Christian Wood’s strings of bad luck ended with a “kiss of death” on Tuesday, Feb. 11, when the Los Angeles Lakers waived him to sign free agent ... within the next couple of weeks ...

Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images The Lakers had to waive someone in order to make the trade happen, and they chose forward/center Christian Wood ...

The 7-foot, 250-pound Len was originally expected to sign with the Indiana Pacers ... the Lakers waived big man Christian Wood, who hasn’t played this season while recovering from an offseason ...