THE CRUCIFIX: Cato: Wood isn't thrilled w/ his role...Will depart in the summer

[Jason Terry]

I really don't get the "lazy" tag on Wood. The guy was UNDRAFTED when expected to be a 1st rounder, then played four seasons mostly in the GLeague with minimal appearances in the NBA, fighting and struggling and working to find a spot in the NBA. A "lazy" player would have given up, but he fought and worked and eventually got a real shot in DET and shined. 

Then he got a real NBA contract in HOU and was screwed because that team that had been 4th in the West the year before decided to trade Harden (who played a total of 8 games) and then tank. The culture in HOU went to hell, absolutely no fault of Wood. Of course he was unhappy in HOU, who wouldn't have been?

It was a tag placed on him before being undrafted and why he didn’t get picked. I don’t think it’s fair or agree with it. I actually like Wood and think he will succeed here and we should extend him. The defense thing IMO is still a mystery long term but it’s the right gamble betting on Wood. We have no choice after we screwed up with the KP trade