<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'The real reason Earl Watson started Devin Booker over Brandon Knight during Suns stint');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/booker-1.jpg"><figcaption>CP</figcaption></figure><h1>The real reason Earl Watson started Devin Booker over Brandon Knight during Suns stint</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-10-14T22:33:40-07:00">October 14th, 10:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-10-14T22:36:01-07:00">October 14th, 10:36pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Earl Watson was the coach of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/phoenix-suns/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phoenix Suns</a> in Devin Booker’s first three years in the league. And during his stint, Watson made the bold move to start a young Booker over the more established Brandon Knight.</p><p>It definitely raised some eyebrows in the Suns’ front office, but Watson had enough good reasons to start Booker over Knight.</p><p>In February 2016, Watson was made interim coach after the team fired Jeff Hornacek. It was Booker’s rookie year. The shooting guard spot was already locked to Knight, who inked a hefty five-year $70 million deal in the summer of 2015. But through Watson’s careful observation of Booker’s playing style, he knew that the right decision would be to start the rookie.</p><blockquote>“So by me starting Devin Booker was like ‘whoa, what are you doing? I’m not paying Brandon Knight $70 million to come off the bench,'” the former Suns coach told Gilbert Arenas on on “No Chill with Gilbert Arenas,” per <a href="https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2020/10/14/how-much-credit-should-earl-watson-get-devin-bookers-nba-rise/3639873001/">Duane Rankin of Arizona Republic</a>.“But I just saw in the backcourt when you have Brandon Knight and Eric Bledsoe, you had two pattern players. The game was changing and I knew the game was changing from my AAU teams. I seen what was coming. That’s not going to be sustainable. In the playoffs, you can’t have a pattern player with the ball. You’re not going to win.”</blockquote><p>In the 2015-16 season, Devin Booker played 76 games (56) starts, while Brandon Knight played 52 games (50 starts). The following season, Knight suit up for 54 games (five starts) while Booker played and started in 78 contests. Injuries coupled with Booker’s strong performance essentially booted Knight out of the Suns’ roster</p><p>Come 2018, Knight was eventually shipped out to the Houston Rockets.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><script type="text/javascript">      window._taboola = window._taboola || [];      _taboola.push({          article: 'auto',          ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'      });      !function (e, f, u, i) {          if (!document.getElementById(i)) {              e.async = 1;              e.src = u;              e.id = i;              f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);          }      }(document.createElement('script'),          document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],          'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',          'tb_loader_script');      if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

The real reason Earl Watson started Devin Booker over Brandon Knight during Suns stint

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Video: Stephen Jackson jokes that Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan should be in jail for murdering Brandon Knight');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Stephen-Jackson-jokes-Chris-Paul-DeAndre-Jordan-should-be-in-jail-for-murdering-Brandon-Knight.jpg"></figure><h1>Video: Stephen Jackson jokes that Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan should be in jail for murdering Brandon Knight</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-04-03T07:20:41-07:00">April 3rd, 7:20am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-04-03T07:20:41-07:00">April 3rd, 7:20am</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Oklahoma City Thunder veteran point guard Chris Paul was recently on the All The Smoke podcast hosted by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. One of the highlights of CP3’s guest appearance was when the trio talked about the time DeAndre Jordan ended Brandon Knight with one of the best dunks in NBA history.</p><p>Paul was then with the Los Angeles Clippers along with Jordan, and the point guard was responsible for throwing the alley-oop lob to his high-flying teammate. Jackson joked that Paul and Jordan should be in jail for that unforgettable and utterly disrespectful dunk:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe class="no-margin"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="550" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chris Paul talks about one of the greatest dunks in NBA history – When DeAndre Jordan murdered Brandon Knight. <a target="_blank" href="https://t.co/AdcEuDKyKV">pic.twitter.com/AdcEuDKyKV</a></p><p>— Farbod Esnaashari (@Farbod_E) <a target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/Farbod_E/status/1245926213610168322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 3, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></iframe></figure><p>Paul even went into detail about how he executed that picture-perfect lob to Jordan, which gave us a brief preview of how the mind of one of the greatest point guards in league history works. However, perhaps the best bit is these guys talking about how Barnes — also a Clipper at that time, and was on the playing court as well — comically reacted at that horrendous moment.</p><p>Here’s the clip of that infamous dunk for your viewing pleasure:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WFhFI2OYExk?feature=oembed" class="no-margin" width="1000" height="563"></iframe></figure><p>It still gives us the chills to this very day.</p><p>It’s great to reminisce about the good old days when the Clippers were still “Lob City.” The trio of Paul, Jordan, and Blake Griffin were the core of this memorable LA side, which was out to electrify every single night. At that time, they were one of the most exciting teams to watch in the entire NBA. Everyone enjoyed seeing them play, with the exception perhaps of one Brandon Knight.</p><p>—</p><p><i>Follow ClutchPoints on </i><a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Twitter</i></a><i> &amp; </i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clutchpoints/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Instagram</i></a><i>, and like us on </i><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ClutchPoints/" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>Facebook</i></a><i>. We can also be found on Flipboard where you can subscribe and follow us. </i></p><p><i>All of our NBA content can be found on the NBA section of the ClutchPoints home page </i><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba-news" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i>here</i></a><i>. 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Video: Stephen Jackson jokes that Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan should be in jail for murdering Brandon Knight

