Filling in as a starter towards the end of the 2019-20 NBA season, Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood proved to the world that he can be a productive player given the opportunity. Unfortunately (for us) the 21.9 points and 9.4 rebounds that Wood averaged in his 12 starts at the end of the season was … Read more
UPDATE: According to James Edwards III, Wood’s deal with the Rockets is actually worth near $14 million per season. This makes much more sense. Wood gets close to $14 million per year from Houston. Was told the Pistons didn't want to go that high for C-Wood. Detroit elected to go with Grant at a higher … Read more
When the Pistons opted to waive Joe Johnson in favor of Christian Wood before the 2019-2020 NBA season, surely we all expected for Wood to become one of the hottest commodities in free agency the following year. Right? ESPN Senior Writer Kevin Pelton has released his list of the top 25 free agents available heading … Read more
Troy Weaver has been officially introduced as General Manager of the Detroit Pistons. These introductory press conferences are usually long and repetitive and even in a world where sports are on a standstill, it can be a chore to watch. We combed through the internet to bring you the best quotes from Weaver’s introduction. A … Read more
To be a professional athlete, you have to have a certain amount of confidence about yourself and as you will see in a moment, Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood definitely has that confidence. Take a look as ex-Pistons C Andre Drummond pointed out to the fans that his former team was 1-5 without him, followed … Read more
The sports world was rocked earlier this month when the NBA decided to immediately halt all gameplay when Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the spreading coronavirus, otherwise known as COVID-19. The Detroit Pistons were also affected by the spread of the illness with forward Christian Wood testing positive, but the latest report … Read more
The National Basketball Association promptly shut down gameplay upon the discovery that Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19, otherwise known as coronavirus. A handful of other players have tested positive for the illness, including Kevin Durant and Marcus Smart. Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood was also infected – but his latest … Read more
The positive-testing of Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert for COVID-19 last week spurred an immediate shutdown of the National Basketball Association regular season. Embed from Getty Images His teammate in Utah Donovan Mitchell has also tested positive for the illness, along with Detroit Pistons forward Christian Wood. And now, the total of NBA players who … Read more
On Saturday night, news broke that Christian Wood of the Detroit Pistons had become the third NBA player to test positive for COVID-19 (coronavirus). According to the report, Wood does not have typical symptoms and was feeling fine. Rod Beard of The Detroit News spoke to Wood’s agent Adam Pensack and Pensack confirmed his client “feels … Read more
According to a report from Shams Charania of The Athletic, Detroit Pistons’ Christian Wood has tested positive for coronavirus. Sources of The Athletic, Wood has shown no symptoms and is doing well. Detroit Pistons‘ Christian Wood has tested positive for coronavirus, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Wood had 30 and 11 rebounds against Rudy Gobert on … Read more
The Detroit Pistons (20-46) couldn’t pull off the victory tonight, losing to the Philadelphia 76ers (39-26) on the road 124-106. The Pistons were in a groove early on in the first quarter, going on a 15-9 run to start the game before trailing by five to end the first quarter. The Pistons came back to … Read more
In case you missed it, the Detroit Pistons lost tonight’s matchup with the New York Knicks. During the game Christian Wood and Knicks’ forward Julius Randle got into an altercation (shoving match) and when asked about it after the game, Wood had this to say: Christian Wood on dust up with Randle: “I play in … Read more
The Detroit Pistons (20-45) lost on the road to the New York Knicks (20-44) on the road 96-84. The Pistons came into this game losing ten of their last eleven games. Meanwhile, the Knicks came into this one losing eight of their last ten games. The Knicks ended the first quarter on a 15-2 run … Read more
Pistons’ big man Christian Wood put up a new career-high 30 points in tonight’s defeat against the Utah Jazz. The Pistons have played 12 games since they traded away Andre Drummond. During this month-long, 12-game sample-size, Christian Wood is averaging:21.9 points (on 53.1% shooting), 10.2 rebounds, and 1.6 made 3-pointers. — Tommy Beer (@TommyBeer) March … Read more
The Detroit Pistons (20-44) stormed back from being down by 22 points in the first half, but couldn’t get it done tonight in a tough loss against the Utah Jazz (41-22) 111-105 despite a new career-high from Christian Wood. The Pistons started this game sluggish, but a strong second half made things interesting late in … Read more
The Detroit Pistons (20-43) returned home from a four-game road trip, but couldn’t get it done tonight against the Oklahoma City Thunder (38-24), falling to the visiting team in a close one 114-107. This looked like it was going to be a close game when it started, with the Pistons only down 69-64 to end … Read more
