LeBron James’s 3-Word NFSW Message to NBA Teams Not Picking Dalton Knecht in the Draft

On Tuesday night at the crypto.com Arena, the Los Angeles Lakers upset the Utah Jazz 124-118 to win their sixth consecutive game, led by a remarkable performance by rookie guard Dalton Knecht.

And after Knecht tied the league’s single-game rookie record with a career-high 37 points and nine three-pointers in the NBA Cup group-play game triumph, Lakers star forward LeBron James had a straightforward, profanity-filled message for the 16 NBA teams that passed on him.

LeBron James on the Lakers front office drafting Dalton Knecht: “They didn’t find DK … the other 16 teams f—-ed it up” pic.twitter.com/agmO547mnW

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) November 20, 2024

James said : “They [The Lakers front office] didn’t find DK [Lakers guard Dalton Knecht]. The other 16 teams f—ed it up,” . “Anybody watch him? S–t! They just didn’t f–k it up. You don’t ‘find’ a SEC player of the year.”

How right is LeBron James about Dalton Knecht ?

Following a season in which he averaged 21.7 points and 2.6 made threes per game for the Volunteers, was named to the First Team All-America, won the SEC scoring title, and, as James noted, was named the SEC Player of the Year, Knecht, 23, was selected by Los Angeles with the 17th pick in the 2024 NBA draft this past June.

Over the last four games, Knecht has been much more aggressive in his pursuit of the ball, averaging 24.2 points and 5.2 made three-pointers per game while shooting at least 54 percent from the field.

Dalton Knecht

LeBron James when quizzed about where he sees Dalton Knecht in near future said : “I don’t know,” . “The same s–t I said last year. Everybody on the internet call me a liar all the time. They say I lie about every f—ing thing. So, what am I now? I’ve been said it. I watched Tennessee a lot. I watched Tennessee a lot. I did not think he was going to fall to us.

“I thought it would be impossible. I have no idea how it happened. But very grateful and very happy that he’s here. I knew exactly what we was getting when he fell to 17.”

Only time will tell if LeBron James is right about Dalton’s pottential. As a fan of NBA, we certainly hope so.

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