What s wrong? The Lakers strongman fell to freezing point. US media: The failure of the transaction has affected his mentality

On July 18, 2025, the NBA Summer League continued. In the Lakers' game against the Celtics, the Lakers lost to their opponents 78:87. The team's strongman Kneckett performed very sluggishly. He played for 30 minutes in the game, made 3 of 12 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, and 1 of 2 free throws. He only scored 8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, and had 2 turnovers and three fouls.

is not just this game. In the past six summer league games, Knector made only 9 of 38 three-pointers, and his three-point shooting percentage was only 23.7%, and he averaged 11.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game. Such performance is far from enough as a player who can rotate in the NBA. Originally, the summer league game should be a game where Knector could play dominant. After Kneckett's performance fell to freezing point, US media Sports Analyst also wrote: "The Lakers wanted to trade Kneckett before, but they didn't want him. But he was forced to return! This made his mental state problem." You should know that the Lakers sent Kneckett away in the trade with the Hornets and got Ma Wei, but because Ma Wei had not had a physical examination, Kenneckett eventually returned to the Lakers.

For the Lakers, the team's lineup in the new season is still very good. If Kneckett keeps this state, it is really unlikely that he will get too much time in the regular season.