Part of being a rookie in any professional sport is having to adjust when teams figure out what is working well and what isn’t for that player. Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht is experiencing that now after a hot start to the 2024-25 campaign.
Knecht finished in double figures in seven out of a nine-game stretch, including four games with 20 or more points, a 37-point night and five games with at least four 3-pointers made. Now, after that scorching stretch, teams are starting to adjust.
The Lakers rookie has 12 points on 1-for-10 from beyond the arc combined in his last two games — both starts — with defenses now showing him the respect of an elite spot-up shooter.