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Brevin Knight always knew the day would eventually arrive.

At some point, the basketball was going to stop bouncing for him as a player, and he was going to have to find another career.

"It happens for everyone at some point," Knight said. "Even if you play until you're 35 years old, you still have a lot of time to fill after that."

Knight, a good point guard in the prime of his NBA life, last played for the Utah Jazz in the 2008-2009 season, which turned out to be the last of a long playing career for him. He's been the color analyst for the Memphis Grizzlies, who matched up against the Jazz on Monday night, for the last seven years.

He says he loves it in Memphis. He has no aspirations of going national, no eyes on a bigger spotlight. Knight says he's happy with the Grizzlies and enjoys the role he's currently in.

"I tell everyone that I'm still in the game," Knight said. "I still go to every game, every practice and every shootaround. But I no longer have to worry about getting injured, and I get to go golfing now on game days."

Knight was originally a first-round pick out of Stanford by the Cleveland Cavaliers, and played for nine teams in 12 years, finishing his career with the Jazz. He began plotting his post career life long before he joined Fox Sports Tennessee as a color commentator in 2010.

He took advantage of league programs designed at preparing players for second careers, took a few years to figure out which field he wanted to join and made his decision. He said it was the best choice he could've made.

"I know for some guys it's hard," Knight said. "I figured, I love talking, and I love basketball. So, I'm happy that I was able to merge the two together. I'm blessed that everything has worked itself out in the route that it has. I'm a very happy camper and blessed to be able to do what I wanted in my second career. This is it for me. I'm happy with where I am."

Coming and going

The Jazz were without their starting backcourt on Monday night against the Memphis Grizzlies, as George Hill missed a fifth consecutive game with a sprained thumb and Rodney Hood missed his first game of the season with a head cold.

Utah did regain the services of Boris Diaw, who missed two weeks with a leg contusion. Derrick Favors, who sat most of Saturday's win over the Miami Heat with a sore knee, was back in the lineup.

A milestone?

With Hood being out on Monday, Rudy Gobert became the last Jazz starter to play in every game. … Joe Ingles received his first start of the season on Monday night, while Dante Exum started his third consecutive game at point guard.

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