Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht made his debut again against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. Well, technically.<\/p>
For those who are confused, here’s the backstory: On trade deadline day, the Lakers and Hornets reached an agreement for a trade involving Mark Williams. In exchange, the Lakers would send Cam Reddish, Dalton Knecht, and a 2031 first-round pick to Charlotte. However, the Lakers later rescinded the trade<\/a> after Williams’ medical tests failed. <\/p> Dalton had already made the move to Charlotte, but he had to quickly return to Los Angeles after the trade fell through. He was ruled out for the Lakers’ home game against the Jazz on Monday due to “personal reasons.”<\/p> But Knecht was back on the court Wednesday in Utah, playing 17 minutes and scoring 10 points off the bench. After the game, he broke his silence on the wild 48 hours that had just passed, calling it “a crazy time” and joking that it “felt like a movie”.<\/p> “It was a crazy time, not too many people have done that coming back,” Knecht said. “At the end of the day, I just wanted to hoop, and that’s what I told JJ and Rob when I got back.”<\/p>