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You’re changing the argument. I don’t really care much about Wood anymore now that he isn’t a Mav, but making things up to make the breakup more than it is is not right. I agree with Wood not being a fit here and what seems to be a behind the scenes distraction. After the fact it’s quite evident after all the idiotic shade the coach threw all season and the Owner after he left (which is his MO).

I believe it’s also true that Houston didn’t really want him back (the reasons aren’t all that clear because their owner and coach don’t air out their dirty laundry like ours do, I mean, if they didn’t get a FRP offer would they have still had him last season?) and we know Dallas for sure doesn’t. Other than that, there is very little to suggest the reasons for his “bouncing around the league”, your guess isn’t better than anyone else’s. No worse than a witch hunt to make you feel better about something.

His quote finally returning the shade at Kidd after being the butt all season is perfectly acceptable. There was no need to defend Kidd in any way.

I appreciate your defense of Christian Wood.  I have a few things to add.

Houston may have traded Christian Wood because they were power-tanking.  Wood was their most established and productive veteran.  They hoped to lose more by trading Christian Wood.   This was a good move as the Rockets finished with the 2nd-worst record in the NBA.  They were able to obtain the 4th pick in the draft this season so that worked out well for them.  

The reason he bounced around the league prior to the 2019-2020 season may be because he just wasn't a particularly good player.

He improved his game and became a positive contributor with the Pistons under a really good coach, Dwayne Casey.  Dwayne Casey is not an antisocial criminal like Jason Kidd and Casey had a lot of positive things to say about Christian Wood when Christian left the Pistons.

I think it's possible that Christian Wood is generally a poor teammate who doesn't listen to coaches.  I think it's possible that he's also a really low-IQ player.   He is however, a very talented offensive player and all his public statements with the Mavericks seemed professional.  

Maybe his limited free agency offers were impacted by his poor relationship with Jason Kidd.  

Maybe the bigger part of that problem was actually Jason Kidd.

I'm in a weird spot in that I hate the Lakers and want them to fail but I'm kind of pulling for Christian Wood to play well and redeem himself this upcoming season.  I think he was treated poorly by Kidd and once again, Mark Cuban had to publicly insult a player who left the Mavericks.  Why can't our organization simply thank players for their service and move on?