I watched 3 quarters of the game.Then I quit watching thinking that JJ was throwing in the towel because it was a pre season game. He was like 3 for 9 and looked meh at that point. Then he does this. 20 straight points, even in pre season is no joke. He's going to be fun to watch.
Saw him play live last year when Tennessee played the Tarheels, he destroyed them and gave them nearly 40. I knew he would be one of the best draft picks.
@@pg13pacernation30 You all need to pump the brakes on the greatness stuff. It's one preseason game. If you think he's going to do this every game when the season starts you're being delusional.
Man it’s so weird that people pass on guys just coz they’re not 19-20 years old. We’ve seen numerous times lately a rookie who is ‘old’ come in and make a massive impact.
Thing is too, who cares they are 22 and 23. They’re obviously late bloomers and improving rapidly. We’ve seen this with guys like Butler, Lowry, Kemba, Siakim. I’m not saying either Knecht or Edey is the next face of the sport haha, but I can see them turning into all stars for sure. You can see the trajectory already. It’s different if a guy is 23, but has plateaued last few seasons…not the case at all with either.
I love the assessments. Especially in the part when they say _young 23 and not as much wear and tear due to not being in the AAU circuit and starting off as an older teen._
Bro I’ve been preaching this for 3 years, it’s all their missing. How many times do they have to get bullied by Jokic to realize they need a real center😂it drives me crazy!
As long as he’s able to make a few shots a game and add that movement shooter dynamic off the bench. It’s a win. The defense and if he becomes a legit consistent scorer is a plus. He’s not like the typical excellent college shooters that struggle in the NBA. He was a three level scorer who’s got good size/strength and is athletic. 39 inch vertical, which was the 3rd highest in the draft combine.
Knecht gives energy off the bench. As for Bronny, we should not be too harsh on him. I see him focusing on his chosen role which he mentioned before as a Derrick White or Jrue Holiday type of a player. But in my opinion he can follow the path of the likes of Kyle Lowry.
@@kevincampbell4708 I didn't say he can surpass or be on par with them. I'm just saying he's focusing on that type of role. Who knows, maybe he can develop a decent shooting or grow massive calf so he can jump higher than he can rn.
@@kevincampbell4708 thats the reason why he is a more a player that needs to be develop. At the end of the day dude was a rookie. Let him develop first.
One thing being overlooked for the lakers is team chemistry. It’s an overstatement to say the Lakers don’t have talent. They gotta max out. Having team chemistry increases the likelihood of guys going all out for their teammates.
I've thought the commentators were saying the 3 points were connecting during the game , until I realized his name is connect just spelled differently . hope it stays this way till the finals !
Knecht legit gives that Kyle Korver vibe with his stroke and the confidence he pulls up with, like he cant see the defender when hes in rhythm and its just a work of art.
@@B-Will- nah mate Lakers have the squad this year to go deep into finals ! AD Lebron lil bron Kinect white Jesus vanderbelt & d-Lo gona run a muck and should beat very good teams cmon Lakers!!! They gona share the work load n carve it up & that’s coming from a bucks fan ;)
Knecht is gonna prove to a lot of NBA exec's age is not relevant, shooters can shoot, and a lot of great college shooters have not been able to get their shot off or create their own shots at the NBA level, that was the issue, not age. DK can get his shot off on anyone, the kid is a bucket getter.
They need to move that defensive liability named Reeves as Dalton is a taller outside shooter who also has more length to defend people than Reeves does
knecht has the potential to pull off a jordan poole explosive x-factor year for the lakers like poole did for the warriors in 2022... except as a rookie with bigger size... btw poole was 23yo in 2022, knecht is 23yo right now... this is deja vu
I wish we lived in a universe where the Cavs struggled for lebrons first 2 years. 2004 they draft either Howard/Okafor/Iggy/Deng 2005 they grab either CP3 or DWill. Coulda been epic
2nd rounders are past around for 300k and a 6 pick back of brewskis . The lakers will make more in t-shirt sales. He has potential and 99% of second rounders never do anything. Why don't you complain about those guys every year?
I’m not gonna lie Knecht 4 goes crazy 😭😭😭
Snoop said his nickname is "Westside knect" 😂😂😂😂
@@GildedWarrior331shhh i hope everyone dont ruin good west side connection now
It's 1 great pre season game but you Laker fans be tripping, just like that bullsht IST.
