<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/why-literally-everybody-with-lakers-was-ecstatic-over-dalton-knechts-draft-plunge');   ga('set', 'title', 'Why ‘literally everybody’ with Lakers was ‘ecstatic’ over Dalton Knecht’s draft plunge');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-news-Why-literally-everybody-was-ecstatic-over-Dalton-Knechts-draft-plunge.jpg"></figure><h1>Why ‘literally everybody’ with Lakers was ‘ecstatic’ over Dalton Knecht’s draft plunge</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T13:00:26-08:00">December 2nd, 1:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T13:00:26-08:00">December 2nd, 1:00pm</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers seemingly have hit it out of the park with their first-round selection of Dalton Knecht out of the Tennessee basketball program. When the pick was turned in, a lot of fans and media members believed it was a great selection, and it turns out that the Lakers <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42720966/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-three-year-search-laser-dalton-knecht" rel="noopener">felt that internally</a> as well.</p><p>“Literally everybody was ecstatic,” a Lakers team source told Dave McMenamin of ESPN. “Usually there’s a couple pissed-off people after draft night because sometimes it’s a tough decision made. … And it was like everybody was just happy. Nobody was pissed off. Nobody was even close to being like, ‘Well what about this?’ It was like zero discussion, zero argument. Everybody was just happy. High-fives, celebrating. … Let’s go.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-maintains-championship-mindset-with-lebron-james">Lakers vice president</a> of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka did not believe that Knecht would drop that far leading up to the draft, but age and some interviews led to some teams staying away. Pelinka noted that Knecht is the type of player <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-calls-out-disrespectful-grizzlies">the Lakers have wanted</a> for a long time.</p><p>“We, as a front office, have sort of chased in theory the exact player he is, a movement shooter,” Pelinka said, via McMenamin. “… And then not only is he a movement shooter, but a movement shooter with athleticism, which is a really unique combination.”</p><p>“We, as a front office, have sort of chased in theory the exact player he is, a movement shooter,” Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka told ESPN.</p><p>20 games into Knecht’s career, he has lived up to that billing. He is averaging 11.9 points while playing 24.1 minutes per game, but while shooting 42.9% from behind the arc this season, according to ESPN. When looking into why the Lakers have gotten off to a solid 12-8 start this season, Knecht is one of the new additions to take note of.</p><h2><b>Lakers looking to continue strong start on road trip</b></h2><p>The Lakers got a 105-104 win on the road against the Utah Jazz on Sunday, and are playing a back-to-back against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday. That might be a tough game to win, but if Los Angeles could come away with two more wins on this road trip, it would continue the positive momentum they have had overall this season. After the Timberwolves matchup, the Lakers will play the Miami Heat and Atlanta Hawks before returning home to play the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Why ‘literally everybody’ with Lakers was ‘ecstatic’ over Dalton Knecht’s draft plunge

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-calls-out-disrespectful-grizzlies');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht calls out ‘disrespectful’ Grizzlies');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-rookie-Dalton-Knecht-calls-out-disrespectful-Grizzlies.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht calls out ‘disrespectful’ Grizzlies</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T12:29:10-08:00">December 2nd, 12:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T15:21:55-08:00">December 2nd, 3:21pm</time><address><a>Quinn Allen</a>Quinn Allen is a Senior Associate Editor with ClutchPoints. He specializes mainly in soccer, basketball, and baseball. When Quinn isn't producing content for CP,  he's writing sports betting predictions for numerous sites across North America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-2024-nba-draft-grade-for-dalton-knecht">The Los Angeles Lakers drafted Dalton Knecht 17th overall</a> this past summer in the 2024 NBA draft, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-perfect-take-amid-hot-start">he’s proven to be a perfect addition</a>. The former Tennessee standout is averaging 11.8 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.2 assists while shooting 42.9% from three-point land.</p><p>On November 6, Knecht received his very first start in the Association and coincidentally enough, it came down the road from his alma mater. The Lakers were facing the Memphis Grizzlies, who have become one of their rivals in recent seasons.</p><p>Late in the fourth quarter, Knecht took a vicious elbow from Jake LaRavia and had to exit the contest. LA was blown out 131-114. Seven days later, the Grizzlies visited Crypto.com Arena and Knecht <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42720966/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-three-year-search-laser-dalton-knecht" rel="noopener">had a savage message</a> for his team.</p><p>Via ESPN:</p><p>“Go for the throat,” Knecht told ESPN. “They tried to embarrass us on their home court.”</p><p>Knecht ultimately balled out, scoring 19 points in the 128-123 victory. According to the rookie, Ja Morant also said “he’s the new king in the league,” even though LeBron James is still playing. After the win, Knecht made it clear that he has no love for Memphis, who are one of the most disliked teams in the NBA:</p><p>“They were real disrespectful,” Knecht said. “We had that game ready on our minds.”</p><p>It will be a while until the Lakers face the Grizzlies again. Their next meeting is on March 29 in Memphis. You better believe Knecht is going to have revenge on his mind again as well.</p><p>The former Tennessee Volunteer has started six of the last eight contests for Los Angeles and has already been called one of the best shooters in the Association by head coach JJ Redick. His nearly 43% clip from long range is ridiculously impressive for a first-year player.</p><p>The Lakers are back in action on Monday night against the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht calls out ‘disrespectful’ Grizzlies

