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Dalton Knecht Los Angeles Lakers · #4

Forward · 6'6", 215 lb · Thornton, CO · Age 25 · 2nd season

Dalton Knecht is a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers who has played 132 games over 2 seasons, averaging 4.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 2025-26.

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Dalton Knecht

Season avg4.2 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.4 ast · .455 fg

Career avg7.1 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.6 ast · .459 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

4.2pts

1.4reb

0.4ast

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Scouting report

Dalton Knecht — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Forward · Role player · Impact 45

Dalton Knecht is a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers who has played 132 games over 2 seasons, averaging 4.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 2

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

C-

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Dalton Knecht stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #550 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

45Impact index

20Star score

Career scoring average7.1 ppg

Seasons in the index2

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Dalton Knecht — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

4.2 PPG

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Playmaking

0.4 APG

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Rebounding

1.4 RPG

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Shooting

.342 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Dalton Knecht

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 54% confidence

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pts

0.9–6.3

1.2

reb

-0.0–2.4

0.4

ast

-0.6–1.4

9.1

min

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health

.457

fg%

~base

.355

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 2-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 4.2 → projected 3.6 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

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Live context

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Net vs last season-0.6 PPG

Everything it reads

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2 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 25 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 78 / 54 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Dalton Knecht career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2024-25	78	19.2	9.1	2.8	0.8	.461	.376
2025-26	54	10.2	4.2	1.4	0.4	.455	.342
Career	132	15.5	7.1	2.2	0.6

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

48–34proj record

#6conf seed

+2.8net rtg

117.6off rtg

114.9def rtg

85%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Austin Reaves, Luka Doncic.

How his role moves

Projected 48–34, 6th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

45 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Dalton Knecht

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

2001-04-19

The beginning

Dalton Knecht is a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Los Angeles Lakers

Turning pro

Drafted 17th overall, 2024 as a Forward.

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Dalton Knecht is a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Chapter

He has played 132 games over 2 seasons (2024-26), averaging 15.5 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 54 games, averaging 4.2 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 10.2 minutes.

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Knecht's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 215 lbs
College: Tennessee
Experience: 3rd Season
Draft: 17th overall, 2024
Born: Thornton, CO
Age: 25
Jersey: #4

Beyond the game

Dalton Knecht is from Thornton, CO, born 2001-04-19, listed at 6'6" and 215 lb. He has 3 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 15.5 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth10.2 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 34.2% from three.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Dalton Knecht — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dalton Knecht, answered.

What position does Dalton Knecht play?

Dalton Knecht is a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers.

How many NBA games has Dalton Knecht played?

132 regular-season games over 2 seasons, averaging 15.5 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Dalton Knecht played?

2 seasons (2024-26).

How tall is Dalton Knecht?

6'6", 215 lb

Dalton Knecht career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Dalton Knecht Los Angeles Lakers · #4

Dalton Knecht — the report card

Where Dalton Knecht stands

Dalton Knecht — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Dalton Knecht

Dalton Knecht career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?

The Ballad of Dalton Knecht

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

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Off the court

Dalton Knecht — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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