Dalton Knecht had a swirling recruit season. He was in front of his idol, Kevin Durant, electrified a crowd at home with 37 points and was Negotiated by Lakers And Then returned.
Friday, he made a live appearance on Greek television and obtained a place in his first stars match.
With his team winning the Frozen game of starsKnecht will play on Sunday against a team that includes his superstar LeBron James Lakers TeamorsDuring and Stephen Curry.
“Go against all stars, you know, it’s going to be fun,” said Knecht. “I looked a lot by growing up when I was a child. Now I’m one of them.
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While Knecht obtained his first taste of the stars weekend, the management bite (then return) began to dissolve. He played for the first time since the sloppy trade Wednesday in Utah before representing the Lakers in San Francisco.
“Return to the gymnasium and shoot, you know, eliminate my head. Just raise the blows, ”Knecht told Times.
He looked at facility on Friday by playing alongside the most useful player Stephon Castle, who finished with 12 points and three rebounds in the championship match.
In the first of the two games in which the first team at 40 won, Knecht scored seven points, opening the action at the Chase Center with the first weekend basket – one three.
In the final against a team made up of G-League representatives, Knecht scored five, the points coming late while his team withdrew, setting up the opportunity to talk about the trash with James.
“I generally do not start it. I generally do not start to speak. I generally try to finish it, ”said Knecht. “So you know, we will see.”
He had the complete experience of the stars on Friday, with a press conference where he answered questions about wanting to watch a fictitious dunk competition between James, Michael Jordan, 40 years old the Filipino players of the NBA, what is His favorite Mexican restaurant and if he wants to participate in the Dunk competition or the three -point competition one day.
“I think I could do both,” he said.
Knecht’s return to Lakers comes with his future in question. The Lakers, once so happy that Knecht fell to them at n ° 17 during the draft evening that they avoided their plans to take Orlando Wing Tristan Da Silva or Baylor Center Yves Missi, decided to go from him Continuing the center of Charlotte Mark Williams despite Knecht is playing minutes of rotation all season.
There were growing pains, a prolonged firing crisis and a handful of viral clips showing a bench of upset Lakers after Knecht was spoiled a game. Questions about his defense made the Lakers ready to move it before the agreement is not canceled. This summer, they will buy centers in free agency and via trade, and Knecht could again be one of their best assets.
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Knecht just wants to play, armed with the lessons learned from the first half -season of his career which has already included wild opportunities – an appearance of the stars being the last.
“In the end, I realized as very early that it is a company. And one day you can be with the Lakers, and one day you can be part of another team, “said Knecht. “So, at the end of the day, it’s a bit fast. You cannot take the time (granted). You just have to enjoy each time.
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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