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brandon Knight could return soon for Cleveland after long absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Cavs-6.jpg"></figure><h1>Brandon Knight could return soon for Cleveland after long absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-02-01T04:29:04-08:00">February 1st, 4:29am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-02-02T12:10:03-08:00">February 2nd, 12:10pm</time><address><a>Riana Mercado</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1016782131744946_1550922811664206&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisFedor/status/1223377998310789122">Chris Fedor of Advance Ohio</a>, a source reports that Cavs veteran Brandon Knight will possibly be back within one or two games, saying that he was “feeling good.”</p><p>The former No. 8 overall draft pick had a once promising career, but has recently been derailed by injuries. He went to the Cavs last season, but suited up for only 27 games, playing for under 23 minutes per game and averaging 8.5 points.</p><p>The 6’2″ guard has since played 16 games for Cleveland this season with a downgraded role. He is presently posting an average of only 4.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 1.9 assists on a little over 15 minutes of playing time. He last played on January 14 at Staples Center against the Clippers, recording a season-high 26 minutes in the loss, and chipping in a rebound and an assist.</p><p>He has since been inactive. On the other hand, his teammates Ante Zizic and Dylan Windler are also both out, with Zizic out indefinitely and Windler undergoing a season-ending injury.</p><p>Coach John Beilein said previously that Knight had been sidelined for the past few games due to left knee soreness, seemingly the same one in which <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/basketball/news/cavaliers-brandon-knight-likely-to-miss-weeks-of-action/">he had surgery for a torn ACL in July 2017</a>. The 28-year-old had been out since January 17, but hopes are up as he is officially listed as questionable for Cleveland’s game against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday.</p><p>The Cavs, who recently lost against the Raptors 115-109, currently hold the league-worst record, and are sitting on the bottom of the Eastern Conference at 13-36. They are tied on a .265 winning percentage with the New York Knicks <a href="http://cavsnation.com/cavs-news-kevin-love-reveals-more-details-panic-attack-hawks-game/">and Atlanta Hawks.</a></p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-57567745-1', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brandon Knight could return soon for Cleveland after long absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Report: Brandon Knight is Cavs player teams are most interested in acquiring via trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brandon-Knight-is-Cleveland-player-teams-are-most-interested-in-acquiring-via-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>Report: Brandon Knight is Cavs player teams are most interested in acquiring via trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-11-05T11:53:46-08:00">November 5th, 11:53am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-11-05T11:54:33-08:00">November 5th, 11:54am</time><address><a>Kenny Honaker</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1016782131744946_1550922811664206&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Cavs point guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Brandon-Knight/b9750a54">Brandon Knight</a> is drawing a fair amount of interest from teams around the NBA, <a href="https://heavy.com/sports/2019/11/cleveland-cavaliers-trade-rumors-kevin-love-brandon-knight/" rel="noopener noreferrer">according to a report from Sean Deveney of Heavy.com.</a></p><p>For the past few seasons, most of the Cavs’ trade rumors have revolved around All-Star <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Kevin-Love/b59509ad">Kevin Love</a>. However, the former UCLA standout remains with the team, and they’re hoping to keep it that way.</p><p>Knight, on the other hand, has reportedly caught the eye of some opposing sides. He does have some injury concerns, as he missed all of the 2017-18 season due to an ACL injury and subsequent rehabilitation. He’s recovered now, but his playing time has been limited in Cleveland.</p><p>The Cavs are currently in a state of rebuild under first-time NBA head coach John Beilein. Under Beilein, the team is running a fast-paced style of offense, featuring youngsters <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Darius-Garland/ad850955">Darius Garland</a> and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Collin-Sexton/adfc0941">Collin Sexton</a>. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/Matthew-Dellavedova/ae9d0948">Matthew Dellavedova</a>, who rejoined the team this summer, has taken the majority of the backup point guard minutes.</p><p>Knight, who’s slated to earn $15 million in this final year of his contract, has been called on in Cleveland’s last two games, as Dellavedova has been out due to personal reasons. The former Kentucky Wildcat logged 20 minutes in Sunday night’s 131-11 loss to the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/dallas-mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>, scoring 10 points on 3-of-7 shooting from the 3-point line and six assists.