A strong preseason performance earned Wood a roster spot with the Detroit Pistons. The power forward then appeared in 62 of 66 possible games for the Pistons during the COVID19-shortened 2019-20 season, with a dozen starts. The 24-year-old averaged per-game career highs in points (13.1), rebounds (6.3), assists (1.0), threes (0.9), blocks (0.9) and steals (0.5). He also shot career highs in field-goal percentage (56.7), three-point percentage (38.6) and free-throw percentage (74.4). On Oct. 28, Wood double-doubled via 19 points and 12 boards during a home win over the Pacers. For the season, Wood had 12 double-doubles. Jan 11, Wood generated 17 points, a career-high 14 rebounds and three blocks in a loss to the Bulls. Twice, in February, Wood dished a career-best five assists. That included a Feb. 7 gem in which Wood produced 27 points, 12 boards and five dimes in a loss at OKC. On Mar. 4, Wood delivered 29 points, a career-high five three-pointers and nine rebounds in a loss to the Thunder. Arguably his best performance of the season occurred Mar. 11 against the 76ers. In 39 minutes, Wood posted a career-best 32 points (14-18 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 1-4 FT), seven rebounds, three steals, two blocks and two assists. It was one of his two 30-point games. Wood's longest double-digit scoring streak was the final 16 games of the year. In 33.0 minutes per game, he averaged 21.6 points on 14.3 shots, 9.1 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.9 combined steals-plus-blocks per contest.

After spending the 2017-18 season in the G League, Christian Wood he spent the 2018-19 season with the Bucks, G League Wisconsin Herd and the Pelicans. With both NBA teams, Wood displayed an ability to pile up the offensive statistics in a short amount of playing time. Although he played just 12 minutes per contest, Wood averaged an impressive 8.2 points and 4.0 rebounds per game. The UNLV alum shot over 52 percent from the field while nailing nearly 35 percent (34.6) of his shots from three-point land. Wood started with the Bucks, playing 13 games for Milwaukee and 28 games for the Herd. On Mar. 18, he was waived by the Bucks. Two days later, Wood was claimed by the Pelicans. For New Orleans' final eight games, Wood took his game to a new level. Over that span, Wood posted 16.9 points, 7.9 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game for the Pelicans. He delivered double figures in scoring in all but two of those contests, including a 25-point game against Sacramento on Mar. 28 and a career-high 26-point (and 12-rebound) effort against Golden State in the season finale on Apr. 9. He also blocked a whopping six shots against the Hawks on Mar. 26. If those contributions weren't enough, Wood proved to be a solid free-throw shooter. The 6-foot-10 forward has averaged 73.3 percent from the line over the past two seasons.

Wood did not play in the NBA during the 2017-18 season. The 6-foot-10 power forward spent all of 2017-18 with the Delaware 87ers of the G League. With the 87ers, Wood appeared in a career-high 45 G League games. He averaged 23.3 points, 10.3 rebounds, 1.7 blocks and 1.3 steals over 33.1 minutes per game. The 22-year-old set a new G League career high with 46 points scored during a Mar. 11 win at Long Island. In that game, Wood also added 19 rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks. Two nights later, Wood posted 44 points, 11 boards, one steal and one block during a home win over the Red Claws. The UNLV product ended the G League season on Mar. 24 with 25 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and three steals during a loss at Lakeland.

In July of 2016, Wood signed an agreement with the Charlotte Hornets. The power forward appeared in 13 games with Charlotte, with most of those appearances occurring in late February and March. Wood also played in 18 games for the G League Greensboro Swarm. On Jan. 12 with the Swarm, Wood replicated his G League career-high of 45 points during a loss at Long Island. In that game, he also added 16 rebounds and an impressive eight blocks. The next night, he double-doubled for Greensboro with 21 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks during a home win over Delaware. From Feb. 25 to Mar. 20, Wood appeared in nine of the Hornet's 13 games and averaged 3.0 points, 2.2 boards and 0.4 blocks over 8.6 minutes per game. On Mar. 10 he scored a season-high 14 points, plus added five boards, during a home win over the Magic. Wood ended the NBA season with averages of 2.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 0.5 blocks over 8.2 minutes per contest.

At 20 years of age, Wood played his rookie NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Wood was not selected during the 2015 NBA Draft, but signed a multi-year contract with Phily on September 14th, 2015. He made his NBA debut on opening night, Oct. 28, and grabbed two rebounds in just under six minutes of run. The power forward appeared in 11 of the Sixers first 13 games and averaged 3.9 points, 2.5 boards and 0.5 blocks over 9.2 minutes per contest. That span included a Nov. 13 loss at Oklahoma City in which Wood scored a career-high 15 points to go with eight rebounds and two blocks. Wood then spent most of the season with the Delaware 87ers of the G League. In 32 games with Delaware, Wood delivered 17.3 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.1 blocks and 0.7 three-pointers over 28.8 minutes per game. On Feb. 28, with the 87ers, Wood scored a G League career-high 45 points, with 14 boards and three steals, during a loss to Canton. On Mar. 18, Wood double-doubled with 40 points and 13 boards in a home win over the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. From December through April, Wood appeared in six more NBA games. On Apr. 12, the second-to-last game of the season, Wood delivered eight points, five boards and two blocks for the Sixers during a loss at Toronto.