Knecht's connection to the Hornets is gaining steam as we barrel towards draft night. The 2023-24 SEC Player of the Year went from innocuous mid-major bucket-getter to sure-fire lottery pick in less than a year. What does Knecht bring to the table? Let's take a look.
Dalton Knecht's path to the NBA draft has been unconventional. Poor grades and a late growth spurt in high school led Knecht to play his first two years of college hoops at Northeastern Junior College. He continued to grow, literally in height, and, as a basketball player, at Northeastern, parlaying that growth into a scholarship at the University of Northern Colorado.