Mark Cuban Hints The Dallas Mavericks Might Not Re-Sign Christian Wood This Summer

Mark Cuban had a rather startling response when asked about Christian Wood's future with the Dallas Mavericks.

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Mark Cuban’s thoughts, when asked about Christian Wood’s future, suggest that his time with the Dallas Mavericks might be coming to a close.

According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, while Cuban was keen to re-sign Kyrie Irving this summer as his top priority, his response when asked about Wood was rather startling. “I’m not going to go through individual players,” the Mavericks owner said.

Wood’s role and minutes with the Mavericks have seen a decline over the last few games. This year has him averaging 16.7 points and 7.3 rebounds, but his defense has been questionable. His fit alongside Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving has been rather poor, and that would be one of the reasons why the front office might look at shipping him away in the offseason.

That said, Cuban could have maybe been a little less harsh with his reply, especially after the 27-year-old’s dagger three against the Sacramento Kings helped Dallas keep their playoff hopes alive. He ended his evening with 14 points, 4 rebounds, and 3 blocks as the side pipped the Kings 123-119.


Jason Kidd Explains The Reason Behind Christian Wood’s Decreased Minutes

Wood’s decreased minutes last month were one of the talking points about the Dallas Mavericks, and head coach Jason Kidd had his logic behind the move.

Per Grant Asfeth, “You look at just the depth that we have with all the bigs, we’re trying to get them in the game and see who has the hot hand, and right now, with Maxi [Kleber] back, that’s going to cut some of his minutes down, especially when we’re healthy. That’s just the way it is right now, and it can change as we go forward,” Kidd said.

Wood will be a free agent this summer, and while he’s played his part in the team’s run this time, chances are that he may find a new home in the summer.

On the season front, the Mavericks will hope that they can. They need to win one more game than the Oklahoma City Thunder, and that will see them finish 10th in the Western Conference. But they would also need other results to go their way, making their postseason chances pretty bleak.

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Aaron Abhishek is an NBA columnist for Fadeaway World. He graduated from St. Joseph's College with a Bachelor's in Visual Communication and a Master's in journalism.His passion for the sport began when he saw Michael Jordan take his final shot in the NBA, and he considers himself fortunate to have been a part of the Kobe Bryant era. Now he writes basketball news and analysis while waiting for the Los Angeles Lakers to win their 18th title.When not watching and writing basketball, you can find Aaron suited to play cricket, putting in some hard yards at the gym, trying a new coffee, and supporting Arsenal. Expertise: NBAFavorite Team: Los Angeles LakersPrevious Work: MEAWW, Blue Man Hoop, Sportskeeda
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