LeBron James and Anthony Davis had a message for Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht before his unreal finish vs. the Phoenix Suns.

The Lakers selected Knecht with the 17th pick in June’s NBA Draft out of the University of Tennessee. The 23-year-old was the SEC Player of the Year last year as a junior after

In their penultimate preseason game, Anthony Davis dominated early and Dalton Knecht led the comeback late to guide the Lakers to a victory in Phoenix.

This is reflected in ESPN's top 100 ranking - an annual survey amongst a panel of several insiders and analysts. Booker was ranked 15th after coming into the 2023-24 season just outside of the top 10 at number 11. Dave McMenamin wrote a brief synopsis on the ranking and a justification as to why he took a slight dip in the overall positioning.

A former NBA star big man feels the Lakers have gone out of the business of competing for NBA championships because they drafted Bronny James.

There will be many NBA firsts for Bronny James that are celebrated in the coming weeks, but his first flagrant foul is not one of them. The Los Angeles Lakers rookie drew a whistle following a scary exchange at the basket in Thursday’s 128-122 overtime preseason win over the Phoenix Suns.