Immediately after the conclusion of his Summer League debut, an 87-85 Dallas Mavericks victory on Thursday, top 2025 NBA draft pick Cooper Flagg told ESPN's Katie George that his play was "not up to my standard.

Heading into his sophomore campaign, the son of the Lakers' future Hall of Fame inductee and 21-time All-Star LeBron James will be aiming to eventually break into the team's rotation after tearing up the G-League for the franchise's South Bay affiliate in 2024-25.

Knecht was selected in the first round of the 2024 NBA draft (No. 17 overall) by the Lakers. During his rookie season, he played 78 games, averaging 9.1 points, 2.8 rebounds, 0.8 assists and 0.3 steals per game.