Well, the 2 biggest needs as everyone has said are shooting and a big. The Big was resolved this year when we traded for Adams. Knecht helps with the shooting on a 4 year rookie contract. 2 problems solved starting next year. Just need to make 1 or 2 more upgrades in free agency. PG - VanVleet / FA SG - Green? / Whitmore / Knecht S.F. - Brooks / Thompson P.F. - Smith / Eason ..C - Sengun / Adams / Landale
Knecht not athletic? Are you serious? Knecht is explosive as a leaper. Not elite straight line but solid. Also has a reported 6’10 wingspan. Does it translate to being a good defender? That remains to be seen. But he is anything but unathletic, far better athlete than Herro. If you’re strictly talking laterally, then I would agree with you.
If he is athletic why is he a bad defender? This dude 2 yrs older than Jabari rn lol. Basically what you see is what you get from him. I guess we will see a lot more in the combine if he is really 6'6 barefoot with a 6'10 wingspan he would Iook a lot better imo.
Bro Knecht is wasted in that lineup just think how many mins the 3rd guy in the rotation gets. I don't think Knecht solves any problems in the 5 mins he gets every other game. That's partly why I don't like getting Knecht Rox may be better off getting a rawer prospect like Tipjane Salaun who can develop in GLeague.
Lot of athletic dudes are bad defenders. Just saying the tools are there. He is a weird case, his route to being what he is, is wild. He probably has a little more upside but not much. His floor is projectable in the league though.
Athletic dudes who are bad defenders tend to be busts with low bball IQ so I don't think that's a good sign. How much better do you think he is over Corey Kispert and Cam Johnson? Cuz those 2 guys won't get any PT on our team next year IMO, not with Tari Eason coming back and 1 yr of offseason training with Cam and Amen.
I don’t necessarily want Knecht, just pointing out he’s a good athlete that can shoot with length. On paper that’s a good thing. I’m not sure what position I would look at in the draft yet