NBA Lakers see Kneckett s unmovable assets

According to the NBA Lakers team reporter's exposure on July 4: The Lakers have been negotiating with the Heat about trading forward player Andrew Wiggins for a long time, but the Lakers are still reluctant to give up young defender Knector, and the Heat hope to get Hachimura + Knector + a first-round pick in the trade around Wiggins.

24-year-old Knector plays as a shooting guard and plays for the Lakers in the 2024-2025 season. He plays in a total of 78 games in the regular season, averages 19.1 minutes per game, scores 9.1 points + 2.8 rebounds + 0.8 assists + 0.3 steals + 0.1 blocks, shooting percentage of 46.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.0%, and free throw shooting percentage of 76.0.

31-year-old Wiggins played for the NBA Heat in the 2024-2025 season and played as a forward. He played in a total of 60 games in the regular season, averaged 30.7 minutes per game, scored 18.0 points + 4.5 rebounds + 2.6 assists + 1.0 steals + 0.8 blocks, with a shooting percentage of 45.0%, a three-point shooting percentage of 37.0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 76.0%. Although Wiggins has not become the ideal third leader in the Heat, he is obviously healthy and has gradually restored his aggressiveness and dominance in the game.

At present, the Lakers have always regarded Kneckett as the team's potential asset in the future and have a very large offensive scoring talent. He and Doncic will become an important player in the future Lakers' construction. Otherwise, many teams in the offseason trading market hope to get this young defender. It is reported that the management of both sides is actively continuing negotiations around the Wiggins deal. I don’t know whether the Lakers can change to Wiggins with a future first-round pick. It is estimated that it will be difficult to complete if Hachimura or Kneckett is not sent away.