Rob Pelinka Discusses Picking Dalton Knecht | 2024 NBA Draft

[@Davis_Jr]

Smartest move the Lakers have made in a long time

[@hazel691]

Facts

[@JonathanNelsonOfficial]

Smartest move since they hired JJ the other day. Stacking W's per usual.

[@backwoodbarry]

@@JonathanNelsonOfficial💯 now they need to get a center and then fill out the roster with lengthy 3&D wings

[@sharifnasser7635]

More like luckiest

[@stevenhornostaj5676]

Rob lower is a great gm

[@TwoFvceJ]

Considering how bad our bench was on offense last season, this kid really can provide that offensive explosion as a 6th or 7th man off the bench! A 6’6 volume knockdown shooter with a long wingspan and a coach that will find ways to get him open looks! The season can’t come quick enough.

[@luhdrewski7107]

ntm EXTREMELY coachable🤝

[@BloomsArchitect]

Great pickup. I loved Knecht's game in March Madness. He is a Klay Thompson/Bogdonovic/Stojakovic type

[@JonathanNelsonOfficial]

Honestly he's more than just a perimeter guy. He's got a nose for the rim and has post game. This kid is legit.

[@spectre8469]

@@JonathanNelsonOfficial nose for the rim? we gotta see how that works in the nba, he is gonna be a purely klay thompson imo. He wont have that same size to get around to the basket or athleticism. He's a G and i live out here in TN, seeing him play was amazing. But dont ignore the clear signs of him being slow and unathletic moving to the nba. I do not see that being easy for slashing to the rim, knockdown shooter... hell yes.

[@JonathanNelsonOfficial]

@@spectre8469 They called and STILL call Luka slow. Watch his first step and his ability to dive. It'll translate. Klay doesn't have that, it's a poor comparison.

[@silewis9396]

​@@JonathanNelsonOfficialThey said that about Doug McDermott too, we rarely see his all round scoring in the league. When you play with guys like Lebron, AD and other stars sometimes you end up playing a marginalised role.

[@JonathanNelsonOfficial]

@@silewis9396 We'll see how he pans out and he'll definitely be playing a specific role but I trust what I see with this kid being one of the better players in class.

[@ParanormalPopcorn]

He needs to wear #4. CONNECT 4!!!! BANGG!

[@chadillac1127]

Imagine his first 4 point play. Lol

[@MC-kj7dy]

Dalton will be the best player from this draft. He’s a star

[@Yong130]

I thought it was Bronny?

[@sicfrynut]

@@Yong130 *snort*

[@RetroFlow23]

@@Yong130dawg nobody said that. Get that lil boy meat out ya mouth

[@markcepeda8144]

definitely. one of the best 10/12 from this draft 😊

[@73calebk4]

This dude is a top 5 offensive player and should have been top 10 pick. Man Lakers gotta steal

[@hermanohm7861]

So stoked with this pick unbelievable happy long time laker fan

[@Lucasfreemanfaith]

DK is that boy i cant believe we got him 🎉🎉❤❤

[@KindHumbleWise]

DK!

[@myhumps2730]

Donkey Kong?

[@FOR3VER_33]

*guy, u kno why the word boy is looked at crazy

[@brendan3274]

@@FOR3VER_33 U the only one who made it weird

[@FOR3VER_33]

@@brendan3274 nah I just know history n I bet any money your yt n don’t understand nothing im talking about

[@drewbesellin2942]

Rob loves this pick. He is just showing so much confidence

[@vegemitesandwich1113]

you can really tell aye, most gms will say all of the same things like "we are surprised he fell so far in the draft" & "all our scouts had him top 10" but you can really tell when he says that hes telling the truth, he's absolutely stoked

[@TheCarpentersApprentice]

His hair looks awesome compared to the day of the JJ announcements great job GM!

[@Mr_highlights24]

Drafting dalton knecht is steal🔥

[@angel-ij4xv]

lakers just stole the heist of the century with this pick Celtics better watch out

[@_Mista_X]

@@angel-ij4xv😂😂😂 yeah okay

[@angel-ij4xv]

@@_Mista_X get ready for that 18th chip from the lakes in lebron we trust

[@Makaveli12321]

If we get Valenciunas we will be champs

[@noahisuku5338]

Absolute steal I thought he was gonna get snatched in the top 10

[@christopherhirezi5686]

That was a great decision by the front office, now JJ needs to make sure he doesn't pull a Darvin Ham and actually gives him a chance to play real minutes.

