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 center Alex Len. An unsuspecting Wood replied ...

Waiving Christian Wood was a bigger statement than signing Len. Wood’s talent has never been in question—he’s a floor-spacing big who can score at all three levels. But talent only matters ...

Due to the Williams trade failing, the Lakers didn't have an extra roster spot and decided to waive Christian Wood to accommodate Len. Wood was clearly not anticipating this, as he told Lakers ...

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 ...