</p><p><a href="https://heavy.com/sports/2019/11/cleveland-cavaliers-trade-rumors-kevin-love-brandon-knight/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Via Heavy.com</a>:</p><blockquote>“If you can take the hit on his (salary) number and match it, you can get rid of a bad contract and get a guy who can still play,” one league executive told Heavy.com. “He’s got the most interest. He is 28 years old. He’s been through a lot obviously with the injuries, but he is a guy who can probably help you this year and maybe you keep him on a good value deal if he produces.”</blockquote><p>Whether or not Cleveland will choose to deal Knight remains to be seen, but it sounds like there’s interest. The Cavs would have to take on a bad contract, but it would be worth if if they could get a first-round pick out of it.</p><p>The Cavs will be back in action on Tuesday night, as they’re scheduled for a matchup against the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/boston-celtics">Boston Celtics</a>. Tip-off inside Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse is set for 7:00 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-57567745-1', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Report: Brandon Knight is Cavs player teams are most interested in acquiring via trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs 2019-20 Season Preview: Brandon Knight');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Brandon_Knight.jpg"></figure><h1>Cavs 2019-20 Season Preview: Brandon Knight</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-10-10T16:30:49-07:00">October 10th, 4:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-10-10T16:30:49-07:00">October 10th, 4:30pm</time><address><a>Sam Penix</a>NFL and NBA writer. Pro Football Focus Analyst.Obsessed with the Cleveland Browns to an unhealthy extent.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1016782131744946_1550922811664206&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>The preseason has finally begun for the Cleveland Cavaliers, so it’s time to take a look at the roster for the upcoming campaign. Up next is combo guard Brandon Knight, who was added to the team at the trade deadline back in February. His role in 2019-2020 is unknown due to the influx of young talent that Cleveland has added to the backcourt, but Knight will get his chances.</p><p>The Cavs acquired Knight in the three-team trade that sent Alec Burks to the Sacramento Kings. He had been a member of the Houston Rockets, but was inactive for the first 26 games of last season while recovering from a torn ACL that cost him all of 2017-2018. He ended up playing in 12 games for Houston, but quickly fell out of the rotation.</p><p>Knight has had an interesting NBA career. He was drafted in 2011, the same year that the Cavaliers selected Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson. Many advocated for the team to select Derrick Williams first overall, and nab Knight at four. What a disaster that would have been.</p><p>Knight spent two decent seasons in Detroit before being dealt to Milwaukee, where he played in 124 games, averaging 17.9 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. He was then traded to Phoenix during the 2014-2015 season, and signed a five-year $70 million contract with the Suns.</p><p>He averaged 19.6 points per game in 2015-2016, but since then, injuries have robbed him of consistent playing time, and a good deal of explosiveness. He’s been relegated to a salary dump, which is why the Rockets had to part with their 2018 first-round pick (which ended up becoming Dylan Windler) to get rid of him.</p><p>In Cleveland, Knight ended up starting alongside Collin Sexton, playing 27 games. His minutes were mostly consistent, but his play wasn’t. He averaged 8.5 points, 2.3 assists, and 1.9 rebounds in 22.9 minutes per game. He shot 41% from the field and 37% from beyond the arc. He scored double-digit points in just nine games, and reached five assists four times. With Jordan Clarkson locked in as the sixth man, Knight was the natural choice to play shooting guard, but that will not be the case this season.</p><p>The Cavs now have six players in the backcourt who need to see the floor. Knight certainly won’t be starting, and he could end up at the bottom of the food chain. He won’t be with the Cavaliers long-term and is not as valuable or as good a player as Clarkson or Matthew Dellavedova. If rookie Kevin Porter Jr. starts out in the G-League, then maybe Knight could have a decent role. But if KPJ’s preseason debut is anything to go by, that won’t be happening.</p><p>But even with those reasons, Cleveland still has incentive to play Knight, if only to showcase him for other teams. He may have been a pretty poor value for his contract, but he is now in the final year of that deal, meaning he can help a team create over $15.6 million in cap space for next summer. If Knight can show he is capable of being a solid bench scorer, his value will only increase, and the Cavs could net more in a trade.</p><p>Brandon Knight is almost guaranteed to be traded at the February deadline, but until then, it will be interesting to see what role John Beilein has for him. Even if he is trade bait, he’ll have to play.</p><p>Just how much remains to be seen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-57567745-1', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs 2019-20 Season Preview: Brandon Knight

