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Hood hasn’t lived up to the potential that he showed in his early days in Utah. He had very little interest in free agency last summer, striking out in restricted free agency and settling for the Qualifying Offer with the Cavs. Hood has some pick-and-roll ability, and is a passable shooter. However, he has also not lived up to his defensive potential, goes on stretches of shooting poorly, doesn't create for others, doesn't get to the free throw line, and has dealt with nagging injuries throughout his career.

 

After being traded to Portland, Hood had some memorable performances in the playoffs, giving the Trailblazers some shooting and scoring off the bench. It will be interesting to see how much weight teams place on these playoff performances, and if any team likes Hood enough to give him a 10+ million per year contract.

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The Blazers can offer Hood a contract starting at $4.2 million using his Non-Bird rights, or a contract starting at $5.7 million using the Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception. 

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After struggling in Cleveland, Hood might be willing to take a slight paycut to stay in Portland, where he has found a competitive team in which he can contribute. But players in Hood's position of their careers rarely take less money.

Potential Teams: Knicks, Celtics, Nets, Trailblazers, Kings

Predicted Contract: 1-year, $10 million with the Knicks.

*Actual Contract: 2-year, $11.8 million with the Trailblazers.

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The Blazers were able to retain Hood using their Taxpayer MLE, and gave him a player option in exchange for taking what was probably slightly below his market value.

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