Trade Radar · confirmed · Saturday, October 17 · 4 d ago
Lakers Notes: Knecht, Grimes, Buss Dispute, Williams
Dalton Knecht was selected with the No. 17 pick by the Lakers in 2024 but his future with the franchise appears murky, Dan Woike of The Athletic reports. Noted for his outside shooting, Knecht doesn’t have a rotation spot coming out of training camp. He could be traded now or kept on the roster to […]
Confidence
50%
| Reporter starting tier | 45 | unattributed report |
| Corroboration | +8 | 1 other reporter on the same player within 7 days |
| Age | −5 | 4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
The score is recomputed every 30 minutes; a matching roster move marks it confirmed, an on-record denial marks it denied, 30 quiet days expire it. How every reporter scores →
Who it involves
Dalton Knecht
free agent · F · 4.2 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.4 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $4.20M · next season $6.45M
Los Angeles Lakers
$201.3M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Dalton Knecht → Lakers
Send out at least $1.98M
The Lakers are in the tax, so to take on $4.20M they need to send out $1.98M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
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via Dan Woike · Wed, Oct 14 · 7 d ago
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