Re: Travis Knight

[Adam A Suchocki <Twilight@world.std.com>]

Stay away from Knight.  He has been a nice surprise for a player drafted
last in the first round and renounced by his team, but he has not been
putting up very good numbers.  He is skinny (yet mobile) and hustles a
lot, but almost all of his impact in the game is due to having a huge
teammate (Shaq) who is double and tripple teamed in the low post.  Knight
is very good at getting to the ball when no one puts a body on him, but I
have seen no real signs of him being able to clear out his own postion,
guard an oposing center, or score in the low post. He's basicly a tall
skinny forward.   If we could pick him
up for his current league minimum contract, I'd go for it...but anything
over 500k a year is pushing it, and to spend Day and FOx's salary (roughly
4 million combined) onhim would be insane.

Adam


On Thu, 27 Feb 1997, Charles Jowett wrote:

> What's the consensus on the Celtics trying to sign free agent
> Travis Knight this summer?  Could he be the starting center 
> if the Celtics don't get the number 1 pick this year?  If 
> Rick Fox chooses to be a free agent the C's could combine
> his salary slot with Todd Day's slot for some major bucks.
> 
> 
> >From www.nba.com Travis Knight Personal Info - "Rooted for 
> Larry Bird and the Celtics as a youngster"
> 
> Charles
>