WESTSIDE KNECHT
@@GildedWarrior331 hard nickname
Knecht has height , reach , athletic ability ! And elite shooting !
Potential for hof career loading ✅
Just hope he don’t turn out like mpj
how about bronny?
You forget Knecht and Bronny combined for 39 points. So yeah! Give credit where it's due
It's also preseason lol so there's that
That JJ and Dalton Knechtion gonna be huge.
Dalton Knecht look ready, and the confidence!!! Gotta binge his highlights.
I watched 3 quarters of the game.Then I quit watching thinking that JJ was throwing in the towel because it was a pre season game. He was like 3 for 9 and looked meh at that point. Then he does this. 20 straight points, even in pre season is no joke. He's going to be fun to watch.
@@Davivd2 You forget Knecht and Bronny combined for 39 points. So yeah! Give credit where it's due
@@jojothepolyglot1866 LMAO. Nice.
Highlights raw. He’s doing the same thing he was doing at Tennessee 👏🏾 👏🏾
Saw him play live last year when Tennessee played the Tarheels, he destroyed them and gave them nearly 40. I knew he would be one of the best draft picks.
They let him cook and shutdown everybody else. Tar Hells dominated the whole game and won by double digits.
a rookie this clutch is Crazy.. lakers got a good one.
The star has been born for the Lakers 🌟😤💪
Really???
@@B-Will-lmao
@@pg13pacernation30 You all need to pump the brakes on the greatness stuff. It's one preseason game. If you think he's going to do this every game when the season starts you're being delusional.
Classic Lakers fans overhyping their players, then reality hits in the post season
Finally, they are talking about Dalton Knecht instead of talking about Bronny James! Knecht 4 deserves to be talked about!
you couldn't even help but bring up Bronny
@@CoachSMETAGamingyou can’t help yourself defending someone who doesn’t deserve to be in the league
@@CoachSMETAGamingwhy not? he just state the fact. so stop crying.
Bronny is a beast though
@@JoeJokes-l8j chiiiill bro lolol
Man it’s so weird that people pass on guys just coz they’re not 19-20 years old. We’ve seen numerous times lately a rookie who is ‘old’ come in and make a massive impact.
Knecht and Edey will be the real rookie performers for this season
Thing is too, who cares they are 22 and 23. They’re obviously late bloomers and improving rapidly. We’ve seen this with guys like Butler, Lowry, Kemba, Siakim. I’m not saying either Knecht or Edey is the next face of the sport haha, but I can see them turning into all stars for sure. You can see the trajectory already. It’s different if a guy is 23, but has plateaued last few seasons…not the case at all with either.
Yeah but don’t sleep on Dillingham either & he’s on legit contender!
@@todd9208 great point. He’s in a nice situation! I think Reed Shepherd is going to have big minutes too as a backup PG for a potential playoff team.
Edey was projected as a 12 and 10 guy, but I think he is a 16 and 12 guy.
DK is coming for that number one spot as a starter. Don't make them want you; make them need you.
Who coming out the starting line up?
Rui hopefully
@@Jonathan-pp3du I can see that Rui probably is best off the bench playing the 4
Be so good they can't ignore you.
- Steve Martin.
I love the assessments. Especially in the part when they say _young 23 and not as much wear and tear due to not being in the AAU circuit and starting off as an older teen._
Dalton is the Best draft pick in a long time
You must not watch much NBA or maybe you just talking about the Lakers draft pick
It's one game & these Lakers fans go ballistic. He be lucky if he's good as Kyle Korver
@@B-Will- he’s been doing this the whole preseason🤡🤡🤡 what’s wrong bud scared my lakers back??😊
@@quronpittman6867 He ain't better than Wemby plus y'all claimed the Lakers were back last year. It's the same old story, idiot
@@quronpittman6867your Lakers gonna be another first round exit (if they even make the playoffs)
Lakers need another big. Been this way since the 20 championship team.
That’s fake but real
I want “back door” Howard back!! Hes a bottom but its cool.
Bro I’ve been preaching this for 3 years, it’s all their missing. How many times do they have to get bullied by Jokic to realize they need a real center😂it drives me crazy!
100%
@@Mycarisloosewhat? 😂😂
As long as he’s able to make a few shots a game and add that movement shooter dynamic off the bench. It’s a win. The defense and if he becomes a legit consistent scorer is a plus.
