The trading value of Lakers wing star is declining. Is he no longer worth a first-round pick?

Former Los Angeles Lakers reporter Jovan Buha, who had just been fired by The Athletic, talked about the value of Lakers' wing star Dalton Knecht in the trading market on his personal podcast. It seems that Buha is not optimistic about Knecht's situation.

Buha said: After experiencing the summer league, Kneckett's trading value has shrunk significantly, and now all teams in the league no longer regard him as a player with first-round pick value. Buha continued: Obviously, the summer league has not helped his market, but has caused some negative impacts, and I don't think other teams will trade him with first-round picks. This is what I got after talking to multiple people in Las Vegas, and none of these people are Lakers insiders. I asked everyone at that time, if you want to get Kneckett through the trade, what chips would you like to give to the Lakers? Or, if the Lakers included him in the trade, how much do you think he is worth? After being asked similar questions, the feedback I received was that he was no longer a player worth the first round pick.

Kneckett was born in April 2001 and is 24 years old, 198cm tall and weighs 98kg. He was the wing scorer from the University of Tennessee in the 17th pick in the first round of the NBA Draft last year. In the NBA regular season last season, Kneckett made a total of 78 appearances in 82 games, averaging 19.2 minutes per game, averaging 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.1 blocks, 0.5 turnovers and 1.2 fouls, shooting percentage of 46.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 37.6%, and free throw shooting percentage of 76.2%. In the playoffs, Kneckett only got two chances, averaging only 1.8 minutes of playing time, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds, shooting percentage of 40% and three-point shooting percentage of 25%.

In the previous NBA Summer League, Kneckett made a total of 6 appearances, averaging 27.7 minutes, averaging 11.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.5 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 32.1%, a three-point shooting percentage of 23.7%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 64.3%. On the one hand, there is no problem with Buha's statement. Kneckett's performance during the summer league was not ideal, and there was a significant decline compared to last season's NBA regular season. But on the other hand, Buha, a reporter who is extremely professional and often defeated the Lakers during his time as a team and team reporter, now holds a grudge against the Lakers and continues to slander the Lakers. It is reasonable that Knector's trading value has declined. After all, he has no way to enter the rotation during the playoffs, but in any case, this is caused by several worthless summer league games.