In the Lakers' last preseason game, Knecket, who scored 35 points yesterday, will not play. In a sense, this is also a testament to Kneckt's current status in the team. Because the Lakers' main players will basically not play in today's game, letting Kneckt rest is also a kind of protection.

Yesterday's Kneckt can be described as a fight to fame, leading the Lakers to a comeback. He scored 35 points on 10-of-18 from the field, 8-of-13 from three-point range, 7 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 blocks, 25 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, a tie in regular time, an unreasonable three-point shot in overtime, and the team's final 22 points, he scored 20 points alone.

Klay, who has been on the Lakers' mind for several years, once again rejected the Lakers' trip to the Mavericks this summer. And now that the Lakers have chosen their own Tang God, the top scorer is already in the lineup. Kneckett averaged 18 points per game in preseason, becoming the Lakers' all-time highest-scoring rookie in preseason.

Before yesterday, Kneckett shot less than 30 percent from three-point range, but yesterday's game brought him to 36 percent from three-point range and 3.6 three-pointers per game. Kneckt's shooting hand is also very comfortable, the wrist force is even, and he has a natural shooting technique. To put it realistically, if you compare the three-point shots of Kneckett and Bronny, you can see a big difference.

So far in the preseason, Schifino's play can be said to have completely made Lakers fans completely dead, and in a sense, Schifino is not as good as Bronny. But there is at least one positive thing about Schifino, which is that the Lakers are determined to stop believing in the potential of guards in the middle of the first round.

In this year's draft, the Lakers held the No. 17 pick just like last year. Pelinka has learned the lesson of Schifino that the Lakers are a team that wants to win in the moment and that they need immediate power rather than potential. Last year's Schifino almost cost the Lakers a first-round pick for nothing.

If they don't want to make a trade for this year's first-rounder, the best option for the Lakers is to pick an instant rookie who can make an immediate impact. And when Kneckt's name was never called, the Lakers knew he was definitely the best choice for the pick.

A long time ago, some media even ranked Kneckt's name in the position of the flower lotter. Later, Knecket's projected pick dropped slightly, but it was basically in the range of 6-10 picks, and it was almost a sure top 10 pick before the draft.

But on draft night, Kneckt's pick fell all the way, falling out of the top 10 and out of the lotto zone. Watching those who had previously predicted that the picks below him were called away one by one, Kneckett definitely didn't feel good in his heart, and he was depressed and bowed his head and remained silent until the Lakers, who were the seventeenth pick, chose him.

Being selected by the Lakers was definitely a big moment in Kneckt's career. In addition, the exposure of the Lakers is that the Lakers are known to be extremely lacking in three-point shooting ability, and Knecht can get a steady rotation time when the Lakers are almost drafted.

Redick's new system requires a lot of three-point shots, and the Lakers' coaching staff has also taken a fancy to Kneckt's strong shooting fundamentals, and the reasons that have made Kneckett fall all the way are less important in comparison.

Kneckt was born in 01 and is 23 years old this year, an older rookie in the absolute sense. He played in college for five years, initially playing at a junior college because he didn't receive a scholarship from any NCAA Division I school.

Two seasons later, Kneckett moved to the slightly more famous University of Northern Colorado, and in his fifth year, Kneckett transferred to the University of Tennessee, where he skyrocketed in his fifth year.

There are many factors that constrained Knekt's draft, in addition to his age, he was in a low-competitive league in his early college years, his early three-point production was not good enough, and his assists and defense were not good enough.

But in his freshman season, Knecht played in 36 games, averaging 21.7 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, shooting 45.8 percent from the field and 39.7 percent from three-point range. He led Tennessee all the way to the elite quarterfinals of the Crazy Three, eventually losing to Zach Edie's Purdue University.

In that game, Knecht scored 37 points on 31 crazy shots, but unfortunately Edie on the opposite side was also crazy, cutting 40 points and 16 rebounds. The two men fought wildly, allowing James to know Knecht's name for the first time.

With a height of 1.98 meters and a weight of 97 kilograms, Kneckt is tall and can make a cameo appearance in the number three position in addition to playing the number two position. He's very good at catching threes and mid-range after running off the ball, and we saw him in yesterday's preseason game as dangerous with the ball.

He's not the kind of white shooter who only shoots, and his breakthrough ability is somewhat underrated. At least at the university level, his confrontation skills are not so bad. In the NBA, his confrontation ability will also be further improved, and he has evolved almost all the time over the years.

Many people will say that Knecht will inevitably decline after entering the NBA, but the 35 points in a preseason game broke all doubts and made his rotation order in the Lakers lineup skyrocket.

In a sense, falling from the top 10 to the 17th is not a counterattack? To prove them all wrong, Kneckt is already on the right path.