The Charlotte Bobcats have signed free agent point guard Brevin Knight, it was announced by Bobcats General Manager and Head Coach Bernie Bickerstaff. ?We are pleased to be able to get a veteran point guard like Brevin Knight who has successfully directed teams in the NBA,? Bickerstaff said. ?Brevin brings the natural, innate qualities needed for a point guard and he owns a great feel for the game. He is a competitor and he will bring that intensity to the younger players on our team.? A seven-year NBA veteran, Knight has averaged 7.2 points, 6.1 assists and 1.8 steals in 401 career games. Over his career, he has averaged at least 1.25 steals in each of his seven seasons. Knight was selected 16th overall in the 1997 NBA Draft by Cleveland, where he spent three-plus seasons. As a rookie he earned All-Rookie First Team honors after he averaged 9.0 points, 8.2 assists and 2.45 steals in 31.0 minutes. Knight finished eighth in the NBA in assists and second in steals as a rookie. The 5-10 point guard averaged 4.7 points, 2.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.5 steals and 18.5 minutes in 56 contests during the 2003-04 season, split between Phoenix, Washington and Milwaukee. He began the year with Phoenix before being traded to Washington on November 15 for current Bobcats center Jahidi White. Knight signed with Milwaukee on March 5 and played in 21 games, averaging 5.9 points, 4.6 assists and 2.2 rebounds in 20.0 minutes. This seems like a pretty good start for a point guard...Knight averaged a large amount of assists and a decent amount of points which will increase even more now that he is on a rookie team Good signing
Not a bad signing I guess..At least we have some more veteran leadership on the team which is good. And its always nice to get a solid vetran PG, This is how I See the starting five now. C- Ely PF- Okafor SF- Kapono SG- G. Wallace PG- Knight
He's still got gas left in him, Brevin Knight is a great player still because he's not scared to make mistakes and he's a pass first player so he's a great addition to the Bobcats roster.
Brevin is a nice veteran addition...a pure point guard...he'll help mentor the younger players and provide a steady hand at point...
I don't think it will help too much on the court but, you never know. The Bobcats are a new team and are probably going to use him frequently... I can see his averages going up a little.
Hmm, now this was unexpected. The Bobcats now have 16 players under contract. Wonder who's going to get cut? Good signing, now the Bobcats won't be hindered by having an inexperienced player handling the point. It sounded like Bickerstaff had given it to Hart, but I believe Knight was signed just for assurance. C Okafor PF Ely SF Kapono SG Wallace PG Knight --------------- PG Hart SG Slay SF Smith PF Hunter C Brezec Compared to past expansion teams, I think the Bobcats are doing great. I'm guessing those 5 players will get the most playing time coming off the bench, but the Bobcats have plenty of depth to use even more. House could come in for instant offense. Sampson could come in and play PF for some extra size in the frontcourt. White can be used as their sacrificial lamb and guard Shaq...
Great pickup by the Charlotte Bobcats. For years it has been really bugging me that Knight really never got any PT, because I still believe he can be a very good PG. In his first few years in the league he proved he had a lot of potential and he knew how to run an offence. But since then he hasn't seen much time anywhere he has gone, but I'm hoping it will be different now in Charlotte. I'm looking forward to seeing him play.