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-holding-grudges-nba-draft-snubs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Dalton Knecht holding grudges after NBA Draft snubs');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Lakers-news-Dalton-Knecht-holding-grudges-after-NBA-Draft-snubs.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Dalton Knecht holding grudges after NBA Draft snubs</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-02T11:52:52-08:00">December 2nd, 11:52am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-02T11:52:52-08:00">December 2nd, 11:52am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In what has turned out to be an underwhelming draft class to this point in the 2024-25 NBA season, Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht has stood out as the 17th overall pick. Due to being 23 years old, many teams ended up passing on Knecht in June’s draft. Well, that was a dumb decision looking back on it, as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-4-word-reaction-scoring-last-20-points-suns">Knecht has been one of the rookie standouts</a> through the first five weeks of the new season. At this point, it is not hard to say that he has <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knechts-nba-rookie-year-odds-surge-37-point-game">legitimate Rookie of the Year aspirations</a> with how well he’s performed.</p><p>Early on, Knecht was nothing more than a three-point shooter that Los Angeles and JJ Redick threw into the game for some quick minutes to try and get a quick basket from the perimeter. Now, Knecht is starting alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis, proving that he is a dynamic perimeter player who can help the Lakers win this season.</p><p>Knecht and his stats speak for themselves, as he has recorded at least 14 points in seven of his last 10 games, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-nba-record-nuclear-half-jazz">including a 37-point explosion with nine made triples</a> on Nov. 19 in a 124-118 NBA Cup victory over the Utah Jazz. In addition to the rookie becoming more confident and understanding his role in Los Angeles, Knecht’s teammates are <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42720966/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-three-year-search-laser-dalton-knecht" rel="noopener">beginning to take notice</a> that he is playing with an edge.</p><p>“I’m watching and it’s like a second or two delay on the TV,” Lakers center Jaxson Hayes told ESPN. “So, you see him get ready to shoot a shot, then you hear everyone go crazy [in the arena], and then you see it go in. So it was like, ‘Man, he made another one!’ You could tell [from the training room] it was just insane in there.”</p><p>What gave Knecht extra motivation in this game was the fact that he was going up against fellow rookie forward Cody Williams, who the Jazz drafted 10th overall, a spot many imagined the Lakers rookie would be selected in. While he holds nothing personal against Williams, Knecht made it his mission to prove that he was the better player in this matchup. In fact, he’s memorized the names of all 16 players selected before the Lakers took him in the 2024 NBA Draft.</p><p>“Every team, everything,” Knecht stated.</p><h2><b>Dalton Knecht hungry to prove doubters wrong</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dalton-Knecht-dribbles-the-ball.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>What makes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knechts-subtle-warning-rest-of-nba">Knecht such a special player for the Lakers is that he understands his value</a>. Knecht isn’t trying to overthrow LeBron James or be the offensive star on the court over Anthony Davis. These are unreal scenarios, so the rookie has looked to fit in and help the team win in any way possible. Given his three-point shooting abilities, which Los Angeles desperately lacked, Knecht has become arguably the most important secondary player for Redick.</p><p>Funny enough, the Lakers head coach is almost looking in a mirror when watching Knecht on the floor since the first-year wing mimicked part of his game after Redick during his time at Tennessee.</p><p>In 20 total games, eight of which he has started, Knecht has made 48 total threes while shooting 42.9 percent from the perimeter. He ranks second on the team in made threes, trailing only Austin Reaves, and is second in three-point shooting percentage, behind only Rui Hachimura in the team’s nightly rotation.</p><p>Every team needs players that can instill life and energy into their team at any point in the game. This is the type of player Knecht is, and the fact that he has extra motivation after being passed up in the 2024 NBA Draft adds to his demeanor on the court. After all, there is nothing more dangerous than a young shooter who is always looking to prove his opponents wrong for the mistake they made by passing on him in the draft.</p><p>“Teams passed up on me and the Lakers thought they got the steal of the draft,” Knecht said. “And they did.”</p><p>Knecht currently ranks fourth in total points and third in points per game among all rookies in the NBA. His 48 made triples this season are the most of any first-year player.</p><p>Say what you want about the Lakers, but Knecht is proving to be the steal of this year’s draft class.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Dalton Knecht holding grudges after NBA Draft snubs

