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.

Former Tennessee basketball player Dalton Knecht started and played 31 minutes for the Lakers. Knecht totaled 20 points, eight rebounds, two steals and one assist. He converted 8-of-15 field goal attempts and 4-of-10 three-point attempts. The former Vol was selected in the first-round of the 2024 NBA draft (No. 17 overall) by Los Angeles.

Lakers’s rookie wing Dalton Knecht spoke about his versatile offensive game when teams try to take away his three-point shot.

Dalton Knecht’s NBA dreams should have been over when he didn’t land a scholarship to his dream school, Colorado, coming out of high school in suburban Denver. He was forced to play JUCO ball the next two years,

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

Dalton Knecht made history with a monster second half on Tuesday night in the Lakers' win over the Jazz in NBA Cup play.