Suns guard Brandon Knight has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, tweets Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. An official announcement from the Suns states that Knight will undergo surgery and is expected to miss the entire 2017/18 season.
In six career seasons with three different teams, Knight has averaged 15.2 PPG and 4.3 APG on 41.5% shooting. Knight played by far the least minutes of his career this past season, averaging just 21.1 minutes per game and starting only five of the 54 games in which he played. His scoring average was also a career low at 11.0 PPG.
Knight was acquired by the Suns in February of 2015 in a three-team trade. Two years earlier, the guard had been traded from the Pistons to the Bucks. Knight’s best scoring season came with the Suns in 2015/16 when he averaged 19.6 PPG. However, he shot just 41.5% from the floor during the campaign.
With near-All-Star Eric Bledsoe and up-and-coming Tyler Ulis at point guard for the Suns and Knight likely to miss the entire 2017/18 season, it will be interesting to monitor the Kentucky product’s future in Phoenix. After an incredibly disappointing performance last season, Knight had already been on the outs with the Suns. This injury may have solidified the young guard’s future elsewhere.
Knight is owed $13.6MM this season, $14.6MM next, and $15.6MM more the following season.
This what the suns get for not giving him away last year or earlier this offseason.
So not being traded caused the injury?
He really isn’t horrible but for some reason no one wants him. I hope he can come come back and keep up the tradition of ex Suns succeeding elsewhere
Check out his contract. There’s your reason.
He’s more trade able than many players we see getting traded.
So no explanation of how he got injured? He just woke up one day without an ACL?
I heard he got hurt in a pro-am game
I wish you only the best Mr. knight comeback stronger