Portland Trail Blazers Release Former NBA Lottery Pick
Kevin Knox is coming off a year where he played for the Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers.
The former Kentucky star averaged 6.6 points and 2.8 rebounds per contest while shooting 45.8% from the field and 34.9% from the three-point range in 63 regular season games.
This summer, Knox became a free agent and re-signed with Portland, but he has now been waived.
Via The Trail Blazers: "The Trail Blazers have also requested waivers on forward John Butler Jr., center George Conditt, forward Kevin Knox II and center Duop Reath."
Knox was the ninth pick in the 2018 NBA Draft after one season of college basketball playing for the Wildcats.
He has played for the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons and Portland Trail Blazers over five seasons in the league.
His career averages are 7.5 points and 2.9 rebounds per contest while shooting 38.5% from the field and 34.2% from the three-point range in 275 regular season games (he also appeared in three NBA playoff games with the Knicks and Hawks).
Since Knox was such a recent top-ten pick and is only 24, he could be a good pickup for many teams.
He will be a name to watch with the regular season in less than a week.
As for the Trail Blazers, they will play their first game of the 2023-24 regular season on October 25 against the Los Angeles Clippers in California.
Last year, they were the 13th seed in the Western Conference with a 33-49 record.
