With LeBron and AD struggling early, rookie Dalton Knecht's 20-point performance leads balanced attack as seven Lakers score in double figures during 119-101 victory over Wembanyama's Spurs.

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.

Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick recognizes that sharpshooter Dalton Knecht may be better served as a starter.

Instead, according to LeBron, the other 16 teams that did not pick him in the 2024 NBA Draft “ [expletive] it up” and he then wondered if any of the talent evaluators and decision makers watched him play.

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

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.