{"id":514403,"date":"2026-09-09T11:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=514403"},"modified":"2026-09-09T11:04:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T09:04:13","slug":"brandon-knight-emerges-as-perth-wildcats-target-for-nbl27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/brandon-knight-emerges-as-perth-wildcats-target-for-nbl27\/","title":{"rendered":"Brandon Knight emerges as Perth Wildcats target for NBL27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1411\" data-end=\"1530\">One name to watch in the <strong data-start=\"1436\" data-end=\"1455\">Perth Wildcats&#8217;<\/strong> search for an import point guard ahead of <strong data-start=\"1498\" data-end=\"1507\">NBL27<\/strong> is <strong data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1529\">Brandon Knight<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1532\" data-end=\"1693\">According to sources cited by ESPN, the Wildcats held talks with the <strong data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1619\">6-foot-2 guard<\/strong>, who spent <strong data-start=\"1631\" data-end=\"1658\">nine seasons in the NBA<\/strong>, at the conclusion of last season.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1tjbjlb\" data-start=\"1695\" data-end=\"1722\">Perth has shown interest<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1724\" data-end=\"1864\">Knight is reportedly among the players being considered by Perth as the team looks to strengthen its backcourt ahead of the upcoming season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1866\" data-end=\"2017\">The 34-year-old spent the majority of his career at the highest level of the NBA, playing for several franchises before continuing his career overseas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2152\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The Wildcats have reportedly shown interest in Knight, making him a name to monitor as Perth continues to shape its roster for NBL27.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The former NBA guard is reportedly among the players being considered by Perth for its import point guard spot. 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