Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood (5) tries to evade a defender during an NBA regular season game against the San Antonio Spurs at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, April 5, 2016.
It's not much of a secret in the Beehive State that Utah Jazz second-year shooting guard Rodney Hood is a talented player.
National media is starting to take notice of the Duke product, as this week he had a lengthy appearance on The Vertical Podcast with Chris Mannix.
The pair discussed Hood's upbringing in football-happy Mississippi, the fact that he slipped to No.