With trading season in full effect, expect current and former Philadelphia 76ers to be involved in trade rumors in the coming months.
We’ve already seen Sixers alumni like Jimmy Butler apparently want a new home, as ESPN’s Shams Charania reported. These trades could also impact the Sixers’ chances of signing an impact player on the buyout market, like D’Angelo Russell.
One proposed trade by Bleacher Report involves a rather obscure Sixers alum, Christian Wood, who played for the team during the 2016 season.
The article proposed the following trade between Wood’s current team, the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Utah Jazz.
Lakers receive: Walker Kessler
Jazz receive: Wood, protections removed from the first-round pick the Lakers owe them in 2027, and the Lakers first-rounder in 2029.
The article elaborated that the Jazz would only trade for Wood to match the salaries for Kessler, after which they would waive him.
This trade could open the door for a reunion
Wood hasn’t played this season because of surgery on his left knee. On paper, he is an intriguing addition because he is a floor-spacer with some size. He’s also not a bad rebounder even though he’s not the most physically intimidating big man.
The Sixers haven’t had a player like that as a backup for Joel Embiid. They also are in dire need of shooting overall.
The one red flag with Wood is that the teams he’s played for have been more than happy to let him move on to somewhere else. The Lakers haven’t done so with him, but he isn’t coming off the best season with them.
He could be a diamond in the rough for the Sixers, which they’ve had in the past. Kelly Oubre Jr. was that for the Sixers last season, so as long as it didn’t cost them anything, why not roll that dice bringing Wood back?
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