Brevin Knight’s career with the Shawn Kemp-led Cleveland Cavaliers was short-lived but memorable. He averaged 9.2 points, 7.7 assists and 2.0 steals per game in three seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers and in his rookie season, Knight was 1st in the NBA in steals with 196, 7th in assists with 656, had the 8th-best defensive rating (97.4) and 10th-highest total in defensive win shares (4.9). This led to Knight being named to the NBA’s all-rookie first team.
Drafted with the 16th overall pick in the 1997 NBA Draft, Knight came to the Cavs as a pure point guard with grit and a knack for grand larceny as he left the Stanford Cardinals as the school’s leader is assists and steals.