On the morning of the NBA’s deadline for completing trades, one thing seemed clear for the Utah Jazz. Rodney Hood and Joe Johnson had played their last games in a Jazz uniform. It was just a matter of where they were going and who Jazz GM Dennis Lindsey would bring back in their place.
Now, after weeks of trade chatter, we have our answer.
In a deal first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Utah has shipped out Hood and Johnson as part of a three-team trade involving the Celeveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings. Hood will join LeBron James and the Cavs, who are sending the Jazz a player they coveted previously.