Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Tuesday that Wood (knee) has been cleared to resume on-court workouts, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports. After getting re-evaluated at some point last week, Wood received the green light to start ramping back up again, but his season debut doesn't look to be imminent just yet. Wood will spend the next few days working out with staff members in Los Angeles while the Lakers play in Sacramento on Thursday and Saturday, and he could then become integrated in practices once the team returns home. The journeyman center is working his way back from arthroscopic left knee surgery, which he underwent in early September.
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Christian Wood Career Stats
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Career Averages
PTSREBASTBLKSTL14.87.51.51.00.6Year GP GS MIN PTS REB AST BLK STL TO DD2 TD3 3PM 3PA 3P% 2PM 2PA 2P% FGM FGA FG% FTM FTA FT% OREB DREB PF A/TO +/- TS% 2023-24 50 1 17.4 6.9 5.1 1.0 0.7 0.3 1.0 2 0 0.7 2.3 30.7% 1.8 3.0 58.7% 2.5 5.3 46.6% 1.3 1.9 70.2% 0.8 4.3 1.4 1.0 +3 56.8% 2022-23 67 17 25.9 16.6 7.3 1.8 1.1 0.4 1.8 12 0 1.6 4.2 37.6% 4.3 7.3 59.4% 5.9 11.5 51.5% 3.2 4.2 77.2% 1.3 6.0 2.5 1.0 -43 62.4% 2021-22 68 67 30.8 17.9 10.1 2.3 1.0 0.8 1.9 33 0 1.9 4.9 39.0% 4.5 8.0 57.0% 6.5 12.9 50.1% 3.0 4.9 62.3% 1.6 8.5 2.5 1.2 -406 59.5% 2020-21 41 41 32.3 21.0 9.6 1.7 1.2 0.8 2.0 19 0 1.9 5.0 37.4% 6.1 10.6 58.1% 8.0 15.6 51.4% 3.0 4.8 63.1% 1.9 7.8 2.1 0.9 -98 59.1% 2019-20 62 12 21.4 13.1 6.3 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.4 12 0 0.9 2.3 38.6% 3.8 5.9 63.6% 4.6 8.2 56.7% 2.9 3.9 74.5% 1.7 4.6 1.6 0.7 +68 65.9% 2018-19 49 30 25.3 20.3 9.7 1.5 1.4 0.7 2.0 27 0 0.7 2.5 28.2% 6.7 10.8 61.4% 7.4 13.4 55.1% 4.8 6.4 74.9% 2.6 7.1 1.8 0.7 -141 62.6% 2016-17 13 0 8.2 2.7 2.2 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.5 0 0 0.0 0.4 0.0% 0.9 1.4 66.7% 0.9 1.8 52.2% 0.8 1.2 73.3% 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.3 +0 59.1% 2015-16 17 0 8.5 3.6 2.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0 0 0.2 0.6 36.4% 1.1 2.5 42.9% 1.3 3.1 41.5% 0.8 1.2 61.9% 0.8 1.5 0.6 1.5 +0 49.0% Career 36716824.114.87.51.51.00.61.610501.23.336.3%4.27.059.4%5.410.352.0%2.94.170.4%1.66.01.90.9-61761.1%
Christian Wood
Season Stats
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2023-24 Stats
GPMINPTSREBASTTOPF5017.46.95.11.01.01.42023-24 Rebounding
REBDREBOREB5.14.30.82023-24 Defensive
BLKSTL0.70.32023-24 Shooting
FG%2P%3P%FT%TS%46.6%58.7%30.7%70.2%56.8%2023-24 Advanced
+/-A/TOTD3DD2+31.002
Christian Wood
Game Log
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PreseasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%10/19L 123-10015260101000.0%4125.0%4125.0%000.0%150.0-350425.0%10/15L 108-97233420123133.3%300.0%6116.7%000.0%131.0-62025.0%10/13L 129-1251313710012150.0%6466.7%8562.5%3266.7%341.0-411769.7%10/11W 109-101191340002000.0%7571.4%7571.4%5360.0%040.0+201470.7%10/9W 129-126211060021300.0%7457.1%10440.0%4250.0%150.0-311142.5%10/7L 125-10819541111100.0%7228.6%8225.0%2150.0%041.0-160428.2%
Preseason Totals 18.87.75.20.70.30.71.31.50.322.2%5.72.747.1%7.23.041.9%2.31.357.1%1.04.20.5-620.79.546.8% -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultMINPTSREBASTBLKSTLTO3PA3PM3P%2PA2PM2P%FGAFGMFG%FTAFTMFT%OREBDREBA/TO+/-PFPERTS%2/14W 138-12216241001400.0%11100.0%5120.0%000.0%131.0+23120.0%2/13W 125-1111311401102150.0%5360.0%7457.1%22100.0%040.0-111369.8%2/9W 139-122591000111100.0%4375.0%5480.0%000.0%100.0+20890.0%2/8L 114-10619341110000.0%11100.0%11100.0%2150.0%040.0+72979.8%2/5W 124-118911600002150.0%3266.7%5360.0%44100.0%150.0+311681.4%2/3W 113-1056000000200.0%000.0%200.0%000.0%000.0-2020.0%2/1W 