Utah’s shooting guard isn’t exactly happy to be coming off the bench as a sixth man in favor of Donovan Mitchell. But he isn’t exactly surprised, either. But rather than pout, or let a changed role affect his play, Hood decided to embrace a challenge.
Through two games, Hood as a sixth man is producing the desired results. In Utah’s 114-106 win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday night, Hood came off the bench and scored 19 points.
It’s his second consecutive 19-point performance as a member of the second unit. But unlike Friday night, when Hood shot 5 of 19 from the field, he was more efficient, and just plain better.