Report: The Lakers Will Sign Christian Wood to a Two-Year Contract. What are the Pros and Cons?

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🗓️ 6 September 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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While maybe it happened a little faster than expected, Tuesday evening what seemed like the inevitable move actually happened, as the Lakers and F/C Christian Wood agreed to a free agent deal. Two years, with a player option (to benefit Wood and let him re-enter free agency faster) for the second year, at the league minimum (which is all the Lakers could offer). Wood is, unquestionably, the most talented big the Lakers could have signed. He's probably the most talented free agent that had been left on the market at any position. He should be a phenomenal fit offensively, not just when Anthony Davis doesn't play, but also when he does. Wood expands Darvin Ham's option tree in important ways. He can make life easier for LeBron James, by lightening his scoring burden, especially in games where he plays but AD doesn't. But if it was just about talent, Wood wouldn't have been gettable for a two-year, minimum contract deal. The Mavs would have kept him, or someone else would have signed him for more money, or something. So what's good about the signing? What's bad? What is yet unknown, but angst inducing to say the least? HOSTS: Andy and Brian Kamenetzky SEGMENT 1: The Lakers get their man. SEGMENT 2: What's good about the Wood signing? SEGMENT 3: What's... not so good (or certainly risky) about bringing him in? Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Birddogs Go to birddogs.com/LOCKEDONNBA or enter promo code LOCKEDONNBA for a free water bottle with any purchase. You won’t want to take your birddogs off we promise you. FanDuel This episode is brought to you by FanDuel Sportsbook, Official Sportsbook of Locked On. Right now, NEW customers can bet FIVE DOLLARS and get TWO HUNDRED in BONUS BETS - GUARANTEED. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's the Lockdown Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:07.8	Hey everyone, welcome to Lockdown Lakers for Wednesday, Brian Kiminetski, Andy Kiminetski.
0:14.6	The Lakers have signed Christian Wood two years second year player option.
0:19.5	Let's talk about it next.
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0:56.0	go to hang out with over 20,000 subscribers to the channel, all of whom are going to be
0:59.5	talking about Christian Wood, because that's who we're talking about in this episode late
1:04.8	on Tuesday, the Lakers, or it is reported Lakers haven't said anything, but it is reported.
1:10.1	Multiple outlets reporting, woj, I think first on it that the Lakers will be signing Christian
1:14.7	Wood.
1:15.7	They've agreed to a two year veterans minimum deal second year as a player option for wood.
1:21.6	So nothing really surprising about the structure of the contract.
1:27.4	Andy, we've been, I thought it might take a little longer, but ultimately we got to where
1:32.8	I figured the Lakers would probably be in the end, which is the bigger swing with Christian
1:39.9	Wood.
1:40.9	Beyond the reporting, which had come from many different outlets and sources that the
1:46.3	Lakers were earmarking this 14th spot.
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