Dalton Knecht Rumors

Fred Katz: Mike Brown said he wants to make sure Dalton Knecht plays rather than sits, so he will spend time with Westchester.

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Michael Scotto: The New York Knicks plan to waive two-way forward Kevin McCullar Jr, league sources told @hoopshype. McCullar spent two seasons with the Knicks and got his championship ring on opening night.

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Jon Krawzynski: The Wolves were exploring Dalton Knecht on a 2-way as well. They liked him in the drafts, but Knecht heads to New York

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Shams Charania: Former Lakers forward Dalton Knecht has agreed to sign with the New York Knicks on a two-way NBA contract, his agents at Excel Sports Management tell ESPN.

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Ian Begley: Knicks are among the teams with interest in former Laker Dalton Knecht, per league sources familiar with Knecth’s market. Knecht was waived prior to regular season. He’s eligible to sign a two-way deal. @TheSteinLine said earlier MIN had interest in Knecht

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Jake Fischer: Sean Pedulla is also in the mix for Sacramento’s open two-way spot, along with Dalton Knecht, as we reported on today’s @BleacherReport stream. Sounds like Micah Peavy, Knecht and Pedulla are under consideration for several overlapping teams, including Toronto for all three.

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Marc Stein: Dwight Powell, Dalton Knecht, Kevin Porter Jr., Koby Brea and Dallas-bound Walter Clayton Jr. have all cleared waivers, @TheSteinLine has learned.

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Marc Stein: The Bucks, Grizzlies and Lakers all pursued trades in recent days in hopes of resolving their roster crunches but couldn't find palatable matches ... leading to Kevin Porter Jr., Walter Clayton Jr. and Dalton Knecht all being waived to beat the 5 PM ET roster cutdown deadline.

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Shams Charania: The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving 2024 No. 17 pick Dalton Knecht, sources tell ESPN.

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Michael Scotto: The Los Angeles Lakers are waiving Dalton Knecht, league sources told @hoopshype. Knecht, the 17th overall pick of the 2024 NBA Draft, averaged 7.1 points on 46% shooting from the field and 37% shooting from 3-point range in two seasons with the Lakers.

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Law Murray: JJ Redick says that Collin Sexton returned to a full practice Cameron Carr and Adou Thiero held out Dalton Knecht and Bronny James “under the weather”

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Dalton Knecht left the arena Friday night after taking a single shot in the Lakers’ 121-106 loss to the Nuggets. He finished the preseason just 3-of-12 from the field and 1-of-7 from three. And with the Lakers needing to cut their roster down from 16 guaranteed contracts to 15, his time with the team could certainly be nearing it’s end. “They haven’t talked to me nothing about that,” Knecht told The Athletic on Friday when asked about the Lakers’ upcoming roster decisions.

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Knecht, like Redick, said he thinks he’s a better basketball player today than when he was on that heater to start his pro career. “I think I got better all-around. I think the game’s kinda slowed down a little bit, easier for me to see different reads, going out there and making adjustments on the fly, what JJ tells us,” Knecht said. “I don’t think anything has changed as a player. I still go out there, I still think I am the best player and best shooter when I step out on the court. “So nothing has really changed about that type of stuff.”

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League sources say that the Lakers and Bucks have held exploratory trade discussions on a framework that would ship former first-round selection Dalton Knecht to Milwaukee (along with second-round draft capital) in exchange for big man Jericho Sims. Yet it must be said that I've also heard some pessimism from sources briefed on those talks that such a trade will actually go through. The Lakers might be forced, if no deal materializes between now and Monday's deadline, to simply waive Knecht to get down to 15.

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