Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James heaped praise on rookie wing Dalton Knecht on Tuesday night after Knecht erupted for a team-high 37 points in a

LeBron James called out the 16 teams that passed on Dalton Knecht in the 2024 NBA Draft after the Los Angeles Lakers guard scored 37 points against the Utah Jazz, fueled by a rookie record-tying nine 3-pointers.

The Utah Jazz couldn't escape adding onto their losing streak during Tuesday night's meeting vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, as they came up short 118-124 to effectively drop their third-straight contest, and fall to 0-2 within the NBA Cup's group stage.

Dalton Knecht torched the Jazz for 37 points on Tuesday night, tying a rookie record with nine 3-pointers in the Lakers’ 124-118 win over the Jazz. LeBron James took a victory lap to the celebrate the victory, given that Knecht bizarrely fell to Los Angeles with the 17th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.

Instead, according to LeBron, the other 16 teams that did not pick him in the 2024 NBA Draft “ [expletive] it up” and he then wondered if any of the talent evaluators and decision makers watched him play.

It took a rare stroke of good fortune for the Lakers to be able to nab sharpshooter Dalton Knecht with the No. 17 pick in June's draft.

In rookie Dalton Knecht, the Los Angeles Lakers appear to have found a shooter. And it’s no exaggeration to say it can change everything for the Lakers, both right now and into the far future.

Dalton Knecht exploded for a career high on Tuesday and etched his name in history after leading the Lakers to their sixth straight win.

LeBron James used Dalton Knecht’s breakout in the Lakers' win over the Jazz to jab at critics who call him a liar.

They didn’t ‘find’ DK,” James (26 points, 12 assists) said. “The other 16 teams f—ed it up. Did anybody watch him? S—. They just didn’t

LeBron James says he knew exactly what the Los Angeles Lakers were getting when they drafted Dalton Knecht and he isn't lying.