Brandon Knight showed the Pistons enough in his rookie season to infuse Joe Dumars and Lawrence Frank with the confidence that he belongs on the marquee with Greg Monroe as pillars of the franchise’s future. His progress might have been obscured by the team’s 4-20 start that meant they got almost zero national exposure, but apparently NBA head coaches were paying attention: Knight was named to the league’s All-Rookie first team on Tuesday. (NBA.com)