Lakers Trade Update on Dalton Knecht + Lakers STILL Active on Trade Market? | Knecht Value Update!

Lakers Trade Update on Dalton Knecht + Lakers STILL Active on Trade Market? | Knecht Value Update!

[Music] You know, the Lakers have completely changed up their team at this point, making new additions of Marcus Smart, Jake Larabia, DeAndre Aton, and even adding a few new two-way contract players. But many Laker fans still want them to do more. Whether that’s a salary dump with Gabe Vincent and Maxi Kleba then to fill that final spot in their team or whether it be a trade and a bigger trade that might involve Dalton connect or maybe Rui Aimura. Many are not happy yet and still want more to be done. And while the big topic with that does happen to be about Dalton connect following him falling out of the rotation late last season, not playing during the late regular season nor during the postseason, then not playing very well during summer league. Many fans want him gone and are not happy with him though. Is that really the right move for them to take? Is it good to trade him at his lowest trade value? Which is kind of confirmed from a new report from Yoan Buha. Him saying that Dolphin Connect’s trade value took a massive hit after summer league with teams around the league no longer viewing him as a first on draft pick. Kind of relating to his trade value. At one time, it was said to be around a good first on draft pick, then turning into a late first on draft pick. Now it’s not even paying a first on draft pick trade value. So again, is it the right time to trade him? Should they simply move on from him and not wait for him to maybe rebound and get back to where he was at one point? Should they trade him even at a low trade value and simply be done with it? We’ll talk about that and maybe about the moves the Lakers should make with Dalton Connect or if they should make a trade during the offseason yet. And well, to begin, I think a lot of the trade talk and about Dalton Connect is because the Lakers have not made a trade yet. And not only that, but they haven’t given up a trade asset. I mean, it’s pretty impressive that they found a way to add DeAndre Aiden, Marcus Smart, Jake Larabia, and really changing up their entire team without giving up a single trade asset. I mean, prior to free agency, they had one tradable first round draft pick, four future first round draft pick swaps, one tradable second round draft pick, the contracts of Rui Hatimra, Gabe Vincent, Maxi Clea, and the young talent I guess per se, of Austin Reeves and Dalton Connect. And now three weeks after free agency, they still have every single one of those trade assets. So in that regard, they definitely could make a trade if they want to. Whether you’re talking about Dalton Connect and or the expiring contracts of Gabe Vincent, Cleba, Rui, Himura, they could do that and it’s not completely off the table here. I mean, there are even reports saying that they have been monitoring the trade market yet. Brett Seagull of Clutch Points just put out a report that said they have been active on the trade market prior to signing Marcus Smart even contacting the Timberwolves about Dante Danchenzo contacting the Memphis Grizzlies about former Laker Contavius Caldwell Pope. So maybe that’s not going to be the same after they signed Marcus Smart but up until literally this past week they have been active in the trade market and I think they still might be going forward too. Now I will say it’s definitely a lot less likely they make a trade following the addition of Marcus Smart kind of filling that back court defender role which was kind of a big priority for them monitoring the free agent market and the trade market to try to address it. Luca Donic even making that a priority for their team to address. So maybe they feel a bit more comfortable after addressing it though again I wouldn’t completely rule it out here. and talking more about Dalton Connect, you know, coming off a bad summer league performance now his future is kind of in doubt by many Laker fans, saying that he’s hit his ceiling, that even Bronny James is better than him at this point, that he’s not their best young trade asset, and that he won’t be a rotation player for them next season, so they may as well trade him. But again, going back to the report about his trade value, and literally what we can point to with him, is it a good time to trade him at a lower trade value? You can argue if it’s his lowest trade value or not. I really don’t care that much about that. But I think we can all agree that his trade value is not very high right now. Again, coming off a poor summer league performance, not playing much at all during the late regular season, not really playing during the postseason, not even about the numbers in summer league, but more so about the lack of improvement, the lack of commitment at times, especially on defense. Teams are definitely going to point to that and say, “Hey, he’s not showing improvement. He’s now 24, eventually going on 25 here. And he’s simply not worth what he was drafted at, that being a mid to late first round on draft pick. So, we’re not going to give that up for him. And if we are talking about a Jaylen Hoodino, for example, who really didn’t show anything off during his rookie year, didn’t have any really good moments and nothing to point to, then I would probably agree with you. At that point, it might be time to cut bait rather than wait for him to maybe show something and maybe show some more potential. But that’s not the case here and connect. I mean, I know he tend to have short-term memory loss with the NBA, but he did show quite a bit during his rookie season. Yes, he didn’t quite look the same after being traded and that trade then being reverted. Talking about the Mark Williams trait here. You know, he obviously was affected by it both mentally and that translating to its encore performance, not really feeling like a big part of the team after that point probably, which was only further combined by his lack of playing time and kind of falling out of the rotation. But prior to the trade deadline, he was even a part of their starting lineup. For a 16 game