Brandon Knight has signed with the Perth Wildcats for the 2026-27 NBL season, with the deal pending NBL approval, the membership introduced Monday. The veteran level guard brings 10 years of NBA expertise to Australia after most not too long ago taking part in for Mets de Guaynabo in Puerto Rico.
Knight averaged 18.0 factors, 3.7 rebounds and 6.3 assists in 20 video games for Mets de Guaynabo through the 2025-26 BSN season. He shot 47.0% from the sphere and 37.6% from three-point vary whereas additionally recording 1.1 steals per sport.
The 34-year-old guard has performed professionally throughout the NBA, G League, Puerto Rico and Europe since coming into the league in 2011. His NBA profession contains 446 regular-season video games, throughout which he averaged 14.5 factors, 3.1 rebounds and 4.0 assists per sport.
Knight was chosen eighth general by the Detroit Pistons within the 2011 NBA Draft after one season at Kentucky. He made a right away impression, averaging 12.8 factors, 3.2 rebounds and three.8 assists in 66 video games as a rookie.
His best NBA season got here with the Phoenix Suns in 2015-16, when he averaged 19.6 factors, 3.9 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 52 video games. He shot 41.5% from the sphere and 34.2% from three-point vary that season.
Knight additionally had a robust 2014-15 marketing campaign with the Milwaukee Bucks, averaging 17.8 factors, 4.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists in 52 video games earlier than being traded to Phoenix through the season. He shot a career-best 40.9% from three-point vary with Milwaukee that 12 months.
After leaving the NBA, Knight continued his profession within the G League and abroad. He averaged 17.7 factors and 5.0 assists in 21 video games for the Sioux Falls Skyforce in 2021-22 earlier than briefly returning to the NBA with the Dallas Mavericks.
Knight then returned to Puerto Rico, the place he averaged 24.4 factors, 4.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists for the Quebradillas Pirates in 2022-23. He additionally spent a part of the 2023-24 season with AEK Athens earlier than returning to Puerto Rico.
