Rodney Hood Has Remade His Career In Portland

Former Blue Devil is thriving on the West Coast

Remember this time last year when Rodney Hood’s career seemed to be imploding?

After he was traded to Cleveland he was expected to be a solid compliment to LeBron James. That didn’t work out too well. Hood barely played in the latter stages of the playoffs and was later traded to Portland.

In a twist almost no one saw coming, James, now with the LA Lakers, has taken the most severe criticism of his career. Hood’s career, by contrast, has been revived.

He’s become a key contributor for Portland in this year’s playoffs, most recently coming off the bench to score 25 on 8-12 shooting to help Portland tie Denver 3-3.

In short, his career has been reborn. It’s incredibly cool to see.

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