Brandon Knight

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Basketball player
Brandon Knight
Brandon Knight
Player information
Full name Brandon Emmanuel Knight
birthday 2nd December 1991 (age 28)
place of birth Fort Lauderdale , Florida , United States
size 191 cm
position Point Guard / Shooting Guard
college Kentucky
NBA draft 2011 , 8th pick , Detroit Pistons
Club information
society Detroit Pistons
league NBA
Jersey number 20th
Clubs as active
2011–2013 Detroit Pistons 2013–2015 Milwaukee Bucks 2015–2018 Phoenix Suns 2018–2019 Houston Rockets 2019–2020 Cleveland Cavaliers Since 2020 Detroit PistonsUnited StatesUnited States
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Brandon Emmanuel Knight (born December 2, 1991 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida ) is an American basketball player who is currently under contract with the Detroit Pistons in the NBA . As a combo guard , he can play both the position of point guard and shooting guard .

High school

Brandon Knight was considered one of the most gifted high school basketball players in the country. He was twice named Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year while in high school at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale . He is only the third player after LeBron James (2002 and 2003) and Greg Oden (2005 and 2006) to succeed.

For his accomplishments, he was named to the 2010 annual McDonald's All American Game, a selection of the best high school basketball players in the country. In the same year he also played at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland and the Jordan Brand Classic in New York .

college

After his high school career, Knight decided to play for the University of Kentucky under Head Coach John Calipari . He succeeded John Wall , who moved to the NBA in the same year , on the position of point guard . Knight had a good freshman season, leading his team to the Final Four of the NCAA Division I Basketball Championship tournament. There Kentucky was defeated by Kemba Walker's team from the University of Connecticut . After leaving, Brandon Knight said he would join the NBA after a year of college.

NBA

Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks (2011-2015)

In the 2011 NBA draft , Knight was considered one of the five best players of the year. However, it was passed to position 8 and selected by the Detroit Pistons . Knight established himself in his first year as a starting point guard in Detroit, scoring 12.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 32.3 minutes . For these services he was appointed to the NBA All-Rookie First Team . On July 31, 2013, he was transferred to the Milwaukee Bucks along with Viacheslav Kravtsov and Khris Middleton in exchange for Brandon Jennings . At the Bucks he immediately took on the role of starting point guard. In 56 games Knight achieved career highs with 17.4 points, 4.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds.

Phoenix Suns, Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers (From 2015 to 2020)

In February 2015, Knight was traded to the Phoenix Suns just before the transfer deadline . There he replaces Goran Dragic, who has switched to the Miami Heat . With the Suns he injured his ankle and was out for the rest of the season. So he completed only 11 season games for the Suns, in which Knight came to 13.4 points. Knight also struggled with injuries in the 2015-16 season. Still, he played a very good season. He succeeded on November 16, 2015 against the Los Angeles Lakers , his first triple double . In the Suns 120-101 victory, Knight scored 30 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds. With four steals , Knight was also only the fourth player in the NBA since 1974 to score a triple double with 30 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and 4 steals and the second youngest after Magic Johnson . Just days later, Knight set a career record with 38 points in a 114-107 win over the Denver Nuggets . In April Knight suffered an adductor injury, which meant he was out for the remainder of the season. Until then, Knight had 19.6 points per game in 52 games this season, after Eric Bledsoe , the second best scorer of the Sun season.

In the 2016-17 season Knight completed only 54 games due to injury problems. The 2017-18 season he sat out completely due to a torn cruciate ligament. In the summer of 2018 he was transferred to the Houston Rockets together with Marquese Chriss for the rights to De'Anthony Melton and Ryan Anderson .

Return to Detroit (Since 2020)

Neither with the Rockets nor later with the Cleveland Cavaliers , Knight was able to build on his old times from Phoenix times. Knight returned to the Pistons via the Cleveland Cavaliers in spring 2020.

successes

Web links

Commons : Brandon Knight  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christy Cabrera Chirinos: Brandon Knight receives Gatorade National Player of the Year award. ( Memento of June 29, 2011 on Internet Archive ) Archived from Sun Sentinel website; Fort Lauderdale, FL, March 31, 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  2. ^ Jordan Brand All-American Game Announced
  3. ^ UConn vs. Kentucky
  4. ^ Suns finish off Lakers late as Brandon Knight posts first career triple-double
  5. ↑ Brandon Knight Injury Update
  6. ^ Reports: Houston Rockets trade Ryan Anderson to Phoenix Suns for Marquese Chriss, Brandon Knight
personal data
SURNAME Knight, Brandon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Knight, Brandon Emmanuel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd December 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Fort Lauderdale , Florida