Apr 4, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Utah Jazz guard Rodney Hood (5) dribbles against the Phoenix Suns during the second half at US Airways Center. The Suns won 87-85. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

The Utah Jazz have played their final game of the 2014-15 NBA season and lockers have already been cleared out, but the team and its players continue to make waves. The league announced today that Jazz swingman Rodney Hood has been named Western Conference Rookie of the Month for April.

Hood joins “The Mailman” Karl Malone and Trey Burke as Jazz players who have been honored in this way. Burke received Rookie of the Month honors on three separate occasions last season.

In the seven games Hood played during the month, the former Duke Blue Devil averaged 16.7 points per game on over 45-percent shooting from the field and 91-percent from the line. The Jazz offense posted a rating of nearly 104 with Hood on the floor in those games.

Hood also chipped in 3.4 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals per contest in April. The team’s record during that span was 5-3. The forward missed the team’s win against the Denver Nuggets on April 1st due to illness.

It’s a tremendous honor and a bold statement for Hood given both his early struggles and the plethora of games he missed due to injuries ranging from plantar fasciitis to concussion. I would hope that Hood also receives consideration for the All-Rookie Second Team given his role in Utah’s second half run.

Brooklyn Nets forward Bojan Bogdanovic was this month’s winner in the Eastern Conference. Bogdanovic led east rookies with 14.4 PPG and helped the Nets secure their third-straight playoff berth.