The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Rodney Hood at last year’s NBA trade deadline, with them likely thinking he’d be a key piece in their eventual 2018 postseason rotation. That didn’t happen, though, as Hood struggled to adjust to a new team and system in Cleveland, but there was plenty behind the scenes that played into that.
In a recent interview with HoopsHype’s Alex Kennedy (h/t Cavaliers Nation’s Brad Sullivan), Hood described why it was so difficult for him to have success with the Cavaliers last year, in the latter part of the 2017-18 regular season and in the postseason.