Dalton Knecht, wanda aka zaba a matsayin na 17 a zaben draft na NBA na Los Angeles Lakers, ya zama abin birki a gasar NBA ta wannan lokacin. A wasan da suka doke Utah Jazz da ci 124-118, Knecht ya zura kwallaye 37, wanda ya hada da kwallo 9 daga layin three, wanda ya kai rekodin rookie a wasa daya.
A cikin wasanni uku da ya fara, Knecht ya ci kwallaye 88, tare da 28 daga 46 daga filin wasa da 16 daga 26 daga layin three. Ya zura kwallaye 22 a jere a wasan da suka doke Utah Jazz, nuna karfin sa na harbi.
Knecht, wanda ya taka leda a jami’ar Tennessee, ya nuna cewa shi ne daya daga cikin mafiya harbi a gasar NBA. Tare da LeBron James da Anthony Davis, Knecht ya nuna cewa zai iya zama wani muhimmin dan wasa ga Lakers a lokacin da suke neman nasara.
Rui Hachimura, wanda ya ji rauni, ya ba Knecht damar samun lokacin wasa mai yawa, wanda ya nuna cewa shi ne mafi dacewa don matsayin farawa. Knecht ya nuna cewa ya fi dacewa don wasa tare da ‘yan wasan farawa na Lakers, wanda ya sa suka samu nasara a wasanni shida a jere.
