Brevin Knight

["Berry, Mark S" <berrym@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Everyone has read the Tony Battie for Brevin Knight speculation. By now, you
also know that Knight was traded to the Wizards for Jahidi White.

Speculation out of Washington is that the Wizards may either ship Knight on
somewhere else, or waive him altogether. They traded for him simply because
he has an expiring contract.

I was against a Battie-for-Knight swap, but I'd be thrilled to pick him up
for virtually nothing. How about Chris Mills and a second-rounder? The Wiz
still get their expiring contract and add a second-round pick. The Celtics
get the point guard help they need without hurting the current team, and
they still have Knight's expiring contract. He's a guy who could stick
around just this season to man the PG spot until Banks is ready. Maybe Banks
takes over by midseason. Who knows? But Knight is great insurance.

Knight is one of those guys who just has a knack for running a team. He's
not a good shooter, he's small and he's injury-prone, but he pushes the ball
up the floor and thinks pass first all the time. I think he'd be a nice
addition. Anyone have any thoughts?

Mark