Mavs sign veteran guard Brandon Knight to second 10-day contract

Free agent combo guard Brandon Knight has signed his second 10-day contract with the Mavericks, the team announced in a press release.

The 6’2″ veteran first inked a 10-day hardship exception deal with the Mavericks in December. Across three contests for Dallas, Knight averaged 10.0 PPG, 2.7 APG and 2.3 RPG in 18.2 MPG.

In eight NBA seasons, the 30-year-old has averaged 14.0 PPG, 4.0 APG and 3.1 RPG in 449 contests. Knight was selected eigth-overall by the Pistons out of Kentucky in 2011. The well-traveled Knight has also suited up for the Bucks, Suns, Cavaliers and Rockets.

In the short-term, Knight could pick up some minutes with reserve guards Sterling Brown and Trey Burke both currently in the league’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.

Dallas is in the midst of a push up the Western Conference standings. The team has gone 6-4 across its last ten games and is currently the No. 4 seed in the West, just 1.5 games behind the Warriors, who could be without Stephen Curry for several more games. Knight will add veteran leadership and scoring off the bench without Brown and Burke.