114-105184410104125.0%500.0%9111.1%2150.0%220.0+20220.2%1/30L 138-12222982000100.0%6466.7%7457.1%2150.0%170.0-421357.1%1/29L 135-11910220022200.0%4125.0%6116.7%000.0%020.0-92416.7%1/27W 145-14410811001100.0%33100.0%4375.0%22100.0%011.0-141982.0%1/25W 141-13211200100000.0%100.0%100.0%22100.0%000.0-43153.2%1/23L 127-11613673001000.0%22100.0%22100.0%5240.0%073.0-501571.4%1/21W 134-11017462320100.0%22100.0%3266.7%000.0%150.0+2021466.7%1/19L 130-112115431113133.3%300.0%6116.7%22100.0%043.0-70836.3%1/17W 127-11016221011300.0%2150.0%5120.0%000.0%021.0-60120.0%1/15W 112-1051311713012150.0%5360.0%7457.1%22100.0%251.0-221669.8%1/13L 132-1252215911006233.3%4375.0%10550.0%33100.0%180.0-412266.3%1/9W 132-1312314411124250.0%6350.0%10550.0%22100.0%040.5+35964.3%1/7W 106-1031591002012150.0%4375.0%6466.7%000.0%190.0+721775.0%1/5L 127-1131611500112150.0%3266.7%5360.0%44100.0%050.0+601681.4%1/3L 110-96241383102200.0%8562.5%10550.0%33100.0%441.5+112257.4%12/31L 129-109253511004125.0%000.0%4125.0%000.0%050.0-121737.5%12/30L 108-1061375010222100.0%200.0%4250.0%2150.0%050.0+311071.7%12/28W 133-1122395410233100.0%100.0%4375.0%000.0%052.0+19214112.5%12/21L 118-1113000001000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0-12010.0%12/20L 124-1081000101000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0%000.0+0000.0%12/15L 129-1153017832105240.0%5480.0%10660.0%8337.5%260.0+1312562.9%12/13W 122-119219610003133.3%4375.0%7457.1%200.0%150.0-1321057.1%12/7W 133-898462002100.0%3266.7%4250.0%000.0%331.0+60950.0%12/2W 107-9711121001000.0%100.0%100.0%2150.0%021.0-60126.6%11/30L 133-11020741001200.0%4125.0%6116.7%7571.4%131.0-111738.5%11/29W 133-107251290211400.0%5480.0%9444.4%44100.0%090.0+212055.8%11/27L 138-9421671103500.0%4375.0%9333.3%000.0%070.3-151533.3%11/25W 121-1151613300013266.7%4375.0%7571.4%11100.0%120.0-811587.4%11/22L 104-10114151000000.0%100.0%100.0%2150.0%050.0-151526.6%11/21W 131-992616821022150.0%55100.0%7685.7%33100.0%171.0+1352396.2%11/19W 105-10417020001300.0%100.0%400.0%000.0%020.0+8360.0%11/17W 107-951910100000300.0%6583.3%9555.6%000.0%280.0+511555.6%11/15L 125-1108520001000.0%22100.0%22100.0%2150.0%020.0-61586.8%11/14W 134-107212102103300.0%5120.0%8112.5%000.0%370.7+92112.5%11/12W 116-11015710001200.0%2150.0%4125.0%7571.4%100.0-112349.4%11/10W 122-1191759010111100.0%4125.0%5240.0%000.0%360.0+801150.0%11/8L 128-9421041000000.0%100.0%100.0%200.0%040.0-19410.0%11/6L 108-1073012610116350.0%4125.0%10440.0%2150.0%061.0-121155.1%11/4L 120-101296222135240.0%100.0%6233.3%000.0%020.7-123450.0%11/1W 130-12529101101124250.0%22100.0%6466.7%000.0%290.0+1431883.3%10/30W 106-103269933034125.0%22100.0%6350.0%4250.0%181.0+1231858.0%10/29L 132-12713115100022100.0%11100.0%33100.0%33100.0%050.0+12019127.3%10/26W 100-95217101001200.0%5240.0%7228.6%4375.0%281.0+2321140.0%10/24L 119-10715740001100.0%33100.0%4375.0%2150.0%130.0+21971.7%
Regular Season Totals 17.46.95.11.00.70.31.02.30.730.7%3.01.858.7%5.32.546.6%1.91.370.2%0.84.31.0+31.411.256.8%
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Resuming on-court workouts
Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Tuesday that Wood (knee) has been cleared to resume on-court workouts, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports. After getting re-evaluated at some point last week, Wood received the green light to start ramping back up again, but his season debut doesn't look to be imminent just yet. Wood will spend the next few days working out with staff members in Los Angeles while the Lakers play in Sacramento on Thursday and Saturday, and he could then become integrated in practices once the team returns home. The journeyman center is working his way back from arthroscopic left knee surgery, which he underwent in early September.
