VITALS: 6-1, 190, senior, Pittsburgh OVERVIEW: Knight is the brother of Brevin Knight and spent four years at Pittsburgh, leading the Panthers to the "Sweet 16" of the NCAA Tournament his last two seasons. Knight also led Pittsburgh to the Big East tournament title with 16 points and six assists in a strong performance in the championship game against Connecticut. Knight averaged 11.2 points and 6.3 assists last season for Pittsburgh. As a junior, Knight was voted Big East co-Player of the Year along with Caron Butler, who is currently with the Miami Heat. Knight averaged 15.6 points and 4.8 rebounds as a junior for Pittsburgh. He is a notoriously poor foul shooter, clicking at just 57.5 percent in his senior season. LIKELY DRAFT POSITION: Second round. Miami (33, 53), Orlando (42), San Antonio (28) and Washington (38), among others, have worked out Knight. All four of those teams are in need of a point guard. COMPARATIVE UPSIDE: Andre Miller, Jamaal Tinsley, Brevin Knight COMPARATIVE DOWNSIDE: Mateen Cleaves, Randolph Childress, Lee Mayberry ROLE PROJECTION: Key reserve. POSITIVES: Not many floor generals could take a team full of players not good enough to be offered scholarships by most of the teams in their league and lead them to the conference championship. While Knight was not one of the most talented players in America last season, he certainly was one of the most valuable. He exudes the intangibles that you look for in a playmaker, intangibles that most of the scoring point guards of today often lack. SHORTCOMINGS: With Knight's poor shooting skills, the question is whether he makes plays like he did in college? History says "no." NBA defenders will back off Knight on the perimeter in order to contain the penetration. When one cannot penetrate, drawing help defenders to free teammates or creating angles to find teammates becomes nearly impossible. Knight's lack of size only makes that point more salient. WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: "Brandin is one of the better point guards in the country. He doesn't have a lot of size, but he more than makes up for it in knowledge of the game, moxie, ability to command and lead from the point guard position. And he is a big winner." Boston Celtics general manager Chris Wallace
