Rodney Hood

“I don't mean to get dark again, but my grandfather has been battling terminal illness. And you know, he never complains. And he has a lot of reasons to complain, but he never complains. And he lost his son a long time ago, when I was a young boy - my uncle. And he never complained.”

“I'm bigger than most two guards.”

“I know what I bring to the table: my ability to shoot the ball, defend multiple positions, play multiple positions, two through the four.”

“A lot of good pick-and-roll players keep the defenders on their back so they can see the whole floor.”

“The things I've worked on in the offseason have mostly been on my footwork and pick-and-roll - using my size and not just always trying to face up and go by a guy.”

“I'm happy to be back out on the court. Whatever role that I'll be in and whatever minutes that I get, I'm just grateful to be playing a game I love again.”