[@AliDagher-bl8wo]

nah I trust JJ

[@markwatson3766]

JJ stands for just Jesus! In JJ we trust!

[@kolst]

he's in the perfect spot, JJ is gonna run plays for dalton like he would have run for himself.

[@rashardstallworth9240]

Who is gonna take minutes from?

[@Makaveli12321]

@@rashardstallworth9240 a bit from everyone. we had guys playing garbage minutes (dinwiddie) and our starters won’t have to play as much

[@Kobetyant]

KNECHT.. CONNECT!!! 💜💛💪

[@Ant-Tee]

It’s crazy he went so late in draft teams blew passing him up

[@SuperPhamicom]

Rob's hair looks much better today

[@annonymous_hendik]

😂😂😂

[@phyllisbullet]

lol what in the bot

[@j-lo3199]

At jj thing it was a mess lmao

[@JonathanNelsonOfficial]

I think he was hungover the other day bro lol

[@ThatsJust_Ty]

Lol nah, JJ was showing him up. There was times at the press conference I was wondering did JJ become coach and Gm.

[@imgrizz.]

So hyped with this pick. Let’s go LakeShow 💜💛

[@zylem13]

I love this! My favorite college player to my favorite pro team!

[@sixmarch]

Certified bucket getter!

[@kj1052]

He should choose number 4. Knecht 4

[@worldwidemike24]

Nickname alert 🚨

[@Given2Fly7173]

😂😂😂😂

[@Thrashippie]

Soooooo cool!!! 🙃

[@tyriquetaylor7827]

👀

[@noahtaylor1547]

Thank you!

[@CF12376]

He’s a dawg..I remember seeing him play in a game this season. I can’t remember the team he played against but they couldn’t do anything with him. He was definitely the best player on the court.

[@jackmarsh951]

I’m convinced

[@KhoiNguyens]

that this is rob lowe

[@Thegreatdchism7]

💜💛 I CANT WAIT FOR THIS SZN

[@Manchester.cc.amp7]

W’s for the lakers!

[@erikkdane8485]

Dalton is an extremely impressive level 3 scorer with size and hustle. He just needs to gain more muscle and strength and vastly improve his defense. Great pick.

[@JohnWick-jv3xl]

Shut up

[@alexamerling79]

We got the steal of the draft!

[@lorenzoanderson7985]

DK 🔥🔥 💛💜 was not expect that pick woah am happy

[@n.r6094]

Wow cant believe LA got him!

[@markjackson6134]

He has top5 talent, (should be) ready to play now. It's easy one of the Lakers best picks in years.

[@Urawizardary]

It's funny because a lot of teams may not have taken them because of his age is the rumor but that might actually be good for the Lakers if hes good to go

[@gwhite7136]

They expect him on the court next season. And if JJ is already drawing up plays for him, you can believe they intend on getting him in asap. Also, I'm sure LeBron is insisting on it. LeBron wanted a dude good enough to go right way, not a 18 or 19 year old future face player. They seem to be prioritizing winning now.

[@Leon-tf4wj]

It starts very well for the Lakers 👍 very good pick 👏👏

[@datbio7302]

they drafted another JJ Redick

[@vegemitesandwich1113]

higher ceiling than jj IMO

[@000blocks000]

He’s way more athletic than JJ

[@Kedvin7]

reports are he is pretty bad defensively but I would like to believe Lakers coaching staff can fix that with time.

[@JayBron-vb4ym]

Can’t fix it , you either are a good defender or your not

[@drizzie6347]

​@@Kedvin7he doesn't defend period. That's why he fell to 17

[@Sin-G]

💜💛💜💛💪🏽A solid pick and ready now player. Can't believe others passed on him.

[@wills.9422]

Good teams are going away from 1-way role players thats why

[@gwhite7136]

@@wills.9422 Nah, it was his age. Lakers want to win now, not in 3 years. I mean you had some pretty weaker players drafted ahead of DK.. lol I think Serbians are very good players but a hobbled one with an ACL averaging 12 points a game at 18 is a better pick than DK? LOL that's just plain stupid drafting there lol. Both UK players were owned by DK all season and DK responsible for the UK departure of their HC lol.

