Christian Wood reiterates that he wants to play more…

Christian Wood The Slovenian arrived in Dallas this summer to be the interior counterpart to Luka Doncic, the first alternative in the attack. A knee injury delayed his adjustment a bit, but the last few games proved the former Rockets player is on the right track as Wood averaged 17.5 points (57% shooting, 43% 43% from 3-point range) and 7.5 ppg. rebounds in an average of 25 minutes. Unfortunately, a very decent streak was cut short last night against the Nuggets: just three shots, 7 rebounds, 5 points with 2 assists in 17 minutes, his shortest game time since the beginning of the season. What to hurt him : ” I would like to play more. I have already expressed this several times. So I do my part…”

It’s even more inexplicable that he’s coming off his best game in his new colors with 28 points on 11/16 shooting and 8 rebounds in just 26 minutes. Face it with the same Nuggets!

“He’s a great player”Luka Doncic scored. “He’s a great defender. It helps us a lot. The chemistry will improve and we will get to know each other better. But as you can see on the field, we already understand each other well, but we can do better.”

JaVale McGee leads it

Christian Wood was able to rely on new teammate JaVale McGee to ease his integration. In addition to his abilities, he also had to adapt to a new environment, a team with great ambitions, which was a first for him.

“Christian is just trying to play winning basketball. This is his first time playing for a regular team aiming to make the playoffs and beyond. He went through times where he played, I don’t mean losing basketball, but it wasn’t team basketball.mentioned the three-time NBA champion. “He is extremely professional. He works every day and is a scorer. It’s really impressive to see him progress and to see him understand, not his role, because his role is obviously to score goals, but how to get his shots, his positions and his teammates.

An adjustment that took him some time, Christian Wood was not the type to pull the blanket over him. He took what the defense gave him at first, eventually becoming more aggressive with the ball in his hands, going 11-of-16 in the first game against Denver.

“Sometimes he is in the post and passes. That’s why I always tell him that they don’t pay you to go through the post unless it’s a two-person or something. When I do it in private, I tell him, “no, go to coal. You’re here to score points, so don’t let them pass you by. If it’s a duel, make the right choice, if not, go ahead and try to score.

“The good thing is that he’s really selfless and tries to do the right thing above all else.”

After a month of competition in the regular season, the results are promising, as the goal is for Christian Wood to be perfectly integrated into the Mavericks’ style for the spring, when big meets loom.

“I think you can see he’s comfortable in his role. He does a good job for us on both ends of the court. You just have to try to give him the ball in attack because he has talent. The good thing is that he’s really dedicated and tries to do the right thing above all else, and he’s doing that for us at a high level right now. We need it”in turn predicted Jason Kidd before tonight’s game.

On the other hand, the Mavericks coach did not comment on the 17 minutes Wood was given in the loss to the Nuggets …