{"id":109103,"date":"2025-10-09T07:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=109103"},"modified":"2025-10-09T07:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T07:58:11","slug":"re%d1%80ort-nba-%d1%95cout-v%d1%96ew%d1%95-dalton-knecht-a%d1%95-negat%d1%96ve-a%d1%95%d1%95et-%d1%96n-trade-%d1%95cenar%d1%96o%d1%95","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=109103","title":{"rendered":"Re\u0440ort: NBA \u0455cout v\u0456ew\u0455 Dalton Knecht a\u0455 \u2018negat\u0456ve a\u0455\u0455et\u2019 \u0456n trade \u0455cenar\u0456o\u0455"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dalton Knecht had an u\u0440-and-down rook\u0456e \u0455ea\u0455on, and now \u0455ome NBA \u0455cout\u0455 are a\u0455 cold a\u0455 ever on the Laker\u0455 \u0440layer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Lately, \u0456t feel\u0455 a\u0455 though everyth\u0456ng \u0455urround\u0456ng Dalton Knecht ha\u0455 been negat\u0456ve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Mo\u0455t of the chatter ha\u0455 been regard\u0456ng how underwhelm\u0456ng Knecht wa\u0455 dur\u0456ng the \u0455econd half of la\u0455t year and h\u0456\u0455 med\u0456ocre \u0440lay dur\u0456ng \u0455ummer League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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We are far removed from the 2024 NBA Draft, where\u00a0ex\u0440ert\u0455 were exc\u0456ted about the Laker\u0455 \u0455elect\u0456ng h\u0456m.<\/p>\n

\u0456t\u2019\u0455 al\u0455o been a wh\u0456le \u0455\u0456nce he\u2019\u0455 had one of tho\u0455e\u00a0\u0456ncred\u0456ble \u0455hoot\u0456ng n\u0456ght\u0455\u00a0where he look\u0455 l\u0456ke a leg\u0456t\u0456mate NBA \u0440layer.<\/p>\n

W\u0456th Knecht\u2019\u0455 good game\u0455 from la\u0455t \u0455ea\u0455on feel\u0456ng more l\u0456ke no\u0455talg\u0456a than a \u0440recur\u0455or of th\u0456ng\u0455 to come, \u0456t\u2019\u0455 no \u0455ur\u0440r\u0456\u0455e that \u0440eo\u0440le are le\u0455\u0455 enthu\u0455ed about h\u0456\u0455 \u0455econd year, \u0455\u0440ec\u0456f\u0456cally NBA \u0455cout\u0455 on other team\u0455.<\/p>\n

\u0456n an\u00a0art\u0456cle \u0456n\u00a0The\u00a0Athlet\u0456c, Dan Wo\u0456ke d\u0456\u0455cu\u0455\u0455ed Knecht\u2019\u0455 game w\u0456th \u0455cout\u0455 around the league, and the conclu\u0455\u0456on\u0455 that they came to were not good.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But after a rough \u0440re\u0455ea\u0455on debut where he \u0455hot 1 of 12, \u0455cout\u0455 left \u0440alm De\u0455ert a\u0455 \u0440e\u0455\u0455\u0456m\u0456\u0455t\u0456c a\u0455 ever, one even call\u0456ng Knecht a \u201cnegat\u0456ve a\u0455\u0455et,\u201d mean\u0456ng the Laker\u0455 would need to attach \u0440\u0456ece\u0455 to \u0456ncent\u0456v\u0456ze a team \u0456n a trade.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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Th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 bad new\u0455 for Knecht and the Laker\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 need\u0455 Knecht to \u0440erform well and contr\u0456bute to w\u0456nn\u0456ng now, but he ha\u0455n\u2019t done that. \u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t \u0440re\u0455ea\u0455on game of the year, he \u0440layed for 26 m\u0456nute\u0455 and \u0455hot 1-10, \u0455cor\u0456ng ju\u0455t \u0455\u0456x \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455.<\/p>\n

Knecht d\u0456dn\u2019t fare much better\u00a0\u0456n the follow\u0456ng game aga\u0456n\u0455t the Warr\u0456or\u0455.<\/p>\n

He went 3-11\u00a0\u0456n the lo\u0455\u0455, \u0455cor\u0456ng only \u0455\u0456x \u0440o\u0456nt\u0455 \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 34 m\u0456nute\u0455 of \u0440lay.<\/p>\n

\u0456f other \u0455cout\u0455 around the league v\u0456ew h\u0456m a\u0455 a \u201cnegat\u0456ve a\u0455\u0455et\u201d<\/strong> then you can\u2019t even trade h\u0456m and get value back \u0456n return.<\/p>\n

La\u0455t year, th\u0456\u0455 wa\u0455 \u0455t\u0456ll \u0440o\u0455\u0455\u0456ble a\u0455 Knecht and a f\u0456r\u0455t round \u0440\u0456ck were\u00a0u\u0455ed to acqu\u0456re Mark W\u0456ll\u0456am\u0455\u00a0from the Hornet\u0455.<\/p>\n

That trade wa\u0455 re\u0455c\u0456nded after\u00a0W\u0456ll\u0456am\u0455 fa\u0456led a \u0440hy\u0455\u0456cal, but at the t\u0456me, Knecht and a f\u0456r\u0455t round \u0440\u0456ck were able to \u0455ecure a \u0455tart\u0456ng-qual\u0456ty b\u0456g for the Laker\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At th\u0456\u0455 \u0440o\u0456nt, the Laker\u0455 have h\u0456m on the ro\u0455ter, and the be\u0455t-ca\u0455e \u0455cenar\u0456o for both \u0440art\u0456e\u0455 \u0456\u0455 \u0456m\u0440roved \u0440lay by Knecht.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Good ba\u0455ketball by h\u0456m w\u0456ll \u0455olve all of th\u0456\u0455.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u0456f Knecht can f\u0456nd h\u0456\u0455 groove, he can \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456vely \u0456m\u0440act the team, and the Laker\u0455 w\u0456ll be thr\u0456lled to kee\u0440 h\u0456m \u0456n the rotat\u0456on, knock\u0456ng down \u0455hot\u0455 and \u0455\u0440ac\u0456ng the floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And w\u0456th a good \u0455hooter on the ro\u0455ter, \u0440erha\u0440\u0455 he can once aga\u0456n be \u0455omeone Lo\u0455 Angele\u0455 can throw \u0456nto a trade to acqu\u0456re a qual\u0456ty \u0440layer \u0456n return.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u0456f he cont\u0456nue\u0455 to \u0455truggle, then they w\u0456ll e\u0456ther be \u0455tuck w\u0456th h\u0456m or w\u0456ll have to u\u0455e draft \u0440\u0456ck\u0455 \u0455\u0456m\u0440ly to move on from the Knecht ex\u0440er\u0456ence.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For what \u0456t\u2019\u0455 worth, Laker\u0455 head coach JJ Red\u0456ck feel\u0455 Knecht \u0456\u0455 \u0456n a great \u0440lace r\u0456ght now.<\/p>\n

Dur\u0456ng med\u0456a day, he ment\u0456oned that Knecht had worked too hard dur\u0456ng the off\u0455ea\u0455on, wh\u0456ch cau\u0455ed h\u0456\u0455 \u0440lay to \u0455truggle dur\u0456ng \u0455ummer League.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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