Toronto Raptors: NBA trade deadline winners and losers

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Winner: Rodney Hood

This is not to say that the Raptors are a winner for acquiring Rodney Hood – he was more of an attachment to get Gary Trent Jr. But Hood was definitely in need of new scenery and maybe being in Toronto can kick start a second act for Hood.

A year and a half ago, Hood tore his Achilles in a game against the Los Angeles Lakers. He missed the rest of the 2019-20 season because of the injury. Since then, it’s been impossible for the veteran to find his game.

Hood was averaging 11.0 points per game prior to the injury. This season, he was averaging just 4.7 points per game, with his 3-point shooting under 30 percent for the first time in his career.

There are early signs of hope out of Hood since the trade to Toronto, although the sample size is incredibly small. Despite an incremental increase in minutes, Hood is back up to 5.5 points per game and is hitting 30 percent of his 3-point attempts.

There’s no guarantee Hood will get back to where he was. But the minutes are available to him in the Raptors rotation. He’s under contract through next season, so the opportunity should be there as well.

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