[@wills.9422]

@@gwhite7136 age played a part in it im sure, but trust me his defensive issue is just as big. Being a SG you have to be able to play defense.

[@gwhite7136]

@@wills.9422 Agree to disagree about the D. I think there will be some adjustment but it ain't that deep if your coming from TN and who TN is defensively. They are 80% D at TN and DK was the offense, so he really wasn't used typically how TN utilizes their offensive guys. So, his D is a little deceptive, his stats. Promise you if they have few issues or worries about his D, we should trust that. Plus all those teams ahead of LA in the picks were terrible teams, let's face it, and they know one offensive elite 23 year old wasn't going to be the bump that made them even average this season, coming from being terrible. So it makes sense why they passed on him for future hopefuls whom aren't at DK's level now. I might have done the same thing if I were them.

[@thetruth-gy2lc]

This is better than last year’s disaster

[@SeanMahoney33]

I can't believe the Lakers got this player.

[@jayriv1]

In Rob we trust!!

[@splashnskillz37]

Hell naw we don't

[@KhoiNguyens]

Rob Lowe leveling up.

[@Lakers_824]

Oh yeah for sure! He hired Darvin Ham. He fired Phil Handy.

[@dtna]

Rob Lowe should be fired, not the coaches. And Jeanne Buss should sell the Lakers.

[@aohjii]

In JJ Redick we trust

[@jpesicka492]

Wow this seems like an unreal value to get this young man Dalton Knecht. Saying 23 is old is so hilarious. Def better than others drafted ahead. Bronny tomorrow 👍

[@J-zu7po]

The lakers won’t draft Bronny unless he starts in the g league for a year or 2 which lebum don’t want him to do and by that time he might be on the bench in that league, they aren’t gonna cut max Christie or Jaylen hood for him lmao your smokin big rocks, his only chance is to go to one of the worst teams that has no depth at his position, ride the bench and learn and get garbage time for a couple years on whatever team that is idk, the best thing he could do is start in g league or overseas for the experience and get better, worrying about making lebum mad is ignorant this is a business not a pickup game

[@franciscocristo256]

​@@J-zu7pocalling him lebum immediately makes your opinion irrelevant lmao

[@dhud942]

​@@franciscocristo256 How about LeFraud??

[@brendan3274]

@@dhud942 How about DiddyHud942?

[@silewis9396]

23 IS old for a player that was just drafted. Dominating college is easier when you're 3 years older. No guarantees the all round scoring he has shown this year works against pros

[@KameronVisuals]

Can't believe he fell to so far in the draft! Welcome to the Lakers Dalton Knecht!

[@highkeyyjames]

WE GOT THE BEST PLAYER IN THE DRAFT

[@Antonio-0187]

Literally feel like we did I didn’t like those other guys picked ahead

[@JonathanNelsonOfficial]

Absolutely did. No cap.

[@5274100]

Teams will be sorry they let him fall to #17.

[@Flyt824]

Considering all the talk of teams only wanting to draft 18 and 19 year olds..... we got a guy who can play and he has experience and is mature.

[@dacommishknox9609]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 another version of Austin reaves neither play solid defense if yall believe rob and think hes a 3&d player I got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell u

[@adamhurley751]

good pick rob. knecht is a good player

[@elementted104]

Great pick by the lakers glad we didn’t mess up two years in a row

[@adamhurley751]

dalton should be able to be in the rotation early in the year

[@rkms5606]

Jj got a mini me... Blessings on his journey

[@MrAxidol]

Awesome outcome

[@dax8]

Nice move, Rob! Heard you slip Kobe's name by mistake during the presser. I took that as a great sign.

[@HeadRisen]

W pick

[@erikjansen8597]

Reading up on Knecht's history. This kid probably has a chip on his shoulder and getting drafted outside of the top 10 just added to that chip. I am actually excited. Great pick for the Lakers.

[@Baylorbetterthanbrown]

The other 16 picks before Lakers 17 pick didn't watch him in college 😅

[@jaspersmith5097]

Great pick

[@kennethstone4590]

Dudes favorite player is Kevin Durant says a lot!!!! He Also had a game in college scoring 7 3 pointers in a row!!!! Lakers got a steal

[@WattsRaider]

Liking this pick we picked the best player available.

[@Mr_Huskky]

fell into your lap wild lol

[@samuelsandate9804]

Love this pick.

[@lakersuniverse3246]

Great pick!!

