Dalton Knecht Still Bracing Himself to Play for the Hornets Just In Case

Dalton Knecht was in sweats on the bench on Monday night, three days after the Lakers traded him to the Hornets. | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

Dalton Knecht was traded to the Charlotte Hornets ahead of the NBA trade deadline last week. Knecht, who was selected with the No. 17 pick, was part of a package that brought big man Mark Williams to Los Angeles to give the Lakers some depth up front. Then he failed his physical, causing the Lakers to rescind the trade which brought Knecht back after a rather busy few days.

Knect scored 10 points in his return to the Lakers on Wednesday night and spoke with the media after the game.