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Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James heaped praise on rookie wing Dalton Knecht on Tuesday night after Knecht erupted for 37 points in a 124-118 win over the Utah Jazz.
After reporters asked James about the Lakers front office “finding” Knecht in the 2024 NBA draft at No. 17 overall, LeBron made it clear that he felt it was more a case of the teams picking ahead of the Lakers screwing up than L.A. finding a diamond in the rough:
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LeBron James on the Lakers front office drafting Dalton Knecht: “They didn’t find DK … the other 16 teams f—-ed it up” pic.twitter.com/agmO547mnW
“They didn’t ‘find’ DK,” James said. “The other 16 teams f–ked it up. Did anybody watch him? S–t. They just didn’t f–k it up. You don’t ‘find’ a SEC player of the year.”
As part of his 37 points, Knecht set the single-game NBA rookie record for three-pointers made with nine, including going 6-for-6 in the third quarter.
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