[@johnkennethlanuza6116]

you can see in rob's face that he is glad that knecht landed to lakers, i guess jj is a part of the decision to pick him rather than holmes or da silva hope they develop his defensive problems and make him a legit 3&D wing

[@LemonPepperStepper]

For people who don’t watch college bb. DK grew 5 inches while in college that’s why he played Juco and Mid Major ball. He was 6’1 playing Juco

[@dopeboyp3487]

Great pick 💜💛

[@ArgentineFlash24]

Rob Pelinka-Lowe. 😮

[@SpeedyGonzales50]

Rob fixed his hair! Lol

[@quaoar213]

He should take number 18 !!! 💜💛

[@JDDoug6930]

Great pick to put another shooter around LeBron Davis and Anthony Davis. He can certainly stretch the floor in the Laker offense. Hopefully if they can play LeBron off the ball more and feature Davis late in games, the Lakers have a pretty good trajectory moving forward.

[@RSQ7142]

The Laker's draft pick is an excellent pick for them, this guy could carry a team on his back by himself, he is durable, aggressive, creates shots, steals the ball, rebounds, dunks, and shoots 3s on the clutch key moments, so LeBron James found his true new testament Saviour.

[@Cheekiemoney]

I prayed for this 🙏🏼😭

[@mattjones1378]

Lakers just completed their triplet super team. 2024-2025 champions.

[@fabianwaaldijk]

Extited what the rookie can do Im a lakers fan for life💛💜

[@jpgjndahn]

good job ROB

[@velvetsky5117]

I'm happy the Lakers have kept their picks in the past 2 drafts. We need to get younger and more 3 point scoring.

[@xxdrippyboi6442]

Flowers to Pelinka 💐💐👏👏

[@Kenjayfan55]

I don't believe that the Lakers could have done any better picking at #17. Good job.

[@Acv2_Yadri]

hahaha he definitely heard or saw the roasts on his hair on the jj presser😂

[@initialTRD]

1.9 assists a game. No one wants to shoot it, he’ll shoot it

[@jshack6647]

As a Vols fan, I now have to be a Lakers fan. What is the first step in my initiation?

[@kennedyfb456]

Same here

[@travesotom6890]

Buy some Laker gear 😁

[@kennyhart804]

Rob and Lady Buss did it 🫡

[@neenarman]

7:37 "u can just get that sense from him, his aura" everybody sayin aura now 😂

[@russiadavidson3990]

Welcome RockyTop🧡🤍💜💛

[@jeffe.3453]

Buss bros. &'scouting department did a good job. Don't give Rob a lot of compliments but glad he drafted by needs of the team.

[@jeralddeguzman9873]

Awesome 😎👍 exactly la needed la now have a 1 Reeves and 2 konect its like a splash bothers los Angeles la version wow 🤯❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@lakerlife9817]

lol....splash brothers? lmao...ur funny bruh, really funny...not a good funny either....just funny....I laughed when I saw this comment, which is good...

[@J-zu7po]

Now everyone says they’re racist lol how ignorant

[@itk.r8rsn8k15]

Nice job Rob Lowe!

[@tony1876]

Dalton will thrive with the Lakers. He will get so many open good looks playing alongside Lebron. He was a clutch player in college, and that should translate to the NBA

[@aohjii]

yes they needed a clutch player and reliable shooter outside of AD and Bron, DLO isn't it

[@williammccall1607]

Got a pick that actually fit your needs and with him being 23 I think he will get accustomed to the game quicker. More of a plug n play like Jaime in Miami.

[@flyingrocket3879]

Lakers scouting department is the best in the nba

[@RickJamesFPV]

Good move Lakers. LET'S GO!🤙🏾❤

[@bdeale3314]

Pelinka the politician.....so many words....TOO MANY WORDS.

[@AlonzoJohnson-l4m]

😂

[@FranlixTorres-ti8di]

❤❤❤❤🐐🐐Bronny

[@jay80]

Dk3 is a tuff name to bad AD got 3😭😭

[@jasonwoolley8650]

Knecht 4. The ads write themselves

[@noob.168]

D13K is open tho

[@zaescorin]

huge steal

[@IamRomeo]

With this pick I’m comfortable letting Taurean Prince and Cam Reddish Walk

[@Geebo1364]

Having bron and bronny on Kobe Bryant's Lakers made my Very long love of my Lakers decision to choose another team a done deal. Hello Miami HEAT. Go PANTHERS 🏆

[@divad23]

Knecht is a volume-shooter with a monstrous 32.8% usage rate (for context, Luka led league with 35.6%), so if you look purely at his PRA stats...you know why he had big numbers. As an example, he had 37 points on whopping 31 shot attempts in loss vs Purdue. Of course, a player has to be skilled enough to demand such usage but he's not going to have that usage in NBA.