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Brandon Knight looked ‘really good’ in team workouts');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure data-feedback="fb:likes"><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/knight.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs’ Brandon Knight looked ‘really good’ in team workouts</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2019-09-21T21:15:06-07:00">September 21st, 9:15pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2019-09-21T21:15:34-07:00">September 21st, 9:15pm</time><address><a>Christian Alamodin</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/adnw_request?placement=1709097162682630_1935907953334882&amp;adtype=banner300x250" width="300" height="250"></iframe></figure></header><p>Brandon Knight is buried in the guard rotation for the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/cleveland-cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>. The oft-injured guard may not likely see much playing time in the coming season. However, reports suggest that he’s looking better and may be able to get some playing time.</p><p>Chris Fedor of cleveland.com answered questions Cavs fans have about their team. One of them asked about Knight’s prospects in the team, and he gave an interesting reply.</p><p>While he won’t be starting for the Cavs every game, <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/sports/g66l-2019/09/6cc347d28b3476/how-will-cleveland-cavaliers-handle-their-backcourt-rotation-hey-chris.html">Fedor believes his current condition should help him get some significant playing time from the bench.</a></p><blockquote>According to sources, Knight looked “really good” during Cleveland’s pre-camp workouts in New York recently. He was one of the players singled out. Most likely, his greatest impact will come as a valuable mentor to the young backcourt duo — or as a potential trade piece at the deadline because of his expiring contract. Taking on his money last season allowed the Cavs to net a first-round pick, which turned into sharpshooter Dylan Windler. Whatever Knight becomes in Cleveland this season, adding that contract was worth it.</blockquote><p>Brandon Knight was drafted eighth overall by the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/detroit-pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> in the 2011 Draft, but he wasn’t able to become the star point guard the Pistons needed then. He was a decent role player who has career averages of 14 points, 3.2 rebounds, and four assists.</p><p>His most recent outings have been affected by injuries, however. In fact, Brandon Knight wasn’t able to play in the 2017-18 season due to his poor health. This offseason is the first time in a while that he will be playing healthy.</p><p>If he does manage to get in shape, there’s no reason why he won’t get significant minutes with the Cavaliers this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"><iframe><script>  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)  })(window,document,'script','https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga');  ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', 'auto');  ga('set', 'campaignSource', 'Facebook');  ga('set', 'campaignMedium', 'Instant Article');  ga('set', 'title', ia_document.title);  ga('send', 'pageview');</script><iframe>    <script type="text/javascript">        window._taboola = window._taboola || [];        _taboola.push({            article: 'auto',            ref_url: 'http://instantarticles.fb.com'        });        !function (e, f, u, i) {            if (!document.getElementById(i)) {                e.async = 1;                e.src = u;                e.id = i;                f.parentNode.insertBefore(e, f);            }        }(document.createElement('script'),            document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0],            'https://cdn.taboola.com/libtrc/clutchpoints-clutchpoints/trk.js',            'tb_loader_script');        if (window.performance) {          if (typeof window.performance.mark == 'function') {            window.performance.mark('tbl_ic');          }        }    </script>    </iframe></iframe></figure></article>    </body></html>

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
11.6	2.3	4.2	0.1	0.6

2019-20 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
11.6	2.3	4.2	0.1	0.6

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