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Lakers May Have Struck Gold with Knecht Four · The Stop and Pop

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  SPEAKER_00: The Los Angeles Lakers’ offseason seemed more centered around Bronny James being
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  SPEAKER_00: drafted to play with his father.
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  SPEAKER_00: But, Dalton Knecht might be the steal of the draft.
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  SPEAKER_00: In tonight’s preseason game against the Phoenix Suns,
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  SPEAKER_00: Knecht scored 35 points,
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  SPEAKER_00: connecting on eight 3-pointers.
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  SPEAKER_00: He scored 20 of the last 22 points for the Lakers,
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  SPEAKER_00: including this three point bomb over Bol Bol to send the game into overtime:
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  SPEAKER_00: After an impressive senior year with Tennessee,
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  SPEAKER_00: the 6-6 guard fell into Los Angeles’ laps with the 17th pick.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here’s a look at what he did:
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  SPEAKER_00: NCAA All-Region Consensus All American 2023-24 SEC POY 2022-23 All-Big Sky 2023-24
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  SPEAKER_00: AII-SEC Knecht is in the perfect situation.
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  SPEAKER_00: He is a shooter.
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  SPEAKER_00: His coach, JJ Redick is a great shooter and a well-decorated collegiete player.
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  SPEAKER_00: Those are two things that Knecht has in common with Redick.
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  SPEAKER_00: Redick was already drawing up plays for Knecht when they drafted him because they
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  SPEAKER_00: have such similar styles.
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  SPEAKER_00: Redick talked a lot about the Lakers needing a “movement shooter”,
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  SPEAKER_00: which Redick made a 15-year NBA career off of.
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  SPEAKER_00: Rob Pelinka and Redick both believe Knecht fits that category.
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  SPEAKER_00: But tonight, Knecht showed that he’s much more than just a shooter.
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  SPEAKER_00: He was scoring off pindowns, isolations, pull-ups, driving to the basket.
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  SPEAKER_00: He showed his full offensive arsenal.
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  SPEAKER_00: Knecht can fit right into the Lakers and make an impact already.
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  SPEAKER_00: With all the open looks he will get from playing with a passer like LeBron,
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  SPEAKER_00: he can have a really impressive rookie year.
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  SPEAKER_00: Pelinka said the organization wasn’t sure if they will be able to keep the 17th
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  SPEAKER_00: pick because it was owned by the New Orleans Pelicans due to the Anthony Davis trade.
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  SPEAKER_00: But the Pels agreed to defer their rights to the pick until 2025,
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  SPEAKER_00: giving the Lakers the opportunity to draft Knecht Four.
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  SPEAKER_00: The City of Angels should be excited about this young player.