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

you have to improve: training camp,summer league and that whole nba miasma and lakers should get him inn. he is at that age. you have to use them. just do not just sit on the bench. STEVE KERR AND SPOLSTRA ARE SIMPLY BEST IN THE LEAGUE TO GO DEEP. FOR ONE QUARTER YOU HAVE TO THROW YOUNG GUYS AND UNLEASH. DO NOT WASTE THEIR ENERGY ESPECIALLY WITH OLDER STARS.

[@gwhite7136]

@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 One thing we Vol fans learned about DK was he's addicted to improving and lives in the gym. This is why he's risen so fast. He knew he was good offensively and improving but came to TN to be coached by the best on defense under Barnes. It's very very exhausting to play the level of defense Barnes expects and be offensively at the level of DK. Few human beings can do that and certainly, none comes to mind that have come through TN and do that. Usually, the best ones were merely good offensively, not a DK's level but slightly better defensively than DK. Imo, they intend to have him out there asap.

[@king_has_no_clothskul8635]

@@gwhite7136 we do not know. he may be used as a trade chip to get murray or grant. grant is the perfect fit for lakers. so they got some resources to bid for young,grant,murray,mitchell who else? and some big. denver has lakers number and you have to do something about it. last year they smoked okc and if they had fit roster they could have challenged denver like that in-tourney tournament. these folks have to play fit. that is one problem with new guys who are not used to lot of movement and that physical grind. they need a fit n ready to go roster this season.

[@gwhite7136]

@@king_has_no_clothskul8635 Grant would be owned by DK. On Rocky Top we got a first hand clear difference in Grant and DK. Grant would drive and make less at the rim to get to the line where he would be money on the free throws. DK his game, he'd drive and score time and again, and was the outside shooter Grant wasn't. Plus, DK will out jump Grant vertically. Lakers have been missing that outside shooting threat that is money. I think they have that in DK now. Plus, he's not a guy you can win 1-1 against with any consistency guarding his shooting. DK is about as fit as you can get when it comes to endurance. He's the only player to score that much, while playing that hard defensively. At TN, it's the hardest most physical defensive team and coach you'll see in D 1. I'm shocked DK's scored so much while living up to Barns's defensive expectations. It's brutal. If you think DK isn't fit enough to be ready this season you just haven't been paying attention to him and his athleticism. Dude would play for nearly every minute of his games last season. I think you will be very surprised on hit fitness level. Guy also lives in the gym, and no one over 25 is going to exhaust him. I'd take DK over Grant any day.

[@Ant-Tee]

Knecht is that deal him and DJ Wagner was the only players I was looking to watch

[@ojwestwood]

"Coach Reddick".... That will take time to get used to!

[@ChristopherDillman]

If Knecht pans out for the Lake Show, this could save Pelinka's job. Barely.

[@wmcuccia1356]

Exciting night, its the draft! An exciting night would be Jeanie firing the Front office, all of the front office, trading Lebron from nothing, get him out of town, and then Jeanie sales the team to save her dad's legacy, now that would be exciting. More Pelinka Word-Salad. Meaningless.

[@2Big4Film]

Can't believable! wow ... Good fit there, Nice score ... (7:04) Player development! How about those older players folks! 😁

[@SR.2295]

This is LBJ’s spot-up shooter for sure with a grown man body already that will play immediately.🔥🔥🔥

[@SaucyJayx2]

I got High hopes for this guy

[@jmar5127]

I have a bad feeling that AR is gonna be on the move with this pick. Maybe a package feal with him and dlo to get that star. We'll see i guess.

[@63bucks92]

LFG!!! 💜💛

[@traviswhite4042]

Dalton... he got a nickname? How about Roadhouse!! (Patrick Swayze's character in the movie)

[@genesisone6725]

Thank god they didn't pick Bronny! Dalton is a solid player!

[@TheCook43]

They are probably going to select him today