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End! The Lakers young player is detested, but it is a good thing for Reddick, it depends on your Pelinka

10:02am, 27 July 2025【Basketball】

In this year's NBA Draft, Pelinka promoted the second round No. 55 to the second round No. 36 after two trades, and then selected Adu Tiero.

Although it is a second round pick, the team has traded upward twice, which shows that the Lakers still attach great importance to Thiero. In addition, Smart, who has a similar body shape, is also a good court tutor.

are both young players, and the treatment of Thiero and Knector is very different.

According to the NBA China official website, it is generally estimated that Knector is not worth a first round at this stage.

As the No. 17th show in 24, Kneckett completely lost his value in just one year. For the Lakers, it is difficult to invisibly damage another potential trading asset - the reason why it is difficult to exchange Wiggins, Kessler, etc. is that it has a lot to do with the lack of persuasiveness of its own chips.

However, Knector's net worth plummeted, which seems to me a good thing for Redick.

Reason 1: Personnel change. To this summer, the Lakers have given up Finney Smith, Milton and Goodwin, and then introduced Ayton, Laravia, Thiero and Smart.

There is a high probability that Laravia and Tiero will mainly focus on "playing soy sauce" in the new season. On the other hand, Ayton and Smart will be reused because of lack of inside and outside defense.

Reason 2: Tactical changes. After the All-Star season 24-25, the Lakers' overall three-point shooting accounted for 48%, while the inside shot was only 21%. After seeing Doncic-Laughter Brows, the Lakers' main tactics are mainly outside the three-point line.

However, after Ayton's arrival, the Lakers' tactics will definitely change - the worst is the balance between the inside and outside.

For the second point, I think the first point plays a driving role.

First of all, after personnel changes and targeted reinforcement, Redick will definitely make changes to his tactics. In addition to a few absolute cores such as Doncic, the playing time and positioning of role players will change.

Therefore, Redick didn't like to use Kneckett, and now he has more reason not to use the former.

Secondly, like Knector, Laravia also has a certain three-point ability - a career three-point rate of 37% and Knector's value is 37%. For Redick, the latter can be used to replace the former.

In summary, the movement of personnel has led to changes in the team's tactics, and Redick has sufficient reasons to reduce Kneckett's use or even give up.

Of course, how can Kneckett say that there is still three years of rookie contract. Therefore, the time to test Pelinka came. To be precise, since you can trade without using it, you cannot waste a first round in vain.

Finally, there is no big surprise and there will be no big chance of Kneckett in the new season. Then it is better to trade Pelinka as soon as possible.