He’s not like the typical excellent college shooters that struggle in the NBA. He was a three level scorer who’s got good size/strength and is athletic. 39 inch vertical, which was the 3rd highest in the draft combine.
If all laker guards improve their moving jumpshot the lakers will and are gonna be better than last year
Impressive... he solves their 3point problem
They actually don’t have a 3pt problem. They were one of the better shooting teams last year, didn’t take a lot.
Knecht is the exact player the lakers needed off the bench. Wow.
He should start. Bring dlow off the bench
Brrrro was ballling. Lake Show is back🏀
Man, you said that last year.
Im surprised the headline wasn't " Bronny and Knetch combined for 39 points!"
If bronny was not in the headlinr you guys complain, if he is in the headline you still complain. Tf?
@@daninspiration4064Bronny lives in your head rent free.
Knecht gives energy off the bench. As for Bronny, we should not be too harsh on him. I see him focusing on his chosen role which he mentioned before as a Derrick White or Jrue Holiday type of a player. But in my opinion he can follow the path of the likes of Kyle Lowry.
Bronny cannot dribble or shoot; how can he become like Derrick White or Jrue Holiday?
@@kevincampbell4708 I didn't say he can surpass or be on par with them. I'm just saying he's focusing on that type of role. Who knows, maybe he can develop a decent shooting or grow massive calf so he can jump higher than he can rn.
@@kevincampbell4708 thats the reason why he is a more a player that needs to be develop. At the end of the day dude was a rookie. Let him develop first.
One thing being overlooked for the lakers is team chemistry. It’s an overstatement to say the Lakers don’t have talent. They gotta max out. Having team chemistry increases the likelihood of guys going all out for their teammates.
His forms consistency stood out the most when i watched the highlight & he can do it off the dribble. He might be legit
How jj said "you need these special moments" You have to be special to have those moments
Knecht 4 is going to shine ✨ this year
As a long time clipper fan even, this kid is fun af to watch💯 get yours
That Bronny play had absolutely nothing to do with anything.Yall just had to find a way to inculde him.Smh.
It made him look bad so there's that
Legs highlight commentary is world class
Everybody on Twitter after the Lakers got him were shocked that he fell so far in the draft. Insane steal.
That release on Knecht shot is lightening quick, i can see him really helping the Lakers outside game.
Westside Knecht
Best 1 fr
I've thought the commentators were saying the 3 points were connecting during the game , until I realized his name is connect just spelled differently . hope it stays this way till the finals !
Lakers Going to the Finals
Lmaooooooo
Only if they bench bronny for real this time.
Knecht will develop well under the 12th best player of all time.
12th best player Of all time?? You may want to lower ur expectations, chief
@@B-Will-more like top 15
Charles Barkley: "you gotta handle Bronny with kid gloves" lol😂😂😂
Knecht deserves a spot on the Lakers' roster.
Knecht legit gives that Kyle Korver vibe with his stroke and the confidence he pulls up with, like he cant see the defender when hes in rhythm and its just a work of art.
Can we all admit JJ is a great coach
Wait until he has to make playoffs adjustments if the lakers even make the playoffs
JJ looks like he haven't slept.
It's the preseason. Slow your roll 😂😂
I’m ready to say he’s a better coach than darvin Ham
Because head coaches had to make a plan the night before practice
What a beast Lakers bringing the heat this year 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@Villamonz They'll be lucky get a play-in spot.
@@B-Will- nah mate Lakers have the squad this year to go deep into finals ! AD Lebron lil bron Kinect white Jesus vanderbelt & d-Lo gona run a muck and should beat very good teams cmon Lakers!!! They gona share the work load n carve it up & that’s coming from a bucks fan ;)
@@VillaMonz What teams in the West are the Lakers better than??
@@B-Will- I have no idea but they coming for the best teams trust me lad
@@VillaMonz That's what I thought. The Lakers will be fortunate if they get a play-in spot. They're average.
He spreads their offense, he stay consistent watch out
Dude is humble AF and has EARNED his spot since high school
Knecht is gonna prove to a lot of NBA exec's age is not relevant, shooters can shoot, and a lot of great college shooters have not been able to get their shot off or create their own shots at the NBA level, that was the issue, not age. DK can get his shot off on anyone, the kid is a bucket getter.
Dalton and Bronny combined for 37 points!! GO BRONNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ROTY!!!!!
