Utah Jazz shooting guard Rodney Hood is on this week’s episode of The Vertical Podcast with Chris Mannix.

Hood talks about transferring from Mississippi State to Duke and discusses what it was like being a part of the North Carolina-Duke rivalry. He also talks about his transition into the NBA and the oddities and quirks of the draft.

Longtime San Antonio Spurs beat writer Mike Monroe also joins the program and breaks down why he knew this Spurs team would be good – just not this good.

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