YouTube Gold: Dalton Knecht Explodes For 37

A lot of teams are going to regret passing over him in the draft

You know how every year someone eventually does a redraft of the NBA’s latest rookie class?

There are a few who have really stood out. Stephon Castle has done very well with San Antonio. Donovan Clingan is doing a solid job with the Trailblazers. Zach Edey is presenting problems with the Grizzlies. There are a few others, but two guys who would likely move way up are former Blue Devil Jared McCain of the 76ers and Dalton Knecht of the Los Angeles Lakers.

They went 16th and 17th respectively and while McCain has gone off for 18, 27, 23, 34, 29, 20 and 20 in his last seven games and is averaging 15 ppg so far, Knecht is also playing well.

Now coached by former Blue Devil JJ Redick, Knecht is doing very well too, thank you very much.

In his last four games, Knecht has hit for 19, 14, 27 and, on Wednesday night, 37.

And he was red hot too, hitting 9-12 from behind the line and 12-16 overall. Rookies just don’t do that.

And a quick word for Redick, too. A lot of people had doubts about him, but with all their issues, he has L.A. in third place in the West and people are impressed with the chops he’s shown so far.