Brandon Knight has shown flashes of enormous potential, but I believe the Phoenix Suns will catch major flak if they agree to this deal.
The Racine Journal-Times reports that the Suns are planning to sign the point guard to a five-year, $70 million deal.
Knight, whom the Milwaukee Bucks traded to the Phoenix Suns in February in a multiple-team deal, appears on the brink of signing a lucrative long-term contract to remain with the Suns.
I’ve been told by an NBA official that Knight, who’ll become a restricted free agent on July 1, will sign a five-year, $70 million contract with the Suns.
It’s not max deal, but the number is close to the five-years, $90 million that would make it the max. Knight, who is only 23-years-old, was averaging – 17.8 points and 5.4 assists — before the Bucks traded him to the Suns.
Knight played 11 games for the Suns, averaging 13.4 and 4.5 assists before suffering an ankle injury March 9, Knight missed 16 of the Suns’ final 17 games.
