Brandon Knight

Brandon Knight is an American basketball player born in Miami, Florida in 1991. He played as a point guard and shooting guard; He played for six teams in the NBA between 2011 and 2022.

High school, college and NBA

While playing at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, he was twice named the Gatorade national high school player of the year and led his team to two state championships. During his single season at the University of Kentucky (2010–2011), he averaged 17.3 points per game, broke the school's freshman scoring and three-point records, and was named the most valuable player in the East Region of the NCAA tournament.

In the 2011 NBA Draft, the Detroit Pistons selected him with the eighth pick; At the end of his first season, he entered the top five of rookies. He was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks in 2013 and to the Phoenix Suns in 2015. He had the most productive period of his career with 19.6 points per game in the 2015–16 season with the Suns.

His career was shaken when he tore his anterior cruciate ligament in July 2017; He later played for the Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit again for a short time, and Dallas Mavericks in 2021-22.

Post NBA

After leaving the league, he continued his career abroad. In 2023, he won both the scoring title and the most valuable player award with an average of 24.4 points per game in the Puerto Rican league (BSN) with the Piratas de Quebradillas jersey. In 2024, he played for AEK Athens in Greece, then returned to Puerto Rico. In 2026, he signed a one-year contract with Australian NBL team Perth Wildcats.