2024 NBA Draft Scouting Report - Dalton Knecht

Dalton Knecht - Tennessee

6’6 Wing

23 Years Old (Turns 24 NEXT April)

Prairie View HS, Currently Playing for Tennessee

21.7 PPG - 4.9 RPG - 1.8 APG - 0.7 SPG - 0.6 BPG - 1.7 TOPG (30.6 MPG - 36 GP)

46% on 16.0 FGA - 40% on 6.5 3PA - 77% on 5.7 FTA

My Draft Position - Top 7 Pick

*These are my raw, and condensed, scouting report notes from watching multiple games throughout the season*

ARCHETYPE/POTENTIAL ROLE

The absolute high end ceiling outcome is a 3-level bucket getting guard/wing. He is a true off the ball player in terms of his ability to score out of these situations and lack of true on the ball creation for others. With that said, he is able to initiate his own scoring when he starts with the ball in hand and there are flashes of him taking double teams and making the right reads out of those from the college tape and the low turnover numbers should be highlighted even with the high usage. His high release and athleticism make his jump shot very hard to contest and alter. The real questions around his draft stock come from his age and defense. I have leaned towards giving him some slack defensively due to playing zone in high school and not yet having a full calendar year of high level D1 basketball experience (2 years of JUCO and 2 years of Big Sky Conference). A team's hope when drafting him is that he turns into a yearly 15-20+ point a night scorer that is at least neutral defensively with his size and some natural growth and progression. 

OFFENSE