Brandon Knight will be a Detroit Piston for a couple more years after today.
Player news: The #Pistons have released Jonny Flynn & Terrence Williams and have picked up rookie options on Greg Monroe & Brandon Knight
— NBA Detroit Pistons (@detroitpistons) October 22, 2012
Knight is looked upon as one of the leaders on the Pistons and head coach Lawrence Frank expects a lot out of him.
Frank has spoken at length over the past three weeks about the growth of a young point guard and striking the balance between aggressively seeking one’s own scoring chances and getting teammates involved. It’s not a black-or-white environment, Frank says, but one of endless shades of gray.
“In the first four preseason games, it was really the flow of the game,” Knight said after Monday’s practice. “That definitely was my focus – it still is – to make sure I’m getting guys involved early in the game. But if I have layups, I’m going to take them. It’s definitely my job to get guys involved, get ’em going. When I’m in the paint, I’m always going to have guys open. But it’s definitely one of the things I’m going to keep doing during the season – get guys involved, get ’em going early and just try to get the ball popping. It starts with me on the offensive end.”
Highlights of Brandon Knight, who had 15 points, in the Pistons preseason win over Charlotte.
