The Los Angeles Lakers were hailed by many as one of the biggest winners of the 2024 NBA Draft. Not only were they able to draft Bronny James with the 55th overall pick, which means they did not have to overextend just to keep LeBron James happy, they were also gifted with one of the best collegiate basketball players of the 2023-24 season in Tennessee’s Dalton Knecht. Knecht, despite being widely mocked to go in the middle of the lottery, fell all
Knecht, however, may have to work on his love for the Lakers franchise. After all, he hails from Thornton, Colorado, which means that he has been rooting for the Denver Nuggets all his life. In fact, during a rapid fire segment for SLAM, the Tennessee product named the Nuggets as his personal best team of all time.
Now, Dalton Knecht simply stayed true to himself. Being a fan of an NBA team is almost like a lifetime commitment, and being from a town that’s only 10 miles away from Denver means that being a Nuggets fan is in his blood. But Knecht may have to switch up his allegiances really quickly given the contentious relationship between the Lakers and Nuggets over the past two seasons.
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