Rodney Hood likely to play for Jazz on Friday

Utah Jazz guard, Rodney Hood (back) is likely to play against the Washington Wizards on Friday.

What It Means:

Hood missed Wednesday's game against the Warriors, but he said Friday that he would play, and this confirms it. Chris Johnson will slide back to the bench. Feel free to get Hood in your lineups on Friday night.

Hood has the 58th-best nERD this season at 1.8. He's averaging 14.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game while posting a 54.4 True Shooting Percentage in 61 games played. If he plays Friday, we project him to score 14.6 points, grab 3.6 rebounds and dish out 2.9 assists while shooting 42.1 percent from the floor.