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Brandon Knight

ブランドン・ナイト　/　ぶらんどん・ないと

American basketball player

December 2, 1991 (age 34)　・　Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Florida
basketball player

My Take

What strikes me about Brandon Knight is the arc from prodigy to journeyman, and how much respect that arc deserves. A two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year out of Florida, one electric season at Kentucky, then a 2011 lottery pick, he tasted the very top early. The stops in Detroit and Milwaukee, and later overseas in Puerto Rico's BSN, tell a story of someone who kept lacing up wherever the game took him. I find that kind of persistence far more compelling than uninterrupted stardom. Knight's career is a reminder that loving the game outlasts the spotlight, and that quiet endurance is its own form of greatness.

Overview

Brandon Emmanuel Knight (born December 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Mets de Guaynabo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). A two-time Gatorade National Player of the Year, Knight played one season of college basketball for Kentucky before being selected by the Detroit Pistons in the 2011 NBA draft. After two seasons with the Pistons, he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks.

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1. Profile

Name (English): Brandon Knight
Name (Japanese): ブランドン・ナイト
Reading: ぶらんどん・ないと
Born: December 2, 1991 (age 34)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Goat
Origin: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 191 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: basketball player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Kentucky

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

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