In a recent post on The Stein Line, “The People’s Insider” Jake Fischer reported that the Lakers may be talking about a potential Dalton Knecht deal.
And if they were able to move him in exchange for anything (literally, anything) it would beat this fall’s oft-rumored alternative: that L.A. might simply cut him.
According to Fischer, the target may be the Milwaukee Bucks’ Jericho Sims, which would make sense. As currently constructed, Kevon Looney is the only true backup center on the Lakers, and even he’s undersized. Sims would at least give the team some insurance at that position, while potentially sparing Sandro Mamukelashvili and Jarred Vanderbilt from having to play there.
Picking up Knecht would make some sense for Milwaukee too. At 25, he’s two years younger than Sims. He’d fit among a building core of 6’6″-6’7″, multipositional wings. He is, theoretically an outside shooter. Despite a down 2025-26, he still has an above-average three-point percentage for his career. There’s work to do, but it’s too early to give up on Knecht entirely.
This would certainly be a low-stakes deal, but it’d also have a good chance to be a win-win.