stretch, Daltton Connect was a part of their starting lineup. I know we tend to forget that. And in that time frame, he played incredibly well. Leading all rookies in that time in points per game with nearly 17 per game on some very efficient shooting, too. 46.1% for the field and a very impressive 39.5% from three while attempting eight of them per game and making a team high 3.1 per game in that time frame. So yeah, he definitely did show something. Not simply looking at a 2 or three game sample here. We’re looking at roughly 1/5if of the NBA season. So unlike an unproven second-year player that really didn’t play much during the rookie year, their entire future based more on potential rather than actual production, that’s not the case through Adult and Connect. The guy actually played in quite a bit for their team at one point. Again, even being a part of their starting lineup, being one of their most productive players in their entire rotation in that time frame. He literally showed off production that he might be able to get back to if put in the right role and if he’s in the right mindset, too. So, if we’re talking about trading a guy that’s now not looked at that way anymore, looked at to be a kind of a shell of his former self, which is only about a one-year time frame to look at, I’m not sure it’s the best time to trade him, you know. Not only that, but I think he does have more potential to get to here yet. Unfortunately, he didn’t show that and remind us of it during summer league, but I think Dolton connects a guy that actually plays better with actual playmakers around him. He’s not an isolation guy that actually benefits from getting the ball more or getting more on ball creation time. He’s a guy that benefits from playing with guys like LeBron James, Luca Donuch, and them drawing attention away from him. That’s what do connects best. Not being an onball creator or playmaker for teammates. Yes, he can do a little bit of that, but is much better at playing off the ball and benefiting from the attraction that other players draw away from him. That’s what he does best. Three-point shooting, movement shooting, back door cutting. again benefiting from the defense forgetting about him. That’s what connect does best and that’s the role that he should be filling. However, I do understand the argument that he’s kind of fallen to the back end of the rotation. I mean, following the addition of Marcus Smart and Jakeia, I have Daltton Connect kind of behind both of them. Probably also behind Gabe Vincent, although you can definitely argue that one with my depth chart or simply roster here. You know, nothing’s ever really definitive and you can move the pieces around how you want. But at the shooting guard spot, I got either Gabe Vincent or Marcus Smart. You know, reverse him either way you want. And Dolphin Connect’s not a point guard, so not a pathway for playing time there. Then at the backup small forward, I got Jake Lavia. You know, even if you wanted to go really extreme and put him to the backup power forward spot, I got Jared Vanderbilt there. So kind of in that third category of the rotation, maybe being a 9th to 11th man at best. So I guess you can make your argument to trade him based on that. the fact that he probably won’t play very much their team. Therefore, that might limit his upside and ability to improve his trade value. Maybe try to trade him right now rather than it lowering even further. I get it. But if you ask me, I’d still take a chance on him and try to rebound his trade value. Again, we know he can be if you put him in the right role and if he’s in the right mindset. So maybe try to work with him and play more in certain matchups, opponents that he’s better suited to take advantage of and that don’t have really good screen navigators to try and follow him around the court. Teams that won’t really focus on too much, then try to get his confidence back in those games. And maybe that might translate to getting the old Daltton Connect back. The pre-trade deadline Delt Connect, the guy that can go off for 20 to 30 points on any given night in pretty much in any given two quarters. maybe try to get that player back and then rethink about trading him if it comes down to them needing something different on their team. I think eventually they’ll have to get a true proven 3 and wing option. You know, maybe rebound Dalton connects trade value until that point then put him in that kind of trade or maybe think about it. You know, even maybe keep him at that point and trade somebody else. But maybe think more about the long term here rather than the short term. Again, I know we have short-term memory loss in the NBA. only remember a player’s last game and what they’d hit in the past month, if even that. But if we try to look at the big picture here with Dolan Connect, everything from what he already showed us prior to the trade deadline, what we know he can be if he’s comfortable and in the right role in their team, the fact that he does have untapped potential yet, and you really can’t argue against that. Yes, even though he’s 24 and is an older player for a secondear player, he does have untapped potential yet. And I think he might be able to attain it with them working better with him, getting him back in a comfortable headsp space and finding the right way to use him and trying to take better advantage of him, too. But with all of that being said, what do you guys think? How do you feel about the report about Dalton Connect’s updated trade value? The fact that it’s no longer even a draft pick, and would you instead look to keep him because of that, or would you simply cut bait and try to trade him regardless of that trade value? Let me know your thoughts and what you would do with Dolan Connect in the comments down below. But I think that’ll pretty much do it for this one. And if you enjoyed the video, then I’ll greatly appreciate it if you dropped a like, subscribe to the channel if you have not already, and hit that notification bell to never miss out when I upload a video. But as always, thank you for watching and have a great day or night. [Music]

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