When the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Rodney Hood to Portland this past Sunday (per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski), it was a move that didn’t necessarily catch anyone off-guard. Hood, who was acquired by the Cavaliers last February and reportedly signed a qualifying offer this summer to remain with Cleveland, was expected to take that next step as a scorer that the team could rely on. It never happened and as a result, Hood was shipped out of town.
It was Cleveland’s first trade since the beginning of December when the franchise reportedly moved George Hill to Milwaukee in exchange for Matthew Dellavedova, John Henson, and a future first and second-round pick.