Christian Wood's All-Star Dreams Could Be Coming True with Mavs

The Dallas Mavericks newcomer is playing at an All-Star level to start the season, which is a feat that he hopes to accomplish.

Michael Mulford | Oct 29, 2022

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Dallas Mavericks forward Christian Wood is in the best position he's ever been in so far during his seven-year NBA career.

Just four games into the 2022-23 season, Wood is flourishing in his new role in Dallas, averaging 21.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game while shooting 61.9 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from 3-point range.

In a recent Q&A with HoopsHype, the versatile big man spoke on his start with Dallas, including playing with MVP candidate Luka Doncic and goals for his career going forward.

"Individually, of course, I want to be an All-Star in this league," said Wood. "I think I have a good chance if I get the time and the minutes to show what I can really do. I think I can definitely make a case for that."

That case is definitely being made, despite Wood currently playing the sixth-man rule for the Mavericks to start the season. If Wood eventually cracks Jason Kidd's starting lineup, and his minutes increase from roughly 26 minutes per game closer to the 30-32 range, Wood could easily find himself in Utah for the All-Star Game come February.

The Mavericks mark Wood's seventh team in his seven-year career – that's not common, especially for a someone of Wood's talent. He's been in some really unfortunate team situations, and now, he's taking advantage of the first true winning opportunity he's ever been in. Granted, Wood has only been a Maverick for four games, but the way it's looking, a long-term home in Dallas looks to be plausible – especially if he wants to keep winning.

"I want to try to win as many games as I can. I want to get to the playoffs. I haven’t been to the playoffs one time in my career. I want to try to make a run in the playoffs."

Well Christian, it seems that you're in the right spot.

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Published Oct 29, 2022

MICHAEL MULFORD

Michael Mulford is a writer/editor for Dallas Basketball, where he extensively covers the Dallas Mavericks. He also covers the Chicago Bulls as the Managing Editor for Bulls Wire of USA Today Sports Media Group. Mulford grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2016 with a bachelor’s degree in Recreation, Event, and Sports Management. He began his pursuit of sports writing in 2017 with Dallas Sports Fanatic, where he covered the Mavericks’ G League affiliate, Texas Legends. He then became the Managing Editor of Dallas Sports Fanatic just one year later and has covered the Mavericks as a credentialed media member since 2018, including covering numerous playoff games between 2021-22 and covering the team at NBA Summer League in Las Vegas in 2019. In his time covering the Mavericks, Mulford has conducted numerous interviews for exclusive stories including with Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, former Maverick and current VP of Basketball Ops Michael Finley, former Mavericks GM Donnie Nelson, and more. You can follow and interact with Mulford on Twitter at @TheMulf.