Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Christian Wood is coming home. The Long Beach, California, native signed a two-year deal with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, according to multiple reports.
The second year of the deal reportedly includes a player option. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM Christian Wood, #35 of the Dallas Mavericks, drives against the Atlanta Hawks during overtime at State Farm Arena on April 2, 2023 in Atlanta. (Kevin C.
Cox/Getty Images) "It’s always been my dream to be a laker," Wood wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. Despite averaging 16.6 points and 7.3 rebounds in his lone season with the Dallas Mavericks, Wood failed to land a lucrative, long-term contract on the free-agent market.
With the opening of training camp around the corner, Wood joins LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Austin Reaves. GILBERT ARENAS UNLEASHES ON FORMER PLAYER WHO SAID HIS LEBANESE TEAM COULD BEAT DEFENDING CHAMPION NUGGETS Christian Wood, #35 of the Dallas Mavericks, slam dunks against the Sacramento Kings in the second half at American Airlines Center on April 5, 2023 in Dallas. (Ron Jenkins/Getty Images) He is averaging more than 13 points per game in each season since 2018-19, when he split time between the Milwaukee Bucks and New Orleans Pelicans.