Updated: April 25, 2012, 7:16 am ET

Knight Hopes to Become a Leader, All-Star

By HOOPSWORLD
Basketball News & NBA Rumors

This might sound a bit selfish, but Brandon Knight wants to be an All-Star.

His reasons, however, aren’t selfish.

Knight figures that if he is an All-Star, it likely means the Pistons have turned things around.

“I am not going to sit here and say I don’t want to be an All-Star,” said Knight, a rookie. “My goals are to be as good as I can possibly be. If that is All-Star status, then I will take it.

“But mostly for me it is making sure that this team is competing for a playoff spot and eventually a championship run.”

But most of all, Knight wants to become a leader.

“It is a matter of earning your stripes and earning respect from other guys and doing what is best for the team,” Knight said. “That is something that is earned over time and I definitely will embrace it and be more vocal.

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