Recent reports surfaced on the internet indicating that the Los Angeles Lakers should include Dalton Knecht in their starting lineup.

Playing short-handed following a third consecutive loss the night before, the Lakers lean into offense with Knecht replacing Cam Reddish on Wednesday night in San Antonio.

While the Lakers lucked out by getting to draft Dalton Knecht, Knecht has also lucked out by getting to play for them.

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to have benefitted from other team's biases towards older NBA Draft prospects. The Lakers were able to snag Dalton Knecht

LeBron James called out the 16 teams that passed on Dalton Knecht in the 2024 NBA Draft after the Los Angeles Lakers guard scored 37 points against the Utah Jazz, fueled by a rookie record-tying nine 3-pointers.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht is yet another example of the most commonly flawed NBA Draft approach is costing team talent.

In his last five games, the rookie from Prairie View High School is averaging 22.8 points and shooting over 63 percent from three-point range.

Dalton Knecht could only shrug when he buried his fourth consecutive 3-pointer and sent the Los Angeles Lakers’ entire arena into a frenzy.

The Los Angeles Lakers have had a rough last couple of home games, first dropping a heartbreaker to the Orlando Magic courtesy of a Franz Wagner game winner and then getting blown out by the Denver Nuggets on Saturday evening despite having the rest advantage.