Knector almost became the best rookie, the Lakers trade ruined him, and he didn t even choose the second lineup

On May 22, the official NBA Rookie Team was announced, but there was no Lakers Kneckett, which made many people feel regretful. The first team of the Best Rookie are Castle, Eddie, Rissach, Saar, and Wells, and the second team of the Best Rookie are Boozelis, Carrington, Klingen, Missy, and Wells. In addition to lamenting that only the Rockets Shepard was not selected in the top four picks, there are more people who are unfair to Lakers rookie Kneckett. At the beginning of the season, Lakers rookie Knector performed very well and once dominated the Best Rookie rankings for a long time. Almost all media believe that the Best Rookie must be him. But now he has not even been selected for the second team of the Best Rookie, which is indeed a pity. It is probably a deal that ruined him. Before the trade, Lakers head coach Redick did not give him a fixed playing time. After failing to trade center Mawei with the Hornets, Kneckett's status as a bargaining chip became even more embarrassing.

After the transaction was announced to be aborted, Kneckett completely lost his team position and fell out of the main rotation. Knector was the main rotation defender before, but after the trade failed, Knector's playing time was completely occupied by Reeves, Doncic, and Vincent, and even Goodwin divided his playing time away. Under such an environment, Knector's spirit is gone, and perhaps he can only hope that the Lakers will trade him out in the offseason.

In the early stage of Kneckett's performance, many Lakers fans believed that Kneckett was an indispensable player for the Lakers and the future of the Lakers. Unexpectedly, Kneckett became a bargaining chip for the Lakers' trading. What's even more uncomfortable is that before and after the transaction, Kneckett had no playing time to prove himself. If Knector had a fixed playing time, he would be at least a player in the first team of the best rookie team, it would be a pity for him.