The Los Angeles Lakers could have gotten the steal of the draft.
Even when that wasn’t the case, they undoubtedly bought essentially the most NBA-ready participant on this class.
At the least, that’s how former NBA participant Timothy Legler feels.
Speaking on ESPN’s Get Up, he claimed that Dalton Knecht was an ideal match for them.
.@LegsESPN thinks that Dalton Knecht is an ideal match for the Lakers 😤
“Nobody is more NBA ready in this draft than Dalton Knecht.” pic.twitter.com/PhTSncHa4K
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) June 27, 2024
He said that the Philadelphia 76ers — who had been on the clock proper earlier than them — may come to remorse passing on Knecht sooner or later down the road, as he’s a plug-and-play sort of man.
Legler said that the Lakers can’t afford to attend for years to develop a 19-year-old as a result of they’re nonetheless making an attempt to win a championship with LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the helm.
Additionally, the truth that he will get to play for JJ Redick solely makes his scenario even higher.
Knecht will get to play for a man who is aware of easy methods to come off screens and play off the ball higher than most individuals within the league, and he may have an identical function within the offense.
He’ll study from a fellow sharpshooter and shot-maker who made a dwelling out of discovering area and shifting across the courtroom to get wide-open photographs.
And with LeBron’s passing and Davis drawing loads of consideration inside, he ought to get loads of good appears to be like on the rim.
Knecht goes to have the ability to contribute proper out of the gate, which is greater than most of what all different prospects taken within the first spherical of the draft can say.
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