Why Knox cherishes three deeply meaningful minutes in Warriors-Kings

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Why Knox cherishes three deeply meaningful minutes in Warriors-Kings originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

SACRAMENTO – His smile wasn’t going away anytime soon.

Not as Kevin Knox dapped a long line of teammates and tapped them on the chest walking off the Golden 1 Center court Friday night after the Warriors’ blowout win over the Sacramento Kings. Not as he and Kings assistant coach Jim Moran, the man Knox credits with bringing his love for the game back as his head coach of the Rip City Remix last season in his first G League stint, embraced for a long and deeply meaningful hug. Not walking down the tunnel, and definitely not in the locker room.

Knox has scored 30 points five times this season, and he has 19 20-point games to his name. None compared to the five points he scored Friday night.

“That was my best three minutes of the year,” Knox said to NBC Sports Bay Area.

The former No. 9 overall pick in the 2018 draft played his NBA game since Feb. 4, 2024, and scored his first points since Jan. 31 of last year. Not everyone’s journey is the same. Some players need to take turns they never expected, traveling down roads that weren’t in their plans.

For Knox, that meant a trip down the coast to star for the Santa Cruz Warriors this season. Golden State was impressed by his willingness to play for the Warriors’ summer league team and his clear talent and NBA body stood out in training camp, as well as throughout the preseason. They liked him enough to make sure he was part of the program but wanted to see other skills continue to develop and be refined playing for their G League affiliate.

The G League isn’t an easy grind to embrace, especially for a former top draft pick. But Knox, still only 25 years old, did everything the organization asked of him and everything finally paid off in the last few days.

His numbers were undeniable. In 28 games for Santa Cruz this season, Knox was averaging 21.6 points per game on 49.9 percent shooting with a 39.1 3-point percentage, and was grabbing 8.0 rebounds per game. Knox wasn’t only overpowering his competition, he was learning the Warriors’ system…

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Publish date : 2025-02-22 13:27:00

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