Non-Pelicans: Christian Wood Ringer Article

If we didn't pump the Okafor balloon...

You know he averaged like 17/8 for the Pels last year right?

I dont know if you look at this from a manager decision or a coach having to give me a chance.

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Maybe his getting kicked to the curb by the Pels is what lit a fire under his arse to perform. We will never know for certain.

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Anyone that watched his short stint here could have seen this coming.

No, he was under contract...

When we signed Melli, he decided the roster had to many bigs and he would have too much of a fight to get minutes, so he asked Griff to trade or release him..

Griff looked for a trade which is why he was around until after summer league, then they released him and Detroit claimed him on waivers

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Why is it that some Pelicans fans are obsessed with Ex Bench players? I’ve never understood it...

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The first sub-headline in the title...

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The NBA’s unlikeliest star is putting up monster numbers for the Pistons and could end up being this summer’s most coveted free agent. So where did he come from?

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This is kind of different.

I was really high on Wood. He was #2 on my "what's not crap in our pile of end of rotation players" list behind Kenrich. There were points last season he almost played well enough to keep us in some games when we all wanted to tank. He flashed dominance on both ends of the floor in very short bursts. No one who was still paying attention to the team should be all that surprised he's having a great year.

I also think Wood wanted out more than the Pels wanted to let him go. I think they would have loved to stash him on our roster and maybe/maybe not play him.