2025-26 Season
DALTON KNECHT
2025-26 Season
DALTON KNECHT
Knecht produces at an poor rate for a 10-minute workload.
Knecht produces at an poor rate for a 10-minute workload.
PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology
TEAM COMPARISON
of 15 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)
Similar Players
Same position, closest production profile this season.
SKILL DNA
Percentile rank vs 235 Forwards with 10+ games
THE SEASON SO FAR
Dalton Knecht spent the opening stretch of the season trapped on a brutal rotational rollercoaster. He flashed lethal scoring upside one night, only to completely vanish the next. When he found his rhythm, he looked like a genuine weapon, erupting on 11/13 vs OKC for 16 points on near-perfect 6-of-7 shooting. That elite shot selection and blistering efficiency earned him a massive +12.5 Impact score in just 19 minutes. He even found ways to stay valuable when his jumper went cold. On 11/16 vs MIL, Knecht logged a stellar +10.4 Impact score despite scoring just 9 points, earning a season-high 34 minutes through relentless defensive effort and aggressive rebounding. Conversely, his lone promotion to the starting lineup on 11/04 vs POR was a total disaster. He posted a dismal -8.8 Impact score that night, dragged heavily into the red by defensive lapses and an empty 0-for-3 showing from beyond the arc.
This brutal mid-season stretch was defined by a crippling shooting slump that banished Dalton Knecht to the deepest corners of the bench. He became a complete liability on the floor. When given a rare extended look on 01/08 vs SAS, he completely unraveled. He bricked all five of his three-point attempts in 19 minutes, dragging his Impact score down to a disastrous -15.9 because his forced, erratic shot selection actively derailed the second unit's rhythm. He was equally invisible on 01/03 vs MEM, logging eleven empty minutes with zero points and a dismal -14.5 Impact as his inability to space the floor choked out the offense. The lone spark arrived on 12/31 vs DET. In just four minutes of action, he poured in 10 points on perfect 4-for-4 shooting, earning a +6.3 Impact because he finally took high-quality looks within the flow of the game rather than forcing bad jumpers. Unfortunately, that brief heater was the exception for a one-dimensional gunner who bleeds value the second his shot stops falling.
This brutal mid-to-late season stretch was defined by empty minutes and garbage-time irrelevance before a sudden, shocking finale. For months, Knecht was little more than a warm body at the end of the bench. This was perfectly captured by a completely hollow 02/28 vs GSW appearance where he logged zero points, rebounds, or assists in six minutes to earn a dismal -10.4 Impact score. Even when he managed to produce decent counting stats on 02/10 vs SAS with 9 points and 5 rebounds in 16 minutes, he still posted a -1.0 Impact score because his scoring masked defensive lapses and an inability to stretch the floor on 0-for-2 three-point shooting. You simply cannot survive in an NBA rotation when your primary contribution is aimless cardio. Yet, just as his season seemed completely lost, Knecht erupted out of nowhere on 04/12 vs UTA. Pouring in 17 points and dishing four assists in just 12 minutes, he generated a massive +10.7 Impact score by catching fire from deep and executing with ruthless offensive efficiency.
IMPACT TIMELINE
Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.
Struggling. Knecht has posted negative impact in 83% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.
Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 42% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.
Average defender. Knecht doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.
Small downward trend. First-half impact: -5.0, second-half: -6.6. Not alarming yet, but trending the wrong direction.
In a rough stretch — 4 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 26 games.
MATCHUP HISTORY ⚠ Updated 46 days ago
Based on 76 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.
ON OFFENSE: WHO GUARDED HIM
His shooting stats against each primary defender this season
ON DEFENSE: WHO HE GUARDED
How opponents shot when he was the primary defender. Lower FG% = better defense.
SEASON STATS
GAME LOG
59 games played
