I am going on record that I will eat my hat if we draft Knecht at 7. He is not a Cronin type player. And I'm kind of glad. Plus if Cronin believes in Sharpe then Knecht will have to be a complementary player and he's the kind of player where he's either your star or he's not much use. Cronin takes a big swing with the high picks and then picks players with high floors with the lower picks. (Rupert was an exception, but I think they were surprised he was there.)
All things Knecht: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10120878-2024-nba-mock-draft-how-5-trades-could-impact-round-1 "He is probably best as an off-ball shooter, where he flies around the floor and can launch from any angle. When he gets run off the three-point arc, though, he has enough wiggle to create space and soft touch around the basket."
It’s all gonna hinge on his shooting. If he can get his percentage up around 37-38% I think he will stick.
I'd say #23 in the 2023 draft might be comparable to #14 in the 2024 draft. To me, Knecht is certainly better than Murray though.
Agreed on both fronts! I'll put it this way: If the team who drafts Knecht calls Portland right after and offers him for Murray, straight up, I'm taking the deal in a split-second.
