Brandon Knight: Player Review

[jonathanlambert33]

One offseason ago, the Bucks went through a whirlwind of prospective point guards before settling on Brandon Knight. An offer for Atlanta’s Jeff Teague meant the Brandon Jennings days were all but over, and a matched offer sheet by the Hawks meant Jennings would be dealt.

After talking about their dogs for a while, Joe Dumars and John Hammond swapped point guards (with Milwaukee also picking up Khris Middleton and Slava Kravstov!). How did that turn out?

First, let’s do a blind resume test.

PG 1 – 15.5 pts, 7.6 ast, 1.3 stl, 2.7 to, 44.1 eFG%, 15.6 PER, 23.4 USG

PG 2 – 17.9 pts, 4.9 ast, 1.0 stl, 2.6 to, 47.3 eFG%, 16.5 PER, 26.8 USG

PG 3 – 16.5 pts, 6.7 ast, 1.1 stl, 2.9 to, 47.4 eFG%, 17.1 PER, 25.7 USG

Take your pick. Who do you want? They’re all pretty close.

What if I told you PG 1 (Jennings) hadn’t show much improvement over his career and his numbers, on the whole, regressed this season? And what if I told you PG 2 (Knight) was three years younger than PG 3 (Teague)? You very well may pick Knight.

Knight made significant strides in his third NBA season. He decreased his turnover rate and improved his passing, much to the delight of those who have pointed out these weaknesses in his game. Although his three-point shooting plummeted to a career-low 32.5 percent, he scored at a career-best rate near the basket, something Jennings haters are relieved to see.

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[Pugz]

still like him and wish him well, kind of wish we kept him and had him off the bench as a combo, because thats what he mostly is imo. very smart, very strong, and wants to get better. his ceiling isn't high though.

 

[Mexi]

Hes going to be a great veteran one day

Like a kirk hinrich