Former Vols player Dalton Knecht ready to join Lakers’ ‘Knecht 4’

The Lakers unveiled their NBA draft picks Tuesday, including former Vols star Dalton Knecht, who they selected in the first round. Knecht said it would be pretty surreal to play with LeBron James and the rest of the Lakers team next season, especially since Knecht will wear the No. 4 jersey.

Knecht said: “It was exciting to meet him in person and on the phone. It was a fun journey because, like I said earlier, my journey has been different. Coming here to a historic franchise, it’s going to be fun. I’m ready to get to work. I knew one day I was probably going to have to go to number four. Number three has been my number my whole life. Then number three. AD had it (Anthony Davis). Why not do ‘Knecht 4’. Why not.”