Mike Bresnahan on what he saw LeBron and Anthony Davis do on the bench when Dalton Knecht left.

Knecht admitted he didn’t mind dropping to pick 17 because he now has the privilege of playing alongside LeBron James and Anthony Davis on the LA Lakers.

And the feeling is mutual. Davis has already talked about how he admires Knecht and has tried to encourage the rookie to take off the shackles.

Knecht makes an impression

Dalton Knecht is thriving and was back in the starting lineup against San Antonio, where Lakers fans were unhappy that he was switched the previous two games.

This was highlighted by Lakers expert Mike Bresnahan on the post-game show after the win over the Spurs.

He believes that Knecht has locked his place as a starter: “I think he is there for the rest of the year. I don’t see how you can remove Dalton Knecht from that starting 5. It adds another element to the game.”

He added that when Knecht scored 37 points against the Jazz, he saw real excitement among the Lakers superstars.

Bresnahan said, “That game where Dalton had nine threes, they were so happy, LeBron and AD, it was like a party on the bench.

“Like ‘wow’ the 17th pick in the NBA Draft, we finally found our shooting game.”

He added that he sees anger over the Lakers missing out on Buddy Hield and Klay Thompson in recent free agency periods may now subside a bit.

Lakers fifth leading scorer

Dalton Knecht is the current Lakers’ fifth-highest point scorer this season, highlighted by the numbers below, and has played the fewest minutes of the top five.

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