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NBA: Teams That Should Consider Trading For Brandon Knight

By Maxwell Ogden

Oct 5, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight (11) reacts in the first half of the game against the Utah Jazz at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 5, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight (11) reacts in the first half of the game against the Utah Jazz at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports /
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Phoenix Suns point guard Brandon Knight has gone from starter to sixth man. The question is: which teams should trade to make him a starter again?

Oct 5, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight (11) reacts in the first half of the game against the Utah Jazz at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 5, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight (11) reacts in the first half of the game against the Utah Jazz at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports /

The Phoenix Suns are preparing to go through the 2016-17 NBA regular season with Brandon Knight as the sixth man. The move certainly looks good on paper, but Knight has started 316 of his 332 games played and has yet to enter the prime of his career.

With Eric Bledsoe and Devin Booker locking up the Suns’ starting jobs at the two guard positions, however, a handful of NBA teams should do their best to pry a potentially unhappy Knight from Phoenix.

Knight, 24, is coming off of the most productive season of his NBA career. He finished 2015-16 with averages of 19.6 points, 5.1 assists, 3.9 rebounds, 1.2 steals, and 2.3 3-point field goals made on a slash line of .415/.342/.852.

Knight missed 30 games due to injury, but still managed to average a career-best 19.6 points and match his career-high with 120 3-point field goals made.

Now in his sixth NBA season, Knight is being asked to accept the role of sixth man. It isn’t necessarily a demotion if it fits a player’s style and skill set, but Knight is a borderline All-Star who’s now a backup on a non-contender.

It’s unlikely that anything will happen for at least another month, but which teams should pay the steep price of trading for Knight at some point during the 2016-17 NBA season?