Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht he is happy to be back with the organization after rejoining the team following a failed trade with the Hornets.

SALT LAKE CITY — Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht said “it felt like a movie” after being traded to the Charlotte Hornets and then back to the Lakers after Los Angeles rescinded the trade three days later over a failed physical by Hornets center Mark Williams.

Knect was a member of the Charlotte Hornets for approximately 48 hours before his life was flip-turned-upside-down again and he was forced to return to the Los Angeles Lakers. Aft

Speaking to reporters after Wednesday’s loss to Utah for the first time since he was traded from the Lakers to the Hornets and then sent back to the Lakers when they decided to void the deal, Dalton Knecht said it was a “crazy” few days,

The wild NBA saga involving Dalton Knecht seemingly came to an end on Wednesday night when the former Tennessee Vols guard played for the Los Angeles Lakers in a loss to the Utah Jazz. Knecht was traded from the Lakers to the Charlotte Hornets ahead of the NBA trade deadline last week,

Former Tennessee Volunteer Dalton Knecht spoke for the first time since the trade between the Lakers and the Hornets.