Why Utah Jazz should draft Brandon Knight with the No.3 Pick: NBA Draft Special (Part 1)
Utah Jazz are the frontrunners in this year’s draft with the No. 3 pick. Jazz are a team, who are definitely looking to bring some stability in their side and are in a process of rebuilding. Last season was not one to remember
for the Salt Lake City franchise and they ended it with just 39 victories out of their 82 games.
Besides poor results Utah also endured some jolts as well. First their head coach Jerry Salon resigned due to reported differences with the team management and then point guard Deron Williams departed to the New Jersey Nets in
the midseason trade.
The Jazz played last 24 games without their star player Williams and won just eight of them. Their weakness at the point guard position was more than evident. The Jazz were able to have double-digit assists, but it came in just
one game from Devin Harris, who came into the side as a result of the trade that sent Williams to New Jersey Nets.
In 2011 NBA Draft class, the second best choice for the point guard position is Brandon Knight. He can be the possible answer for all the troubles that the Jazz are facing on both the front and the back court and he can also provide
them stability that they are seeking desperately now.
Knight is a gifted college basketball player, who has played for the University of Kentucky. The 6 ft 3 has won the 2009 and 2010 Gatorade National Boys Basketball Player of the Year Award. After LeBron James and Greg Oden, Brandon
is the third junior player to have received this celebrated award twice. James won it in 2002 and 2003 whereas Oden won it in 2005 and 06.
Here are the eight reasons why Utah should use No. 3 pick to acquire Knight from the draft.
1. An Offensive Threat
Within a span of one year under the coaching of John Calipari, the Ex-Kentucky Wildcat Brandon Knight proved what he can bring to the table. Quality wise, he can be compared with any of the point guards in the 2011 draft.
Knight not only has the shots, but he is also not afraid to use them. He has that swiftness to match any of the players entering the draft. During the college basketball run, Knight scored at an average of 17.3 points and his shooting
from the field remained at 42 percent during the course.
Deron Williams was the key scoring man for the Jazz and a threat for their rivals, but after trading Williams to the Nets it seems that they have lost a stride offensively. Knight has the skill and the talent to fill the shoes.
He can drive in the lane with consistency and he can thump an instant impact on the scoring department.
In his final four games with the Wildcats, Knight raised his average to 19.5 points every game that includes a 30-point recital against the most physical team West Virginia.
2. A Launch Pad
In spite of having an average of 4.4 assists per game, Knight is one of those few point guards who knows how to get other players involved in the game. The Kentucky Wildcats gave Knight a special role in which he had to come up
with his own new shots and that converted him into a key scoring threat.
Knight facilitated his shooters quite consistently on the perimeter, and he was able to find inroads in the defences of some of the most physical college basketball teams.
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