Knecht is another one of the few Lakers with positive trade value. He's had an up-and-down rookie season. Defense has been an issue, as expected for the rookie. He has shown an NBA ability to shoot the ball though, hitting 35.5 percent of his 3's.

The Los Angeles Lakers insider proposed the move in order for JJ Redick to get the best out of his three best players moving forward.

De'Aaron Fox is a better basketball player than Austin Reaves. We can get that part out of the way from the start. There is no real statistical argument otherwise. Even the most optimistic projections of Reaves' increasingly bright future have to acknowledge that Fox has physical gifts that he simply does not.