Cliff-like slip! Crushed by Brownie! The Lakers smashed their hands

The Lakers' summer league has been completely played. Which player disappoints the management the most? No doubt: Knector! In this summer league, Kneckett played 6 games, averaging 27.6 minutes per game, scoring 11.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 1.2 steals, shooting percentage was only 32.1% and three-point shooting percentage was only 23.7%.

As a comparison, in the 2024 Summer League, Kneckett averaged 18 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game, shooting percentage of 36.7% and three-point shooting percentage of 34.2%. In the summer league this year, Knector averaged 6.3 points per game, and his three-point shooting percentage plummeted by 10 percentage points. In fact, Kneckett's performance this year is not as good as Brownie!

This summer league, Brownie played 4 games, averaged 24.3 minutes per game, scored 14.3 points, 2.8 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 4 turnovers, with a shooting percentage of 47.6% and a three-point shooting percentage of 30%. He has to beat Kneckett in a game with points, assists and shooting percentage. Moreover, Brownie's performance on the defensive end even crushed Knector.

Look at another set of data: In the 2024 Summer League, Brownie played 6 games, averaged 25.3 minutes per game, scored 7 points, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1 steal, with a shooting percentage of 32.7%, and a three-point shooting percentage of 13%. At that time, the data of Brownie was incomparable to that of Kneckett, but this year's Brownie has made significant progress.

Kneckett and Brownie are both rookies in the 2024 class, Kneckett is the No. 17 pick and Brownie is the No. 55 pick. The two of them honed their training in the NBA for a year last season and played in the summer league this year. It should be a good idea. Kneckett was not lazy either. According to himself, he started practicing at 6 a.m. during the offseason and had to practice three times a day.

Kneckett's poor performance put the Lakers in an embarrassing situation. Last season, the Lakers used him to exchange for Ma Wei, who failed the physical examination and the Lakers withdrew the deal. During this offseason, the Lakers used Kneckett and Hachimura to bid Wiggins, but the Heat's asking price was too high, and they were unable to reach an agreement. Now Kneckett has lost the trading value...

If Kneckett cannot be sent away, is it necessary for the Lakers to train them? Kneckett was born on April 19, 2001, three years older than Brownie of the same class, and even one and a half years older than Kumingga of the 2021 class. In the NBA draft, age is a very important factor. The plasticity of running at the age of 19 is obviously different from that of 23. In the 2024-25 season, Kneckett played 78 regular season games, including 16 starters. He averaged 19.2 minutes per game, scored 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.5 turnovers, and his three shooting percentages: 46.1%, 37.6%, and 76.2%. He scored a total of 128 three-pointers, ranking 87th in the league.

Kneckett's trading value last season was equivalent to a first-round pick. What about now? Lakers reporter Anthony F. Irwin said that now the league team generally believes that Kneckett's trading value is only one second round pick. The Lakers' No. 17 pick, Xifino, averaged 6 points and 3.4 assists per game this summer, with a three-point shooting percentage of 22.2%.

Do you think Kneckett can still recover his state?