Golden State Warriors 2015 NBA Draft Preview

Christian Wood

Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports

Age: 19

Height: 6’11

Weight: 216 lbs.

Wingspan: 7’3

2014-15 Stats: 30 GP, 32.9 MPG, 15.5 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 1.2 APG, 2.6 BPG, 2.5 TOV, 2.6 FPG, 48.9 FG%, 55.6 2FG%, 27.9 3FG%, 73.4 FT%, 25.1 PER

Wood is an interesting prospect if the Warriors are in the market for a power forward. Watching film, you can see how incredibly athletic he is, showing a great deal of speed and agility both in the open court and in the half court.

Offensively, he’s a capable scorer inside, and he has a developing face-up game that owes a lot to a pretty solid first step. He also has a nice shooting touch, hitting free throws at a nice percentage and sometimes even hitting the occasional three-pointer. Defensively, his length and size would make him a formidable rebounder and post defender.

Unfortunately, Wood is a bit raw on both ends of the ball. If he should develop a more aggressive mentality and continue to work on perfecting the many areas of his game, though, Wood could grow into a scary good NBA player.

But at just 19, that’s a huge if. Still, Warriors should look into taking him they’re confident in their staff’s ability to unlock Wood’s potential.

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