; broke out in Detroit, assumed a more primary/go-to guy role w/ the Rockets; signed w/ Lakers (2023): borderline Star UnderDOG – highly productive player in the right situation

SIGNATURE!

SCREEN —> DUNK

CORNER TRIPLE

#DOGTAGS: UNDERDOG, UNDRAFTED (U)

POWER DUNKER, BUCKET-GETTER

MORE ON C. WOOD

• Avg. career-high 21 points/game (2020-21)

• All G League Second Team (2018)

• Third Second Team All-MWC (2015)

• (FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K25 RATING: TBD

(via ESPN & nbagleague)