Ranking all 25 Duke basketball players in the NBA this season
By Matt Giles
13. 34. Scouting Report. Forward. 6th NBA season. Rodney Hood. player. Pick Analysis
- Games played this season: 21
- Games started this season: 21
- Minutes per game: 29.5
- Points per game: 11.0
- Rebounds per game: 3.4
- Assists per game: 1.5
- Blocks per game: 0.2
- Steals per game: 0.8
- FG percentage: 50.6
- 3-point percentage: 49.3
- FT percentage: 77.8
Unfortunately, after several clutch performances in the playoffs last season, a ruptured left Achilles tendon on Dec. 6 cut short the 2019-20 campaign of former Duke basketball sharpshooter Rodney Hood. But as mentioned at the beginning of this article, injuries do not affect rankings here. So let’s instead judge the 6-foot-8, 210-pound Mississippi native for what he was before the injury and by his positive outlook despite the injury.
“Obviously, I wish I was out there playing,” Hood recently told Trailblazers.com writer Casey Holdahl in anticipation of returning next season, “but I think I’ll be a better player once I go back because the game is slowing down for me. I’m able to watch a little bit more and take things from it. I’m looking forward to it. I’m trying my best to be patient, but it’s been good.”