Dalton Knecht's Draft Slide Believed To Be Due Age, Performance In Interviews

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Dalton Knecht's Draft Slide Believed To Be Due Age, Performance In Interviews 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Mon Dec 2, 2024 6:00 pm

The Los Angeles Lakers expected Dalton Knecht to be off the board well before their No. 17 selection in last June's draft. Teams were reportedly put off by his age at 23 and by his interviews.


During the draft, Rob Pelinka called Jeff Schwartz and spoke to Knecht's team with Excel to make sure there wasn't an underlying issue the Lakers were unaware of to account for his fall.


"It was like, 'You're giving me your word?'" Pelinka told ESPN. "I had to do a trust call of, 'There's no red flags, right? You're giving us your word.' And that's when it started to unfold."


"He's focused on basketball," assistant coach Gregg Polinsky said. "If you think he is going to woo you with his worldly nature or talk about how he speaks three languages, think again. He doesn't care about that. DK, he's a baller, simply stated."


Tennessee assistant coach Rod Clark thinks Knecht's honesty might have hurt him.


"I guess some team asked him if he liked to read, and he told them no," Clark told ESPN. "And I'm like, what does that have to do with playing basketball? All he's doing is just being himself and telling the truth, like, 'No, I don't like to read.' Which, I'm pretty sure there's a lot of people that don't like to read.


"But that's him. Some people have met him and they're like, 'Yeah, he doesn't talk much, right?' And then people that know him are like, 'Man, that dude's funny as hell.' He's one of those guys that if he doesn't know you, he has a real guard up and his antennas are up and he's trying to feel you out to see what you're about."

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Re: Dalton Knecht's Draft Slide Believed To Be Due Age, Performance In Interviews 

Post#2 » by TimeisIllmatic » Mon Dec 2, 2024 9:25 pm

The age is one thing in which I understand but the other stuff isn't adding up and seems personal. Either way, Lakers fans aren't complaining.
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Post#3 » by beefman » Mon Dec 2, 2024 9:29 pm

he's overrated. he was drafted in the right range
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Re: Dalton Knecht's Draft Slide Believed To Be Due Age, Performance In Interviews 

Post#4 » by beefymajesto » Mon Dec 2, 2024 11:39 pm

I just don't think management teams listen to the media hype and they had a different opinion of his worth. It's probably that simple, not that he's a Mormon and they didn't want a full harem of wives at the game or whatever dirt they're insinuating.
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Post#5 » by WiggOuts » Tue Dec 3, 2024 12:51 am

They're trying to build this guys up for a trade so hard lol
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Re: Dalton Knecht's Draft Slide Believed To Be Due Age, Performance In Interviews 

Post#6 » by Ayuandmi » Tue Dec 3, 2024 12:56 am

WiggOuts wrote:They're trying to build this guys up for a trade so hard lol


Highly doubt they will trade him. He’s currently playing as top 3 pick in this year’s draft behind mccain. Time will tell if he can stay consistent.
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Post#7 » by Revived » Tue Dec 3, 2024 5:07 am

He’s basically white Cam Johnson (Nets). That’s it.
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Re: Dalton Knecht's Draft Slide Believed To Be Due Age, Performance In Interviews 

Post#8 » by SloNick Russia » Tue Dec 3, 2024 9:54 am

Well, he can't read, so what? :lol:
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Post#9 » by puja21 » Tue Dec 3, 2024 6:02 pm

Ayuandmi wrote:
WiggOuts wrote:They're trying to build this guys up for a trade so hard lol


Highly doubt they will trade him. He’s currently playing as top 3 pick in this year’s draft behind mccain. Time will tell if he can stay consistent.


Jaylen Wells playing every bit as well as Knecht
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Re: Dalton Knecht's Draft Slide Believed To Be Due Age, Performance In Interviews 

Post#10 » by puja21 » Tue Dec 3, 2024 6:04 pm

SloNick Russia wrote:Well, he can't read, so what? :lol:


it's just interesting the comment about "not speaking 3 languages" and being slow to talk to people is a detriment

Meanwhile Jaylen Brown spoke "too many languages," was too smart, too outspoken, and wasn't going to be focused on basketball.

Just goes to show they can nitpick you for anything

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