Cleveland Cavaliers restricted free agent Rodney Hood may finally have found the leverage he needed in the offseason to get a deal done. With the Sacramento Kings losing out on Chicago Bulls shooting guard Zach Lavine in free agency, their interest has turned on Hood (per Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee) and, as a result, that four-year, $80 million contract they offered to Lavine could establish a market value for the scoring-minded wing.
Hood, who was averaging a career-high 16.8 points per game before being traded to Cleveland, averaged 14.7 points, 2.