If anything qualifies as certainty in the world of NBA basketball, it’s this: outside of the Golden State Warriors cruising to the Larry O’Brien Trophy, not much is certain at all. There are few better examples of this than the recent journey of former Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood.
One year ago, Hood was set to replace All-Star Gordon Hayward as Utah’s go-to guy offensively. Meanwhile, the hoops intelligentsia wondered how the Jazz would ever manage to keep him in town once he entered the open market. Fast-forward to the now and nary a team in the whole of the Association made a significant play for the former Duke Blue Devil.