Wood exercises $3M player option for 24-25

Christian Wood has decided to exercise his $3 million player option for the 2024-25 NBA season with the Los Angeles Lakers. This move comes as part of the two-year deal he signed with the Lakers last summer, which included a player option for the upcoming season.

In his debut season with the team, Wood appeared in 50 games, providing valuable contributions off the bench with averages of 6.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game in 17.4 minutes of play.