Christian Marquise Wood (born September 27, 1995) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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(NBA). He played

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for the

UNLV Runnin' Rebels The UNLV Runnin' Rebels are the men's basketball team that represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in the Mountain West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); it plays at the Thomas & Mack Center on campus. As ...

. He has also played in the NBA for the

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Charlotte Hornets The Charlotte Hornets are an American professional basketball team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Hornets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. The team ...

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New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Division of the Western Confere ...

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and the

Dallas Mavericks The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Dallas. The Mavericks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Southwest Division (NBA), Southwest Divisi ...

Early life

Wood was born and raised in

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High school career

Wood originally attended

Los Alamitos High School Los Alamitos High School (also known as Los Al) is a public school for grades 9 to 12 located in Los Alamitos, California, and also serving the city of Seal Beach and the community of Rossmoor. It is the only high school in the Los Alamitos Uni ...

for his first year of high school. He moved and transferred to

Knight High School Knight High School is a four-year public high school located in Palmdale, California, and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. Knight High was the 7th general education school to join the district. The high school opened it ...

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for one year before transferring to

Findlay Prep Findlay Prep is a former high school basketball program located in Henderson, Nevada. History The program was created in 2006 by local businessman Cliff Findlay, who owns several car dealerships in the Las Vegas area. Despite closing its hig ...

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prior to his senior year. In Findlay, he helped the Pilots win 54 consecutive games and an ESPN National High School Invitational championship in 2012. Wood was ranked as the No. 36 overall player in the class of 2013 (no. 8 at his position) by Rivals, Scout listed him at No. 10 at his position and ESPN listed him as the No. 71 prospect overall.

College career

Wood played at UNLV from 2013 to 2015. As a freshman, he played in 30 games with two starts and averaged 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. As a sophomore, he played in 33 games and averaged 15.7 points, 10 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game, earning first team All-Mountain West honors. After the season, Wood declared for the

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Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2015–2016)

Wood was originally projected to be drafted late in the first round before his stock dropped, which led to more consistent second round projections. Wood ultimately went undrafted in the 2015 NBA draft, and subsequently joined the

for the

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. On September 27, 2015, he signed with the

. On October 28, he made his debut for the 76ers, recording two rebounds in five minutes off the bench in a loss to the

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. During his rookie season, he had multiple assignments with the

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of the

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. On January 4, 2016, he was waived by the 76ers.

Delaware 87ers (2016)

On January 6, 2016, Wood was acquired by the Delaware 87ers. On March 4, he returned to the 76ers, signing a 10-day contract with the team. However, his stint lasted just three days as he was waived by the 76ers on March 7. Two days later, he was reacquired by Delaware.

Return to Philadelphia (2016)

Wood was called up again on March 27, signing another 10-day contract with the 76ers. On April 7, he signed with the 76ers for the rest of the season. In July 2016, Wood re-joined the 76ers for the

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Charlotte Hornets (2016–2017)

On July 14, 2016, Wood signed with the

. On November 7, he made his debut for the Hornets in a 122–100 win over the

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, recording two rebounds in three minutes off the bench. During his sophomore season, he had multiple assignments with the

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of the NBA Development League.

Return to Delaware (2017–2018)

After his second season in the NBA, Wood entered free agency due to his second year being a team option. Wood would later join the

and

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for the

2017 NBA Summer League The 2017 NBA Summer League consisted of three pro basketball leagues organized by the National Basketball Association (NBA): the Orlando Pro Summer League, Utah Jazz Summer League, and Las Vegas Summer League. Eight teams participated in the ...

out in

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and

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, respectively. Wood was a member of the Mavericks team that won the Summer League Championship in Orlando that year. On August 9, 2017, Wood signed with the

Fujian Sturgeons Fujian SBS Xunxing Sturgeons (Simplified Chinese: 福建SBS浔兴鲟) or Fujian Xunxing or Fujian SBS are a Chinese professional men's basketball team in the Chinese Basketball Association, based in Jinjiang, Quanzhou, Fujian. The "SBS" reflects c ...

of the

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. However, Wood never played a game for Fujian as he was waived by the team, which allowed him to return to the

that same year.

Milwaukee Bucks (2018–2019)

On August 14, 2018, Wood was signed by the

. On March 18, 2019, Wood was waived by the Bucks.

New Orleans Pelicans (2019)

On March 20, 2019, Wood was claimed off waivers by the

. Given

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's departure, and

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expressing his desire to be traded and subsequent reduction in playing time and occasional rest, Wood had an opportunity to get substantial minutes for the first time in his career. On March 24, he made his debut with 7 points in 8 minutes of playing time. On March 26, he put up 23 points, nine rebounds, six blocks, three steals and an assist in over 32 minutes in the Pelicans' loss to the Hawks. He was waived by the Pelicans on July 15, 2019.

Detroit Pistons (2019–2020)

Wood was claimed off waivers by the

on July 17, 2019. On March 14, 2020, Wood was reported to have tested positive for

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amidst the

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and the subsequent suspension of the season. He had 30 points and 11 rebounds against

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, who was the first player to test positive, and the

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on March 7.

Houston Rockets (2020–2022)

On November 24, 2020, Wood was signed to a three-year, $41-million contract by the Pistons and traded to the

in exchange for

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, the draft rights to

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, a future second-round pick, and cash considerations. On December 26, 2020, Wood made his Rockets debut, putting up 31 points, 13 rebounds, three assists, and one block in a 128–126 overtime loss to the

Portland Trail Blazers The Portland Trail Blazers (colloquially known as the Blazers) are an American professional basketball team based in Portland, Oregon. The Trail Blazers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Division (N ...

. During a road trip game win against the

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, Wood suffered a right ankle injury and left the arena in the third quarter. Without Wood, the Rockets were vulnerable and lost 17 straight games. On January 3, 2022, the Rockets suspended Wood for one game without pay for poor behavior. On March 21, Wood recorded a career-high 39 points on a career-high eight three-pointers made in a 115–97 win over the

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. On March 29, he was ruled out for the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury.

Dallas Mavericks (2022–2023)

On June 24, 2022, Wood was traded to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for

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, Sterling Brown, and the draft rights to

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Wood became the first player in franchise history to score at least 25 points each in his first two games. On December 25, 2022, in his first Christmas Day game, Wood recorded 30 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks in a 124–115 victory over the

Los Angeles Lakers (2023–2025)

On September 6, 2023, Wood signed with the

. He averaged 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds in 50 games in 2023–24, but was sidelined the last two months with a left knee injury. He had an initial

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procedure in March 2024. After exercising his $3 million player option to return for another season, Wood had arthroscopic surgery on his knee again in September. On February 11, 2025, Wood was waived by the Lakers when they signed

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Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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References

External links

UNLV Runnin' Rebels bio

NBA G League profile
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