In the Lone Rangers' 132-117 away win over the Trail Blazers, the team's new signing Brandon Knight played 24 minutes, shooting 6 of 12, 7 of 3-pointers, 4 of 4 from the free throw line, contributing 18 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal! In an interview after the game, Knight said: "I really cried when my agent told me the Lone Ranger had signed me! I'm grateful to have this opportunity. ”
On December 24, due to the impact of the new crown, the Lone Ranger officially announced that they had signed a 10-day contract with three players, namely Charlie Brown, Carrick Jones and Brandon Knight!
Coupled with the Blazers, Knight has played 3 games for the team so far, and he got 9 minutes of playing time against the Bucks in his debut, with 2 points and 2 rebounds. In the second game against the Jazz, his playing time came to 20 minutes, 2 of 3 three points, and 4 of 4 free throws contributed 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
For Brandon Knight, many fans may have forgotten him, and Knight, who was born in 1991, is also 30 years old this year, and he has been in the league for a total of 5 seasons, and the last time he appeared in the NBA was the Pistons in the 2019-20 season. After more than six hundred days, he finally came back.
Before signing for the Lone Ranger, Knight played for the Heat's development league team. Knight also played in the summer league for the Nets this summer, and before the start of the regular season, he also signed a training camp contract with the Knicks, in order to wait for an opportunity to return to the senior stage.
Back in time to the 2011 NBA Draft, Brandon Knight was selected by the Pistons with the 8th pick in the first round! In December of the same year, Knight's performance won a guarantee contract for himself, and the Pistons officially signed a contract with him for 4 years and 12.01 million. He was also named to the All-Rookie First Team.
In fact, in high school, Knight's reputation has been booming, he was once the first high school student in the United States! For two consecutive years, he was named Gatorade's National Men's Basketball Player of the Year. He was also the third player to win the award for two consecutive years after James in 2002-03 and Greg Oden in 2005-06!
Every time you talk about Knight, the first player that comes to mind is Owen! At the 2013 Rookie Challenge, Irving staged a classic scene, relentlessly shaking Nate and hitting two consecutive attacks! The first time he singled with the ball, the bottom line shook down the opponent and hit the board easily.
The second time was also Knight's defense, Irving's angry dribble connected with a retreat step to put Down Knight again, and the long-range shot was hollowed into the net! It's murderous. This also created the famous scene of Irving's early career.
Since then, Knight has also been called the "background emperor" by fans, but Owen's series of operations can only rank second in Knight's background emperor career. The first was the death compartment of Little Jordan, and even more ruthlessly flipped directly to the ground! This shot also stays at the forefront of the best dunks in NBA history forever.
Although it has been called the background board many times, everyone understands that Knight is also the point guard who ranked second only to Irving in the same ranking in high school and draft, and his strength should not be underestimated. He played for the Suns, scoring a career-high with 38 points in a single game.
But because of that damn injury, the consecutive seasons of reimbursement caused by a torn cruciate ligament, the NBA team has lost patience with Knight. A mean fate and intermittent injuries have made his basketball road extremely bumpy. Even so, he is working hard enough, patient enough and tenacious enough, he is still constantly looking for opportunities to fight against setbacks! This time he finally waited.
It is worth mentioning that free agent Crawford also tweeted: "Brandon Knight is back to play!" It's great to see these veterans come back in the NBA. "This year, because of the epidemic, more NBA fringe players have been given opportunities, including Thomas Jr., Reg Monroe, Joe Johnson, Stephenson and other players in addition to Knight. Is there still a chance for gram 6?