Christian Wood took to Twitter with a confident prediction for next season. Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

New Mavericks center Christian Wood vows to be an All-Star this season

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 9/8/22

The top offseason acquisition for the Dallas Mavericks is wasting no time getting ready for his close-up.

New Mavs center Christian Wood took to Twitter this week with a confident prediction for next season. Wood shared the story of how Derrick Rose, his former teammate on the Detroit Pistons, said that Wood would be an All-Star within three years.

When I was with @drose in Detroit he came up to me and told me ima be an all star in 3 years .. it’s the 3rd year since then ima prove him right . #motivation
— 35 (@Chriswood_5) September 7, 2022

Wood, a talented player who averaged 17.9 points and 10.1 rebounds for the Houston Rockets last season, was acquired by Dallas in a big summer trade. The 26-year-old also has extra incentive next season as it will be a contract year for him. (Wood can become an unrestricted free agent next summer.)

Although Wood may have a hard time getting his shine while playing in Luka Doncic’s shadow (with high-usage scorer Tim Hardaway Jr. also expected to return from injury for Dallas), we know by now to never bet against Wood.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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