Eight-year NBA swingman Rodney Hood calls it a career.

Hood issued a lengthy statement to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin announcing his intention to retire.

The journeyman had a brief stint with the Milwaukee Bucks at the end of his NBA run.

“I’m just thankful for the game of basketball,” Hood wrote. “To come from Meridian, Mississippi and go on to Duke University, become a first round NBA draft pick and travel the world playing the game I love, it all makes me extremely grateful. I will always be grateful , not just for the journey, but the people I met along the way. And I remain incredibly grateful for my family who were there to support me every step of the way.”

Now 32, Hood was selected out of Duke with the No. 23 overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. During 448 regular season games with the Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trail Blazers, Toronto Raptors, Bucks and LA Clippers, Hood averaged of 10.4 points on .420/.366/.841 shooting splits, along with 2.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 0.7 steals per competition.

The 6-foot-1 vet has been out of the league since the 2021-22 season, which he split between the Bucks and Clippers. In his 39 games for Milwaukee (then fresh off the only championship of the Giannis Antetokounmpo/Khris Middleton/Jrue Holiday era), Hood averaged 3.3 points on .351/.300/.929 shooting splits, 1.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per night as a deep reserve. He was traded to LA in February of that season as part of a four-team deal.

Hood, who had been dealing with major health issues, failed to find an NBA home the following season, but he did see action for Team USA in the 2023 FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup qualifying games in November 2022. In 2023-2024, Hood held. with the Memphis Grizzlies’ G League affiliate, the Memphis Hustle. Hood didn’t run much with the Hustle. Over five regular season appearances, he averaged 4.8 points on 37.5 percent shooting from the field and 35.3 percent shooting from the 3-point line, 2.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 0.6 steals per night.

“It was hard to retire,” Hood acknowledged. “But I’m at peace with it. I tried really hard to keep it going. I had an Achilles tendon and I was a bit of a shell of myself. When I had the chance to get healthy again, I tried in the G to play.” League last spring and was injured again. It was just my body telling me to move on.”

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