“It felt like a movie,” Knecht said of the whole process. “After that game, I came back that the next day and went to go get some shots up in the gym. 20 free throws in, I usually always shoot 25, and Rob [Pelinka] called me up there and told me the news. It was hard, I got drafted here so L.A. means a lot, so hearing that and then I go over to Charlotte in the morning with one of my guys and getting introduced and meeting all those people. Flew out to Detroit to what was called my debut game, to now I’m flying back to L.A. and Rob called me and said you’re coming back. “I was just excited to just go out there and hoop no matter where I was going. I just wanted to go hoop. I told that to JJ [Redick] and Rob. You know, I get it’s a business, so at the end of the day, I told them let’s just go play basketball.” -via Clutch Points / February 13, 2025
Dalton Knecht on rescinded trade to Charlotte: ‘I get to learn from Luka Doncic now’
