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Austin Reaves Talks Origin Of Relationship With Dalton Knecht

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Dalton Knecht was viewed as one of the biggest steals in this year’s draft, falling to the Los Angeles Lakers with the 17th overall pick. And recently, he has begun to find his stride after a bit of a slow start, giving the Lakers the offensive boost off the bench the team needs.

He has also endeared himself to his teammates and the coaches, all of whom have spoken highly of him since the offseason. But perhaps his closest relationship is with guard Austin Reaves.

In fact, this stretches back to Knecht’s time in college at the University of Tennessee as Reaves revealed that he noticed his play there and began texting him after games.

“I just randomly one day saw him going crazy doing what he did in college and obviously I was very impressed with the way he scores the ball,” Reaves said after practice on Monday. “The way he willed his Tennessee team to a lot of wins was special and I like to show my respects when I really like guys that have a lot of talent, and he’s one of those guys. I would text him after games that I saw and congratulate him on the accolades that he was putting up. That’s really it.”

Reaves and many others were impressed by Knecht’s season in Tennessee, where he would win SEC Player of the Year. Most expected Knecht to be drafted in the top 10, but as he continued to drop and eventually the Lakers were on the board, Reaves felt the choice was obvious.

Proposed Lakers Trade for Bulls’ Coby White

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The Los Angeles Lakers are looking to make a push to bring another championship to LA while Lebron is still playing at as high a level as he is. Anthony Davis isn’t getting any younger and after Austin Reeves, the Lakers don’t have anyone else that should be trusted to score consistently. Adding another high level player that is still only 24 that they can also build around for the future would be a home run.

For the Chicago Bulls, they are in need of a true rebuild and while it might make the most sense to most for that to start with Lavine and Vucevic being traded, White will be the easiest to trade and get the most return. It would be hard on the Bulls and Bulls fans to move him, but there are multiple reasons it could be a great move for the franchise moving forward.

Potential Trade:

Los Angeles Lakers:
-Coby White
-Torrey Craig

Chicago Bulls:
-Jarred Vanderbilt
-Jalen Hood-Schifino
-Maxwell Lewis
-2029 1st Round Pick
-2031 1st Round Pick