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The Portland Trail Blazers are making sure they have solid backups at the guard positions now that Damian Lillard is getting paid. They are bringing back Rodney Hood on a two-year contract worth $16 million. Free agent F Rodney Hood has agreed to a two-year, $16M deal to return to the Portland Trail Blazers, CAA […]

With all of the high-profile stars entering NBA free agency this summer, you can tend to overlook the solid players who will come cheaper and can still make a decent impact on whichever team they sign with. One of those players is Rodney Hood. Hood is no world beater, but he is a solid bench […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Rodney Hood would love to be back with the team next season, but the lefty understands better than anyone the nature of the business side of the NBA. The Blazers acquired Hood at the February trade deadline from the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was the second straight trade deadline Hood had […]

Getting swept in a playoff series is painful for any NBA player. A sweep shows complete dominance over a team and is certainly embarrassing to anyone with a competitive spirit. So while the Conference Finals sweep will linger around the Portland Trail Blazers for a while, it will stick with Rodney Hood even longer. The […]

For Portland Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood, his knee injury will be ‘an ongoing thing’ moving forward but remains focused on the task at hand. Per Joe Freeman of Oregon Live, Hood shared that his knee injury — which he suffered in Game 7 of the Western Semis — is still sore and would likely […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are listing shooting guard Rodney Hood as questionable for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday. Hood suffered a left knee bone bruise on Sunday in Game 7 versus the Denver Nuggets. Rodney Hood injury update: The Blazers say an MRI revealed he has […]

Portland Trail Blazers fans received some good news on Monday when NBA insider Shams Charania announced that the MRI on guard/forward Rodney Hood’s knee came back clean. MRI on Portland's Rodney Hood injured left knee returned clean and he will be day-to-day toward a return, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) May […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood was helped to the locker room after suffering a hyperextended left knee in the third quarter of Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets. Hood got hurt after a hard screen and is questionable to return: Hood needed assistance from two people as he walked to the locker room: Please […]

Portland Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts made a big adjustment for the second half of Game 7 against the Denver Nuggets, starting the half with Rodney Hood and Zach Collins in the lineup instead of Al-Farouq Aminu and Maurice Harkless. The Blazers really struggled offensively in the first half, shooting just over 30% from […]

The Portland Trail Blazers have had quite a run in these 2019 playoffs, and they are on the cusp of the Western Conference Finals as they head into a Game 7 matchup against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday. They are already in much better position today than they were a year ago. At this time […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone thinks Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Rodney Hood was the real MVP of their Game 6 win, according to Joe Freeman of The Oregonian. The long lefty scored 25 points off the bench, giving the Blazers the firepower their starting lineup clearly lacked besides the star backcourt of Damian […]

Facing elimination, Rodney Hood of the Portland Trail Blazers popped in 25 points in a Game 6 win over the Denver Nuggets. He has exceeded his entire 2018 postseason scoring output. Per Kevin Pelton of ESPN, Rodney Hood played a total of 17 playoff games last year when he was a member of the Cleveland […]

Though it may seem like ages ago, Portland Trail Blazers guard Rodney Hood was beginning to develop into a legitimate scoring threat in just his second year in the league with the Utah Jazz. Hood averaged 14.5 points and started in all 79 games he played in during the 2015-16 season. By his fourth season, […]

Utah Jazz star Donovan Mitchell was one of the first to take notice of his former teammate, Rodney Hood, and his tremendous performance for the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. Mitchell took two Twitter to share his experience with Hood as a teammate last season, and had nothing but wonderful things to say about […]

C.J. McCollum remembered every single detail of Rodney Hood’s game-winning 3-pointer in the Portland Trail Blazers’ thrilling quadruple overtime victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3. In fact, McCollum was more than happy to break down the entire sequence during the post-game press conference. Watch his hilarious moment-by-moment commentary on the all-important possession: CJ’s […]

Game 3 between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets was a grinder, and needed four grueling extra periods to determine which team will come out with a 2-1 edge in their best-of-7 series. Following the 4-OT thriller, Blazers head coach Terry Stotts said that could not even recall what happened prior to the […]

After dominating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, the Portland Trail Blazers failed to show up in the second round against the Denver Nuggets. Guard Rodney Hood, however, thinks he knows why. He cited the tensions and drama between Portland and Oklahoma City as part of what fueled the team’s […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were unable to get their series against the Denver Nuggets off to a promising start. Fortunately, it appears guard Rodney Hood is ready to contribute this time around. Hood was virtually non-existent in the opening round versus the Oklahoma City Thunder. His 17 points in Game 1 were more than his […]

Rodney Hood has had an interesting career arc throughout his five seasons in the league, once a promising young talent for the Utah Jazz, but one that never fully materialized before the franchise decided to ship him to the Cleveland Cavaliers. One stop later now in his career, the Portland Trail Blazers guard has finally […]

The Portland Trail Blazers are dealing with a quite a few injuries, and now we know the statuses for three of their players for Friday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans. According to Casey Holdahl on Twitter, Rodney Hood is set to play, while Seth Curry is probably. Moe Harkless however, is out. Rodney […]

