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Lakers G Dalton Knecht<\/p>\n

One of the big questions circulating around the NBA back in late June, when the league was conducting its draft, was one no one expected to be asking: What\u2019s up with\u00a0Dalton Knecht? He was expected to go as high as No. 6 and was certain to be a Top 10 pick. There appeared to be no chance he would be on the board for the\u00a0Lakers\u00a0at pick No. 17.<\/p>\n

Knecht had led the SEC with\u00a021.7 points per game\u00a0as a senior, and shot 39.7% from the 3-point line. He had been a transfer from Northern Colorado for his last year of eligibility and took advantage of it, earning All-America honors and raising his draft stock as one of the two top shooters in college basketball (with\u00a0Reed Sheppard).<\/p>\n

Concerns about Knecht\u2019s age (he is now 23) and lack of defensive acumen ultimately scared off some teams, despite the fact that Knecht clearly has plenty of good years ahead and the fact that his age can be an advantage\u2013he is more ready to play and many of his draft classmates.<\/p>\n

Dalton Knecht Draft Slip \u2018One of the Stupidest Things I\u2019ve Ever Seen\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hall of Fame forward Charles Barkley was none too pleased with the other 31 GMs across the NBA for letting Knecht land in L.A.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the \u201cNBA on TNT\u201d on Tuesday night,\u00a0Barkley said, \u201cListen, these NBA general managers don\u2019t have any idea what they\u2019re doing. Letting the Lakers get Dalton Knecht was one of the stupidest things I\u2019ve ever seen \u2013that\u2019s a bad boy right there. Dalton Knecht: remember that name, y\u2019all.\u201d<\/p>\n

Knecht himself was surprised by his draft-night fall. But instead of starting his career in, say Charlotte or Detroit, he will be starting alongside\u00a0LeBron James\u00a0in Los Angeles. And he could have a role from the get-go\u2013the Lakers badly need shooting, and that\u2019s Knecht\u2019s calling card.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019s a blessing in disguise,\u201d Knecht said at Lakers media day. \u201cI get to learn from one of the greatest basketball players to ever play in [LeBron James] and also have [Anthony Davis]\u00a0down there. It\u2019s been good. I think it\u2019s really a blessing I get to be a part of this and watch greatness.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n
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