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

[omahen]

Now, how Wood sees that is not the Mavs wanting him "gone."

It was already reported Mavs don't plan to make him an offer. 

However some here want to spin it, Wood trade ended up bad. Results didn't improve, Wood value didn't increase. The cost for all of this was a FRP. These are all facts. And (as it looks), he will walk in the summer. 

The fact that the trade turned around badly of course rightfully causes "what if" conversations, which are even more relevant due to overall disastrous moves Mavs FO is making in the past decade plus. My claim is Mavs mismanaged the situation the moment they announced McGee will be a starter. This was a message to Wood they don't value him highly and more importantly, the message to everyone else they don't value him. They managed to destroy even the low value he had in the summer. They shot themselves in the foot. Could have things been different, if Mavs featured Wood as starter, pump his stats and trade him at TDL? I don't know. But for sure they couldn't be worse.

You can't be this dense.

Wood obviously isn't important to the Mavs. They don't consider him a contributor. And based on their actions, they never have.