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

[mvossman]

Well to be fair you can´t blame all of this on Kidd and Nico. They did the exact same thing with Noel and Dalembert, when Rick and Donnie were in charge. It´s actually crazy how similar the situations are. I think one needs to look for a common denominator that was overseeing both situations.

But maybe there is no such person with knowledge what goes on on the basketball operations side of the Mavericks. I heard similar stories about the business operations side being like the jungle.

I think Noel might be a similar situation but look at the end result.  After flirting with a 70 mil contract, the Mavs decided he did not have the right mental makeup and did not to invest in him long term.  He went on to be a fringe NBA player as a defensive specialist and never made close to what that contract would be.  Noel thought too highly of himself and the Mavs rightfully backed away.  

Maybe Wood is a different case but the Noel situation is more a cautionary tale for Wood than for the Mavs.