Rookie Dalton Knecht shows why the Lakers think they got a steal in the draft

Dalton Knecht, who fell in the draft to the Lakers at No. 17, made eight three-pointers while scoring 35 points in preseason defeat of the Suns.

Dalton Knecht, the Lakers’ rookie guard, clutched the game ball inside his locker after he dominated the final minutes of the Lakers’ overtime win Thursday in Phoenix, a proud moment for someone who isn’t a stranger to dominating a game. “This felt just like Auburn,” he said with a smile, remembering the game last season where he scored 39 points in a win over Tennessee’s SEC rival. The differences, though, weren’t actually that subtle.

“The way that he shoots the ball and the way that he listens, like you say, 'Dalton do this,' he's going to do it. Like no ifs, ands, buts, Austin Reaves said. 'No, 'I thought it was this, I thought it was that.' Like you say, 'be low man , go vertical.' That's what he's going to do. So having that trait as well is good and being able to, like I said, shoot the ball the way that he does, it's going to be hard for him not to be on the floor at times.

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