The Los Angeles Lakers made the decision days before their season opener to release Dalton Knecht, who was their 2024 first-round pick. It didn't take him long to find a new home, and the defending champion New York Knicks have taken a flyer on the sharpshooter, according to Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.

“After agreeing to a two-way contract with Dalton Knecht, the Knicks plan to waive Kevin McCullar Jr., sources told ClutchPoints,” Siegel wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

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