02-10-2023, 09:48 AM
(02-10-2023, 09:38 AM)Chicagojk Wrote: Anyone have a DMN subscription? I saw on reddit in Callie Caplan's latest article she reported a person familiar to the negotiations confirmed the front office has not offered Wood a contract extension despite recent national reporting to the contrary.
That is weird.
Is it weird?
They are laying the "cap space fallback option" angle on THICK, and regardless whether you or I like that idea, don't like it or even think it's just a way of justifying having a path out of the luxury tax, it's pretty clear the origin for that reporting is the team.
Plus, they seem not to value Wood all that much on the court, so far. If Kleber never gets hurt, I honestly wonder if the role he started the season with might have decreased over time (that might be what we're about to see, if the recent substitution patterns are any indication)...not sure about that part, but it wouldn't surprise me if he ends up getting like 15 minutes per once Kleber comes back.
I'd say there's an 80% chance he's gone this summer. It's the reason I was hoping they'd trade him. I still believe in his potential, but it just doesn't seem like they're interested in investing in it and taking the time. After the trade, I can kind of understand it.