Former NBA wing Rodney Hood is retiring after eight seasons, according to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin.

Per McMenaminthe 32-year-old is completing his studies at Duke University, where he played during the 2013-14 season before heading to the NBA. He is also looking forward to a career as a coach.

The Jazz selected Hood with the No. 23 overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft. He averaged 10.4 points per game over his career, including a career-high 14.7 for the Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers in 2017–18. Hood helped the Cavs reach the NBA Finals that season.

The southpaw’s most notable NBA moment came during a phenomenal playoff game in May 2019, when the Trail Blazers defeated the Denver Nuggets in quadruple overtime, 140-137 in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. Hood’s three-pointer with 17.8 seconds left gave Portland a 138-136 lead.

Hood was lights out against Denver, scoring 14.7 points on 57.6 percent shooting in a seven-game win streak that pushed Portland to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2000.

He entered the starting lineup for the 2019-20 Blazers and played great through his first 21 games, scoring 11.0 points and making nearly half of his threes (49.3 percent). Unfortunately, a torn left Achilles ended his season.

The injury clearly affected Hood, as he shot just 36.5 percent for the rest of his career (107 games for four different teams over his final two seasons). It was a tragic end to his NBA days considering how well he had performed in the 2019 playoffs, in addition to his hot start to 2019-2020.

Hood’s last NBA game was on April 10, 2022 with the Clippers. After sitting out the 2022-2023 season, Hood attempted a comeback with the G League’s Hustle. He played in five games before an injury curtailed that effort.

In a retirement announcement released via McMenamin, Hood said the latest injury was his body telling him he had to move on. And Hood does just that after a solid NBA career with an eye toward a Duke degree and a career in coaching.

His playing days may be over, but Hood clearly has a bright future ahead of him as he tries to give back to the game. Hood clearly has a lot to offer given his experience, intelligence and knowledge, so it won’t be a surprise to see him get a good coaching gig soon enough.