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-latest-injury-report-thunder-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'Dalton Knecht appears on latest injury report ahead of Thunder clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/IMG_1043.jpeg"></figure><h1>Dalton Knecht appears on latest injury report ahead of Thunder clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-28T18:39:23-08:00">November 28th, 6:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-28T18:39:23-08:00">November 28th, 6:39pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers snapped a three-game losing streak with a 119-101 win against the San Antonio Spurs. They return home after a brief, tw0-game mini road trip with an NBA Cup matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Ahead of that matchup, the Lakers <a href="https://x.com/Dave_Yapkowitz/status/1862307804448792784" rel="noopener">released their injury report</a> which included <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-perfect-take-amid-hot-start">rookie sensation Dalton Knecht</a>.</p><p>Dalton Knecht is listed as probable on the Lakers’ injury report for their big game against the Thunder. Knecht had also appeared on the team’s injury report as questionable prior to their game against the Spurs. He was later upgraded to available.</p><p>Knecht is officially listed as dealing with a right quad contusion. He likely isn’t in any danger of missing the Thunder game.</p><p>Also appearing on the injury report alongside Knecht is big man Anthony Davis. Davis is also listed as probable and like Knecht, he too shouldn’t be in danger of missing Friday’s cup game. Davis has been dealing with plantar fasciitis going back to the offseason.</p><p>The Lakers’ frontcourt continues to be decimated by injuries though with Jaxson Hayes listed as doubtful for the Thunder clash. Hayes had recently returned to the lineup after missing six games due to an ankle injury. He re-aggravated that ankle injury against the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday and was forced to leave the game early. He was sidelined for the Spurs game and will likely miss a second consecutive game.</p><p>Hayes’ absence puts more strain on the team’s frontcourt rotation which has been without Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood all season.</p><h2><b>Lakers’ rookie Dalton Knecht in ROY conversation</b></h2><p>The No. 17 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, Knecht has emerged as one of this draft classes top rookies. Knecht was placed in the starting lineup recently while Rui Hachimura was out due to injury, and he responded with a few career performances.</p><p>Once Hachimura returned from injury, he moved back into the starting lineup and Knecht went back to the bench. But Lakers head coach JJ Redick went back to former SEC Player of the Year against the Spurs, opting to bring Cam Reddish off the bench.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-return-starting-lineup">Knecht responded with another big game</a> finishing with a team-high 20 points to go along with eight rebounds, one assist and two steals. He shot 8-of-15 from the field and 4-of-10 from the three-point line. He’s made a strong case to remain in the starting lineup from here on out.</p><p>The former Tennessee star has been averaging 11.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists with splits of 50.7 percent shooting from the field, 43.6 percent shooting from the three-point line and 88.9 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>He is third amongst rookies in points per game behind only Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain and Memphis Grizzlies guard Jaylen Wells.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Dalton Knecht appears on latest injury report ahead of Thunder clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-dalton-knecht-return-starting-lineup');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Dalton Knecht reacts to triumphant return to starting lineup');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Dalton-Knecht-reacts-to-triumphant-return-to-starting-lineup.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Dalton Knecht reacts to triumphant return to starting lineup</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-28T09:32:51-08:00">November 28th, 9:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-28T09:39:30-08:00">November 28th, 9:39am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-harrison-barnes-shares-striking-admission-streak-busting-loss-lakers">Los Angeles Lakers earned a 119-101 victory over the San Antonio Spurs</a> on Wednesday. Rookie Dalton Knecht scored 20 points and added eight rebounds to go along with two steals and an assist in the win. Following the game, Knecht <a href="https://x.com/SpectrumSN/status/1861992844883271938" rel="noopener">addressed his return</a> to the starting lineup, via Spectrum SportsNet.</p><p>“Pretty much he (Lakers head coach JJ Redick) told me I’m going to start,” Knecht said. “‘Just be you. Go out there, be aggressive, shoot the ball.’ And you know, whether he said that or not I was going to go do that.”</p><p>Knecht was aggressive, taking 15 shots from the field in the game. He ended up going 8-15 from the field and 4-10 from beyond the arc. Knecht was efficient as he remained aggressive, something that is unquestionably a recipe for success for the Lakers.</p><p>He also discussed his versatility as a scorer.</p><p>“I’m not just a straight shooter,” Knecht said. “I’m a three-level scorer, I think. I showed that in college. So just keep going out there shooting mid-range, shooting floaters, getting to the rim, dunking, laying it up. Not only just that, but playing the pick-and-roll and hitting my bigs for an easy layup.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dalton-knechts-subtle-warning-rest-of-nba" rel="noopener">Knecht has displayed plenty of confidence</a>. The Lakers rookie is averaging 11.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 0.5 steals per game so far. He is also shooting 50.7 percent from the field and 43.6 percent on his three-point attempts. Knecht’s scoring has played a pivotal role in LA’s 11-7 start to the 2024-25 campaign.</p><p>Knecht could receive NBA Rookie of the Year consideration if he continues to play at a respectable level. It will be interesting to see how he fares given the long NBA season.</p><p>The Lakers will look to add another victory on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The game will be especially important as it is an NBA Cup clash.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.8	3.4	1.1	-	0.4

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
9.8	3.4	1.1	-	0.4

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