Rodney Hood, a restricted free agent for the Cleveland Cavaliers, was having the best season of his career before being traded to the Land and, despite a surprising Rookie of the Year campaign by Donovan Mitchell, looked like the breakout star everyone predicted he would be.
It would seem like, after a tumultuous postseason with an often chaotic team, recency bias has made many — fans, media and front office executives — forget what the scoring-minded 6-foot-8 swingman has to offer.
I’m here to bring you to The Penseive.
Taken with the 23rd pick in the 2014 NBA Draft out of Duke University — behind players like Nik Stauskus, Mitch McGary, James Young and Bruno Caboclo — Hood came into the league profiled as a great shooter but with questions about his defensive intensity.