Seven generals were exempted from the game, and the new star was ordered to take over at the critical moment! Knecht s 16 points illuminated the Lakers darkest moment

With seven players exempt from the game, the Lakers faced off against the Trail Blazers on Tuesday, providing some players in the lineup with few chances to play an opportunity to emerge. Among them, Knecter, the 2024 first-round pick, is particularly interesting-this striker, who coach Redick has always placed high hopes on, finally broke out in this campaign.

Knecter, who came on as a substitute in this campaign, played hard for 25 minutes and scored a season-high 16 points. After the game, Redick explained in detail how this breakthrough game became a turning point in his disciple's growth: "This will become the cornerstone of his growth. Although it is not a perfect game, he continues to show aggressiveness on both ends of the offense and defense, not only scoring, but also showing edge in transition attacks." The young coach emphasized, "I always believe in his potential. Strength, growth requires a process - we maintain a consensus on this, and I have high expectations for him "

Although the efficiency is not satisfactory (5 of 13 shots, 2 of 8 three-pointers), Knect did inject much-needed vitality into the team in the dilemma of back-to-back games and extreme shortage of manpower.

As the No. 17 pick in the 2024 draft, Knecht's rookie season was rough. He was an important part of the rotation at the beginning of the season, setting a record by scoring 37 points in the 14th game of his career. However, after being sent to the Hornets at the trade deadline and then dramatically staying with the team due to the aborted transaction, the rhythm of the game was completely disrupted. The struggling performance in the summer league has caused fans to worry even more, but Redick revealed at the media day that this was actually due to Knect practicing too hard after being eliminated by the Timberwolves in the playoffs.

In his rookie season, he played 78 games (16 starts), averaging 9.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in 19.1 minutes per game, shooting 46.1% from the field and 37.6% from the three-point range. Now that the new season has just started, except for this game when he was called in due to a shortage of personnel, he still stayed out of the rotation most of the time. As the Lakers are about to embark on a road trip and are expected to welcome back injured soldiers, it is still unclear whether the outbreak of this campaign will change the trajectory of their destiny.

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