Out at least four more weeks
Coach JJ Redick said Tuesday that Wood (knee) has experienced soreness in his surgically repaired knee and will miss at least four more weeks, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports. Wood was nearing his re-evaluation date following an arthroscopic procedure in early September, but the big man isn't close to returning to game action. Even when healthy, Wood will have an uphill battle for playing time in the Lakers' crowded frontcourt, but he brings a unique skill set to the table.
Undergoes knee procedure
Wood underwent a successful arthroscopic surgical procedure on his left knee Monday, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports. The forward will be re-evaluated in eight weeks, meaning he will miss the start of the 2024-25 season. This is a tough blow for Wood, as it will set him back with his offseason training. Wood exercised his $3.04 million player option in May and was already facing an uphill battle for playing time in the Lakers' crowded frontcourt, and this certainly won't help.
Exercises player option
Wood exercised his $3 million player option for the 2024-25 season Tuesday, Michael Scotto of USA Today reports. Wood was a sporadic part of the rotation in Los Angeles this season, appearing in 50 games with averages of 6.9 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.4 minutes. There could potentially be a lot of changes for the Lakers this offseason depending on whether or not LeBron James picks up his player option, so it's difficult to project Wood's role for next season at the moment.
Will play Saturday
Wood (knee) will be available for Game 4 against the Nuggets on Saturday, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports. Wood will finally return after a prolonged absence, as he hasn't stepped on the court since Feb. 14. He's expected to have a role off the bench and will compete for frontcourt minutes with Jaxson Hayes, though by all accounts, his role will be minimal Saturday.
Upgraded to questionable
Wood (knee) has been upgraded to questionable for Game 4 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs against Denver, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports. Wood has been sidelined since Feb. 14, but he's been trending towards a return for a while. It sounds like if he makes it through the shootaround without any setbacks, he could get the green light to return with Los Angeles' season on the line.
Ruled out for Game 3
Wood (knee) has been ruled out for Game 3 against the Nuggets on Thursday, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports. Wood has been ramping up his workload and was hopeful that he would be able to get back to the court for Game 3, but the medical staff will hold him out for at least one more game. His next chance to play will come Saturday.
Eyeing Game 3 return
Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Sunday that Wood (knee) plans to be available for Game 3 of the opening-round series versus the Nuggets on Thursday. Wood hasn't played since mid-March while rehabbing from an arthroscopic knee procedure, so even when he's available, the talented big man may be limited to a minor reserve role. Across 50 regular-season appearances (one start), Wood averaged 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds in 17.4 minutes per game.
Sidelined for Game 1
Wood (knee) won't play in Saturday's Game 1 against the Nuggets, Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports. Wood has yet to take the court since his arthroscopic knee procedure, so his absence shouldn't impact LA's rotation much. It remains unclear if he'll get the green light to return at some point during the postseason.