Rodney Hood hopes to be ready for the Portland Trail Blazers’ clash against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. Joe Freeman of The Oregonian reported Tuesday that Hood and the Trail Blazers have taken precautionary measures with his hip injury so it doesn’t become a “long-term issue.” Hood, 26, first incurred the soreness in his hip […]

The Portland Trail Blazers received some troubling news Monday afternoon when it was announced that both Evan Turner and Rodney Hood are questionable to play against the LA Clippers for Tuesday’s game at Staples Center. Both Evan Turner (left knee) and Rodney Hood (right hip) are questionable for Tuesday's game vs. Clippers in L.A. — […]

The Portland Trail Blazers netted themselves a solid piece before the trade deadline in Rodney Hood, one of the Cleveland Cavaliers players who were up for sale after a rebuilding year. The 6-foot-8 wing wasn’t shocked his name came up once again for a second straight season at the deadline — not only aware but […]

Rodney Hood had the right to veto any trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers, but the shooting guard says that was never an option when his agent told him the Cavs were in the process of sending him to the Portland Trail Blazers. Hood is now on a Blazers team which is going to make the […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard Rodney Hood has been ruled inactive for Tuesday night’s matchup against the Miami Heat. Rodney Hood, acquired last week by the Blazers from the Cavaliers, will be inactive for Portland tonight against the Heat. — Ira Winderman (@IraHeatBeat) February 6, 2019 The Trail Blazers acquired Hood in a deal with […]

With Rodney Hood on his way to the Portland Trail Blazers, team general manager Neil Olshey has no doubt that the 26-year-old will be a perfect fit for his side. According to Olshey, Hood’s style of play is exactly what the Blazers are looking for, and that their recent acquisition appears to be a match […]

Right now is a good time to be the Philadelphia 76ers. Their 121-93 MLK Day win over the Houston Rockets sans Jimmy Butler helped push them to 31-17 on the season. They are only a game behind the Indiana Pacers and the third seed. The surging Sixers could see themselves rise up the Eastern Conference […]

The annual NBA trade deadline is fast approaching, and teams are expected to look for trades to shore up their roster for the second half of the 2018-19 season. Several players will become trade-eligible on Tuesday, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks. According to the report, the players were previously ineligible for trade because of them “signing with […]

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Rodney Hood will not play against the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday night at FedExForum. Hood will be out for the second straight game due to an Achilles injury, which he sustained during their 92-91 win over the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday. The 26-year-old managed to play limited minutes in their game against […]

The L.A. Clippers have gotten back on the right track following a 125-121 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night’s nationally televised TNT game. While the players have been doing the work on the court, it appears their scouts have also been doing work off the court as well. According to Joe Vardon of […]

Despite suffering a massive dip in Rodney Hood’s stats across the board, the Houston Rockets do not appear to be scared of gambling on the lefty shooter. According to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, Hood may have been in contact with the top regular season team in 2017-18. As transcribed by HoopsHype: “There’s been reports of […]

Rodney Hood is one of the better small forwards still available on the free agent market. Earlier reports stated that the Sacramento Kings were interested in the 25-year-old swingman. Now it appears that the Bulls and the Cavaliers are also in the hunt, according to Jordan Schultz of Yahoo Sports. Hood is a restricted free agent […]

The small forward market is drying up, and the Sacramento Kings are still looking for one to fill out their roster. One guy they have interest in according to Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee is restricted free agent Rodney Hood from the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Kings have swung and missed on a couple of […]

Daily shipment of highlight reels, filled with extraordinary individual plays and thrilling displays of teamwork, is the factor that has always driven the popularity of the NBA across the globe. There is, however, the other side to that coin. With almost a 1,000 hours of televised action per season, we are bound to witness a […]

A lot of factors came into play in the Boston Celtics’ Game 1 pounding of defending Eastern Conference champions Cleveland Cavaliers. There has been a significant amount of finger-pointing and perhaps none more towards Cavs head coach Tyronn Lue. For the most part, it would be unfair to pin the blame on the 41-year-old, but […]

LeBron James and his future with the Cleveland Cavaliers will always be the topic of discussion until he decides to make up his mind and commit to a team this summer. Prior to the trade deadline when the team overhauled its roster, the prognosis for the Cavs was not good. In fact, it was horrible. […]

Two thirds of the league have come calling the Utah Jazz front office, asking for their fourth-year swingman Rodney Hood, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Jazz face a tough question with only hours remaining in the trade deadline — to keep Hood — despite his constant inconsistencies and allow him […]

We all knew the Utah Jazz was shopping fourth-year guard Rodney Hood. But few people saw this many teams interested in getting him. According to Tony Jones from the Salt Lake Tribune, “In all, as many as 15 teams have called the Jazz concerning shooting guard Rodney Hood.” Jones had previously reported that Hood is […]

Rodney Hood has been in the center of trade chatter leading up to Thursday’s NBA trade deadline, drawing interest from the Chicago Bulls, the Detroit Pistons, and the Oklahoma City Thunder, among others. But the lefty sharpshooter has been rather unaware of the trade chatter, but noted he knew the Bulls were interested in him […]