Kevin Knox agrees to one-year deal with Golden State Warriors

Jul 14, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Henri Drell (77) blocks a shot by Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Knox II (31) during the fourth quarter at Thomas & Mack Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports

Kevin Knox‘s professional basketball career has taken him from coast to coast and everywhere in between, starting with the New York Knicks before joining the Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Portland Trail Blazers, then back to the Pistons, followed by trade to the Utah Jazz where he was then waived a day later. Then he played for the Rip City Remix in the G League before suiting up in the NBA Summer League for the Golden State Warriors.

Quite the ride, huh?

Well, his short stint this summer with the Warriors was enough to earn him a training camp invite going into his seventh season in the NBA. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Knox has agreed to a one-year deal with Golden State where he hopes to compete for a roster spot in 2024-25.

Free agent F Kevin Knox has agreed to a one-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, sources tell @TheAthletic. The six-year NBA veteran averaged 7.2 points in 18 minutes a game for the Pistons last season, and now will compete in Warriors training camp. pic.twitter.com/JmL1i6NyFy
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 25, 2024

Knox averaged 7.2 points and 2.4 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per contest in 31 games last year in Detroit. He’s averaged 7.4 points and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 39.2 percent from the field and 34.1 percent from three in 18.0 minutes per game across 306 career appearances.

His most successful season as a pro came during his rookie year in New York after being selected No. 9 overall in the 2018 NBA Draft. There, he averaged 12.8 points and 4.5 rebounds in 28.8 minutes per game with 75 appearances and 57 starts — all career-highs. That would be his lone year scoring in double figures since entering the league.

A former five-star forward and consensus top-10 recruit, Knox chose Kentucky over Duke, North Carolina, Florida State and Missouri as a member of the class of 2017. He would go on to lead the Wildcats in scoring as a freshman, averaging 15.9 points per contest en route to First Team All-SEC honors.

The story of Knox’s career has been potential over production, the versatile 6-9 wing struggling to find a long-term fit in the NBA with inconsistent playing time essentially every year beyond his rookie year — he hasn’t averaged more than 18.1 minutes per game since.

Will he be able to make Golden State his permanent home? The former Wildcat is running out of opportunities.