NBA.com: Travis Knight Bio

After being drafted by the Chicago Bulls and not even offered a contract, Travis Knight signed with the Los Angeles Lakers and had a promising rookie season. He signed with the Boston Celtics as a free agent but played only one season before he was reacquired by the Lakers, who used him at both center and power forward in 1998-99. Knight finished second on the Connecticut career blocked shot list with 179 and ninth on the field goal shooting percentage list with .518. He led the team in rebounding his final two seasons (8.2 rpg in 1994-95 and 9.3 rpg in 1995-96). Knight recorded 18 career double-doubles and scored in double figures in 33 games during his career. As a senior, Knight was named to the Big East Conference All-Tournament team after helping lead UConn to the conference tournament title. The Chicago Bulls selected Knight with the 29th pick on the first round of the 1996 NBA Draft, but rather than be locked into a three-year guaranteed contract, the Bulls elected to renounce his rights on July 12, 1996. The Lakers signed him as a free agent on July 31 and he turned out to be a valuable backup, seeing action in 71 games as a rookie and starting 14 times while center Shaquille O'Neal was injured. Knight sufficiently impressed new Boston coach Rick Pitino that the Celtics signed him to a multi-year contract on July 7, 1997, hopeful that he would be their center of the future. While he did set career-highs in games and minutes played, scoring and rebounding in his first season with the Celtics, he did not step up and become the front-line center the team had been seeking, and on January 21, 1999 he was dealt back to the Lakes for Tony Battie. He played in 37 games for the Lakers in 1998-99, including 23 starts, and averaged 4.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

1999-2000 REGULAR SEASON
Grabbed a team-high 10 boards in a 119-96 win over Golden State on 3/22

1998-1999 REGULAR SEASON
On the injured list from 4/5 to 4/16 due to left Achilles tendinitis Recorded 15 points (7-11 FG), 4 rebounds and 3 steals against the Sacramento Kings on 3/14 Totaled 10 points (4-8 FG, 2-2 FT), 11 rebounds and 3 assists in a 103-100 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on 3/5 Grabbed 9 rebounds, blocked 4 shots and added 4 points, in his first start of the season, against the Indiana Pacers on 2/14

1997-1998 REGULAR SEASON
Recorded 12 points and game-highs of 11 rebounds and 7 assists in a 102-92 victory over the New York Knicks on 4/5 Matched his career-high with 21 points (8-9 FG, 5-6 FT) and grabbed 4 rebounds in a 107-96 win over the Houston Rockets on 2/1 Totaled a career-high 21 points (10-16 FG) and a team-high 10 rebounds against the Seattle SuperSonics on 1/9 Scored 11 of his 14 points in the second half, adding 6 rebounds and 3 assists, in a 108-102 win over the L.A. Lakers on 12/28 On the injured list from 12/13 to 12/26 due to a sprained left ankle Registered 13 points, 10 rebounds and 4 blocked shots in a 96-91 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on 12/10 Posted 18 points and 9 rebounds against the L.A. Lakers on 11/26 Recorded 16 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 blocked shots against the New Jersey Nets on 11/19 Totaled 16 points (7-11 FG) and 10 rebounds against the Miami Heat on 11/5 Registered 8 points and a game-high 13 rebounds, in his Celtics debut, in a 92-85 win over the Chicago Bulls on 10/31

1996-1997 REGULAR SEASON
After being drafted but not offered a contract by the Bulls, Knight became a valuable pickup for the Los Angeles Lakers, playing in 71 games at center and making 14 starts in place of an injured Shaquille O'Neal. Knight averaged 4.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 0.82 blocks in 16.3 minutes, ranking fifth among NBA rookies in shotblocking and ninth in rebounding. He scored in double figures 15 times, including six games in a row immediately after the All-Star break, and grabbed 10 or more rebounds seven times. He ranked third on the Lakers in rebounding, shotblocking and field goal percentage (.509). Knight had five double-doubles, including 16 points and a career-high 15 rebounds (11 offensive) in a 114-97 win over Golden State on Jan. 24, 18 points and 13 rebounds in a 127-121 loss to New York on Feb. 23 and 18 points and 14 rebounds in a 109-84 rout at New Jersey on March 24. He scored a career-high 19 points in a 102-98 victory over Vancouver three nights later. Knight played in the Schick Rookie Game during All-Star Weekend and scored nine points and grabbed four rebounds. Knight played as a reserve in all nine of the Lakers' playoff games, averaging 2.1 points and 2.0 rebounds in 10.3 minutes.