Brandon Knight has become the latest former Kentucky Wildcat to cash in a on a big NBA contract.
According to Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, Knight and the Phoenix Suns have reached agreement on a $70 million contract extension:
Phoenix has agreed to a five-year, $70 million extension with guard Brandon Knight, league sources tell Yahoo Sports.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) July 1, 2015
This past season, Knight, 23 averaged 13.4 points and 4.5 assists in 11 games for the Suns after they acquired him in a three-team deal with the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers at the NBA trade deadline.