Knicks join the chase for Dalton Knecht after the Lakers cut him loose
New York have joined the clubs looking at Dalton Knecht, the 25-year-old wing waived by the Lakers, though the Knicks would have to open a two-way slot to sign him.

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Nova York entrou no grupo de clubes que observam Dalton Knecht, o ala de 25 anos dispensado pelos Lakers nesta semana. Ian Begley, do SNY.tv, relatou o interesse dos Knicks e observou que o jogador ainda tem direito a um contrato de duas vias por ter sido escolha de primeira rodada.
Jake Fischer já havia ligado Knecht a Sacramento, Minnesota e Toronto como possível reforço de duas vias, em reportagens para a Bleacher Report e o The Stein Line. Cada um desses três clubes tem uma vaga aberta na lista de duas vias. Nova York não: Tyler Nickel, Jaden Akins e Kevin McCullar Jr. já ocupam as três vagas dos Knicks.
Knecht foi a 17ª escolha geral do draft de 2024. Como novato em Los Angeles, em 2024/25, teve médias de 9,8 pontos e 2,8 rebotes em 78 partidas (19,2 minutos por jogo), com aproveitamento de 46,1% / 37,6% / 76,2%. A segunda temporada foi bem diferente: 54 jogos, 4,2 pontos e 1,4 rebote em 10,2 minutos, com 45,5% / 34,2% / 72,7%.
Os Lakers o dispensaram na segunda-feira. Diante de um elenco cheio e sem encontrar uma troca adequada para o ala, a diretoria preferiu assumir os US$ 4,2 milhões como dinheiro morto a manter a vaga ocupada.
Para os Knicks a conta é desconfortável, já que qualquer proposta significaria abrir mão de um dos três atuais jogadores de duas vias. Akins aparece como a baixa mais provável, e entraria na free agency; Nickel foi escolhido na 47ª posição apenas em junho, enquanto McCullar tem mostrado algum potencial em minutos limitados, sobretudo na defesa.
O interesse, por ora, é tudo o que foi noticiado.
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