Dalton

Knecht

Dalton Knecht

Height : 6' 6" · Weight : 215 lbs · Age : 25

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Los Angeles Lakers	54	1	10.2	1.6-3.5	45.5	0.7-2.1	34.2	0.3-0.4
2024-25	Los Angeles Lakers	78	16	19.2	3.3-7.1	46.1	1.6-4.4	37.6	0.8-1.1

ContractLos Angeles Lakers payroll →

This season: 4.20 M$
Seasons left: 2 · through 2027-28
Total remaining: 10.7 M$

2026-27
4.20 M$
Team option
2027-28
6.45 M$
Team option

Advanced stats, 2025-26ForwardsNBA stats →

Points

4.2

Rebounds

1.4

Assists

0.4

TS%

56.8 %

Usage

17.7 %

PER

10.2

WS/48

.038

On/off +/−

-10.9

Minutes

10.2

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

-1.0

Points/game

4.3

Games

WAR 2025-26

-0.5

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↓ Slight decline (-12)

2024-250.3 WAR · 0.4 per 2,000 min
2025-26-0.5 WAR · -1.8 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

+13 · 24 y.o. · usually still improving

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Rotation

SCO: Scoring; 75
SHT: Shooting; 79
FIN: Finishing; 78
PLY: Playmaking; 56
BAL: Ball security; 88
REB: Rebounding; 64
DEF: Defense; 56
DUR: Durability; 74
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

-0.5

PAL Rating

7 / 100

Value Rating

21 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 31 · salary $4.2M

PAL: dimensions

Impact7

Scoring37

Playmaking24

Shooting49

Rebounding29

Defense20

Where WAR comes from

VORP-0.2

BPM (per 100 possessions)-3.6

Offensive BPM-2.1

Defensive BPM-1.6

Win Shares+0.4

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

17.9 pi

12th percentile

At the rim

73.3 %

60th percentile

Rim share

15.7 %

26th percentile

Midrange

40.0 %

61th percentile

Three-point

.342

37th percentile

3PA share

58.1 %

83th percentile

Corner threes

32.1 %

18th percentile

Free throws

.727

30th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	LAL	4.2	-0.5	7	63	56.8	.342	58.1
2024-25	LAL	9.1	0.3	15	76	59.4	.376	61.0

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 10Playoffs	vs OKC	L 131-108	4	0	1	3	0	0	0-2	0-1
May 8Playoffs	@ OKC	L 125-107	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0
May 6Playoffs	@ OKC	L 108-90	2	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0
May 2Playoffs	@ HOU	W 98-78	3	0	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-1
Apr 27Playoffs	@ HOU	L 115-96	7	8	3	0	0	0	2-3	2-3
Apr 13	vs UTA	W 131-107	12	17	2	4	1	0	6-9	5-6
Apr 11	vs PHX	W 101-73	4	5	1	0	0	1	1-1	1-1
Apr 10	@ GSW	W 119-103	4	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Apr 8	vs OKC	L 123-87	19	5	4	0	0	0	2-6	1-2
Apr 1	vs CLE	W 127-113	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0