The Los Angeles Lakers may have gotten the steal of the 2024 NBA Draft when they took Dalton Knecht at No. 17 overall in the first round.
Knecht showed flashes of the kind of scorer he could be in Summer League and preseason, but it’s finally started to come together during the 2024-25 season.
Knecht has become a fixture in head coach JJ Redick’s rotation and is quickly making a case for more minutes. The rookie has added some much-needed outside scoring and spacing to the lineup and is shooting the basketball with confidence right now.