Knecht 4Never: The Dalton Knecht thread

[Bassman]

Happy to have Knecht as a Hornet. Our best rookie will get better with experience. Already a deadly shooter, and we needed that.

[JustBuzzin]

Knecht 4

[Snidely FC]

I’m looking forward to seeing Knecht tickle the twine

Knecht has shown flashes of the kind of scorer he can be with the Lakers, averaging 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 3-pointers per 36 minutes in the first 48 games of his career. He backed that up by averaging 14.3 PPG in 30.2 MPG in 12 starts. However, all of those numbers are attenuated by him trying to fit in on a veteran Lakers squad let by two future Hall of Famers that had playoff aspirations.

In Charlotte, Knecht goes to a rebuilding squad deep in the lottery that will want to funnel him the ball to see what they have in him. He'll be slotted into the starting-scoring wing role left empty by the season-ending injuries of Brandon Miller and Tre Mann. LaMelo Ball continues to deal with injuries that keep him in and out of the lineup and, with Williams headed to the Lakers, the Hornets are down another impact scorer as well. In short, Knecht should get all the shots he can handle. He has the achievable upside to average more than 20 PPG for the rest of the season.

[Liver_Pooty]

I’m looking forward to seeing Knecht tickle the twine

Knecht has shown flashes of the kind of scorer he can be with the Lakers, averaging 16.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.8 3-pointers per 36 minutes in the first 48 games of his career. He backed that up by averaging 14.3 PPG in 30.2 MPG in 12 starts. However, all of those numbers are attenuated by him trying to fit in on a veteran Lakers squad let by two future Hall of Famers that had playoff aspirations.

In Charlotte, Knecht goes to a rebuilding squad deep in the lottery that will want to funnel him the ball to see what they have in him. He'll be slotted into the starting-scoring wing role left empty by the season-ending injuries of Brandon Miller and Tre Mann. LaMelo Ball continues to deal with injuries that keep him in and out of the lineup and, with Williams headed to the Lakers, the Hornets are down another impact scorer as well. In short, Knecht should get all the shots he can handle. He has the achievable upside to average more than 20 PPG for the rest of the season.

I’m slowly. Very. Very. Slowly warming up to the trade because I assume I’ll be alive by the time the picks and swaps come. But it’s going to be a lot harder to get open without LeBron and AD around. If he averages 20 a game the rest of the season I’d be elated.

[fatlever]

Well probably never end up making half of these picks. Peterson now has the ammunition and the currency to make a move for a big time player if and when one becomes available and the time is right. I'd be shocked if we ever end up making that Lakers pick.

[MasterIchiro]

I think next year the bench scoring could be pretty good between Mann, NSJ, Knecht. Figure the lottery prospect will contribute scoring from the bench at first as well, unless we get Flagg or Harper.

We don't really need anything from Okogie, Salaün/Grant off an ACL tear nor from Moussa at C2.

LaMelo & Miller with Miles as 3rd option can generate plenty of offense with the starters to cover for Green/Okogie and Nurkic.

I think with Knecht, the bench will feature 3 scoring options to complement 3 good options with the starters.

6 of 10 rotation players should be able to score the ball. And Okogie, Grant, and the lottery pick should be able to hold their own without looking like we're playing 4-on-5 or 3-on-5.

The defense is another story but no reason to oppose trading a poor defender.

Plus, JP has the currency to further upgrade the rotation a little this summer, then again at the trade deadline. We can bulk up in a hurry.

[Walt Cronkite]

How is Knecht as a player/prospect different from someone like Adam Morrison?

[LurkCobain]

How is Knecht as a player/prospect different from someone like Adam Morrison?

Seriously?! What a lazy comp.

[Walt Cronkite]

How is Knecht as a player/prospect different from someone like Adam Morrison?

Seriously?! What a lazy comp.

Is it? I'm legitimately curious.

For some, Ammo was an exciting prospect and the darling of the early Bobcats. It was a different time, but his thread would be more than 2 pages by now if he was acquired. I was against the pick at the time, but do think Ammo would've been more appealing in the current NBA playstyle. From memory I think they are similar physically, both considered matadors defensively that will make you pay on the other end. What makes the comparison so bad or what is a better one?

[KembaWalker]

as far as I know he isn't diabetic so thats a big plus

[Walt Cronkite]

as far as I know he isn't diabetic so thats a big plus

That was definitely a red flag, but seemed to be managed well and I don't think it was the culprit for his struggles. Also, if there was excitement for Ammo despite that question, there should be even more excitement for Knecht, except I guess they aren't comparable and I'm lazy for having compared them on stathead and then asking a question...

[JMAC3]

Hang on, hang on, you guys spent the whole thread talking about how Dalton was like 30 years old, and now I find out that Knecht and Williams are the same age?

Knecht is still incredibly old for a rookie. He is 4.5 years older than Tidjane.
Knecht is still 0.5 yrs older than Lamelo- who is in yr 5 of his career.

In the grand scheme of it he is a younger NBA player, but I think most wanted to avoid that with the 6th overall pick. Hence why he fell all the way to 17th

[Chapelchilla]

Morrison did not manage his diabetes after the first year it was shown he could not play 82 games with it. Knecht also has more hops and dribbling to offer. I do see what they have in common though....

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[LakersSoul]

How is Knecht as a player/prospect different from someone like Adam Morrison?

Klay is a good comp but more athletic.

3 level scorer and can attack the rim.

Defense and focus on defense is the big question.

[JustBuzzin]

While everyone is focused on losing Mark, it's not not like we got a bum in return. Knecht has legit scoring ability. He's scored 37 points already this season. His defense is obviously trash.

I like this move because we basically got our Mann replacement for cheap. I doubt Mann returns with this addition. Knecht will most likely be our 6th man moving forward.

[fatlever]

I'm curious to see if he's a dumb defender or just a bad defender due to athleticism. There's a difference. God help us if he's both.

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[EmpireFalls]

I'm curious to see if he's a dumb defender or just a bad defender due to athleticism. There's a difference. God help us if he's both.

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It’s almost entirely the former.

[JMAC3]

Knecht isn't a terrible athlete or terrible frame.
He has 32 dunks in 48 games.
He is 6-5.25 without shoes with 6-9 wingspan.
fastest shuttle run
2nd fastest lane agility
39 inch vertical

So yeah seems to be more like he doesn't understand or doesn't care on that end.