Knecht traded to the Hornets

[JMSqb11]

It depends on the number of days you work in the state.

This is wrong. States have a jock tax exactly for professional athletes.

 

[hUTch2002]

Thank goodness. Much closer for fans who want to go see him and the Lakers are hard to root for.

 

[hUTch2002]

I hate it for Dalton. He has just gone from one of the highest profile, glamour teams in the league to a franchise nobody pays any attention to. Maybe it will mean more minutes and a larger role for him? It just became much harder to watch his games now. I couldn't tell you the last time I watched any part of a Hornets game. That is a dead end franchise. This is kind of a bummer. I was excited when he was drafted by LA.

He’s a 4 hour drive away though so maybe you can go check him out in person sometime. Hope all is well with you BB!

 

[SNAFU]

"The Lakers gave up more draft equity to get Williams than they did to get Dončić! The injury-plagued big man fits a specific niche on their team when healthy, as a giant rebounder and shot-blocker who can finish around the rim. However, he hasn’t really been the type of rim-runner that you might imagine thriving next to Dončić.

One other item that had to tempt the Lakers is that Williams is on his rookie contract through 2026, making just $6.3 million next season. That should allow the Lakers to more easily add other pieces to the lineup. One can fairly question, however, whether it was worth the last chips the Lakers had left to play in their 2031 first and Knecht." — John Hollinger, senior NBA writer

 

[JMSqb11]

I hate it for Dalton. He has just gone from one of the highest profile, glamour teams in the league to a franchise nobody pays any attention to. Maybe it will mean more minutes and a larger role for him? It just became much harder to watch his games now. I couldn't tell you the last time I watched any part of a Hornets game. That is a dead end franchise. This is kind of a bummer. I was excited when he was drafted by LA.

The second I read that Pelinka was able to talk Nico off demanding Knecht in the Luka trade, I'm like oh they are about to trade his ass to someone else

 

[PackersVols91]

At least I don't have to pretend to like the Lakers anymore

 

[barknoxbrawler]

I hate it for Dalton. He has just gone from one of the highest profile, glamour teams in the league to a franchise nobody pays any attention to. Maybe it will mean more minutes and a larger role for him? It just became much harder to watch his games now. I couldn't tell you the last time I watched any part of a Hornets game. That is a dead end franchise. This is kind of a bummer. I was excited when he was drafted by LA.

Well, watch them now because of him .

 

[macrovol]

Now I can go back to hating the Lakers full time. Bad franchise, but he'll be a star in Charlotte.

 

[mnbnd]

It's better for him to get reps on a team with no championship pressure and get away from the 2nd largest media market in the country. Has time to develop and get a huge 2nd contract somewhere instead being under scrutiny like he was in LA.

 

[BernardKingGOAT]

Yeah this sucks cause the Hornets are never on TV

Literally NEVER on TNT or ESPN. They do make the occasional appearance on the NBA channel's live games. I certainly will be checking their listings much more closely now

 

[StickMan]

Yessss!!!! The absolute greatest NBA news I've heard in a long time. I was just sick that he fell to that despicable bunch. I am now officially a HUGE Hornets fan!!

 

[apevol]

@marcusluvsvols you lucky mfer

 

[Delmar]

Well, watch them now because of him .

Heck, I’ve never seen a Charlotte game on TV. NBA equivalent of Siberia.

 

[Col_Cathcart]

Well this sucks, FU LaBron again!

Lakers are a Luka team now. They’re not building around LeBron anymore