Wood is an undrafted 6-foot-10 jackhammer with 3-point range who finally teased his ability toward the end of the 2019-20 regular season. To acquire him, Houston’s new general manager, Rafael Stone, first had to press stop on small-ball. He sent Robert Covington to the Portland Trail Blazers for Trevor Ariza, the 16th pick in the 2020 draft and a future first-round pick. Stone then shuffled Ariza and that 16th pick to the Detroit Pistons in a sign-and-trade for Wood (and a future first-round pick and future second-round pick, the latter of which is courtesy of the Los Angeles Lakers).
New Orleans Pelicans Face Masks
Months ago, LeBron James bit his tongue when Kyrie Irving's comments on Kevin Durant's podcast seemed to disparage the Los Angeles Lakers star's late-game abilities. Now, James has opened up about his former teammate's take on a podcast appearance of his own.
Curry, a two-time NBA MVP and three-time NBA champion, noted that he's in no rush to lock in the security that would come with such a massive extension -- he's just focused on trying to get the Warriors to be the best team they can be in the present.
"When he's ready to go, he'll be out there," Kerr said. "I'm not worried about Draymond. He's got a better feel for what we do than anybody, so he'll be fine once he gets rolling with practice."
Chicago Bulls Face Masks
"The moment she had on her face was priceless," Adebayo said of surprising her with the house. "Just seeing that woman go through all she went through and finally getting a break and being able to say 'This is mine,' and 'I own this,' that was a big thing for me. My mom's never owned anything, so I always wanted her to own something that she could say, 'This is mine' and feel good about it. ... I wanted her to have 10 toes down [feeling] this is my house."
Atlanta Hawks Face Masks
"Physically, right now I'm sore as hell," James said. "We're [in] Day 2 of training camp. That's been my whole career pretty much, except probably like Year 1 or Year 2, when I was 18 or 19. I'm super sore, but nothing [major]. I don't have anything that's stopping me from being on the floor, doing 5-on-5, doing 4-on-4, doing any drills, things of that nature. So [I'm] good in that sense.
New York Knicks Face Masks
Butler, who forever changed the narrative of his own career by leading the Heat to within two games of an NBA championship before losing to LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 4-2 in the 2020 NBA Finals, is determined to lead Miami all the way back to the top.