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

[KillerLeft]

If we are talking about win now, I would argue that bringing Wood off the bench (he would still be playing with Luka or Kyrie) would likely be more valuable than what it sounds like we might get in a trade for him.

Yeah, I agree to an extent, because even though the role would be reduced to "rolling or popping" and finishing plays, never initiating them, those are things he does very well. 

The problem is that he doesn't view himself in that role. Do they get his best down the stretch, or will he be immature about it? They probably have a better guess about that than we do, given the experience working with him every day. 

And, this is just my personal opinion, but "win-now" is a relative concept. I can see how continuing to focus on nurturing Wood's slow development might seem like a waste of energy to them in the short-term now, in the post Irving trade world, but I, personally, don't think it's wise to go so far that direction that you just resign yourself to letting him walk. Again, my belief as of today is that they have already determined what it would take to re-sign him and don't even WANT to do so. If that's correct, I'm sorry, but give me SOMETHING in exchange. 

Although I suppose each individual might draw that "win-now" line in a different place, if that makes sense.