The Los Angeles Lakers have until October 19 to make a final Dalton Knecht decision, whether it's a trade or making him the final roster cut.
The Los Angeles Lakers face an October 19 deadline to finalize their 15-man roster, leaving Dalton Knecht at high risk of being traded or waived. Los Angeles currently holds 16 guaranteed contracts, requiring at least one player departure before the season starts. League insiders Brett Siegel and Jovan Buha report that Knecht is the primary candidate to be cut over fellow guard Jaden Hardy.
Knecht is set to make $4.2 million for the 2026-27 NBA season. If the Lakers unexpectedly decide to keep him past the roster cut deadline, the team has until November 2 to exercise his $6.45 million rookie-scale team option for the 2027-28 campaign.
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