This dude has a career
He has a veteran mentality I called it for the Lakers to draft him. Great fit
JJ Redding and Dalton Kinect father and son duo
Knecht 4 🔥🔥
He should have been the number 1 pick.
Go Lakers!! 💜💛
Good game for the rookie 👏 💪 👌 👍
Great player
bro is a beast
Imagine being considered old at 23. Wild. Who wouldn't sign this guy to a rookie contract?
They need to move that defensive liability named Reeves as Dalton is a taller outside shooter who also has more length to defend people than Reeves does
The Lakers seem to somehow find 'that one white dude' role player in their rotation each season.
Knecht is ready to be in the 9 man rotation, people need to stop hyping up Bronnie and give the same energy to Dalton
This season Lakers will live and die by the 3s -JJ Redick
This is the guy that the mavs needed in the finals last season. He's 6',7 like luka and can shoot the lights off!
AD with a consistent 3ptr.
Knecht dropping 35 buckets in a Lakers pre-season game is a bigger headline than the Bucks' media day
16 teams slept on him. He’s actually a top 3 pick.
I’m excited for Dalton man, big dog status
That kid has one veryyyyyy nice stroke
He put on a show last night. Game 6 Klay-Like 🔥
If Knecht can become an average defender he will be a borderline all star in this league
Let's see him do that in the play in tournament.
knecht has the potential to pull off a jordan poole explosive x-factor year for the lakers like poole did for the warriors in 2022... except as a rookie with bigger size... btw poole was 23yo in 2022, knecht is 23yo right now... this is deja vu
He is one of them
I wish we lived in a universe where the Cavs struggled for lebrons first 2 years. 2004 they draft either Howard/Okafor/Iggy/Deng 2005 they grab either CP3 or DWill. Coulda been epic
Plot twist: Knecht is actually Legler’s son 😁🏀
steal of the draft💜💛
Thank goodness the Lakers didn't do anything crazy like max out on Klay Thompson.... On a rookie contract Dalton is a huge win.
Yeah, I thought it was a bonus too Tim. FR. I'm glad Lakers were the only ones smart enough to see that.
She knows how to play the camera,flashing that golden smile as much as possible 😍😁
Dalton taking his time out there no rushing he might be they're new franchise player after lebron snd AD
Knecht Four: 35 points as a rookie. Wow!?😱
Who’d have thought Tim Legler would jump on the train of the day
He could really play a great 6th man role.
Better enjoy it. Once the regular season starts everything’s going through lebum
He shot 4 3s on 7'3" Bol playing great D 🫣 spooky.
Im convinced that the commissioner told those 16 teams not to select knecht 😅
Start that man
Man let’s go Jj had film faith being a glazer and follower of the Old man and the 3. Had to say it myself before others do lol
Lakers finally got someone who can shoot
Its preseason lets see what they do the regular season
We winning the Larry OB in June with Knecht.
It's looking like a deju vu 2020 repeat. The dodgers won that year too
Reaves better watch out. Only room for one white boy on the squad
Lebron and AD just need shooters around them what color they are doesn’t matter
So are the Lakers gonna make the play-in??
@@dontevntrip8627 he’s joking, bro we rather get rid of Dlo
At least one of our rookies looks promising
Name me 5 2nd round picks that exceeded expectations in their careers without cheating and looking it up. We will wait.
2nd rounders are past around for 300k and a 6 pick back of brewskis . The lakers will make more in t-shirt sales. He has potential and 99% of second rounders never do anything. Why don't you complain about those guys every year?
Given how funny some a announcers pronounce Knecht, I’m waiting for a 4-point play „connecht connects for 4!” 😂
Lakers need to rebuild and develop young players.
His last is called "connect". You know he can shoot.
KNET NET IS A TRUE UPCOMING LAKERS, BUILD AROUND HIM
the only rookie note worthy this year
And they say Bronny doesn’t bring nothing to the table. As long as Bronny on the roster Knecht can just play freely with no pressure.
I already have a nickname for Knecht! Call him The Plug 🔌
They could have had this kid and Jaime jaquez jr
Or this kid and cam whittmore 😮
16 Teams passed on this man in the draft because he was too old... remember that.
Knecht could've been perfect for the Nuggets as they need a good perimeter shooter. He's also a local boy who grew up in Colorado.
What I like about Kinect is that he seems very confident. That’s not really something you can teach.
His 2k stats just went up! 😂😂
They just had to show a Bronny low light 😷