It's been quite a season for Dalton Knecht, but despite being part of a rescinded Lakers trade to Charlotte, the rookie is excited to be at the NBA All-Star Game.

Stephon Castle is named the MVP and Keyonte George hits a game-winning 3-pointer against Team G League, earning a chance to face a team led by LeBron James and Steph Curry on Sunday.

Rising stars usually have to wait their turn to step on the big stage. They play on All-Star Weekend before it’s technically the weekend, a Friday night preview of future greatness from the NBA’s finest collection of precocious novices.

Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht helped his Rising Stars team do well on Friday with some highlight plays on both ends of the floor.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht has had an eventful two weeks. After it was reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania on Feb. 5 that Knecht was being traded to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for center Mark Williams, the Lakers announced three days later the trade had been rescinded.

Team C has won the Rising Stars competition at All-Star weekend and advanced to take on LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant in an All-Star Game semifinal.

It has been quite an eventful past few weeks for Los Angeles Lakers rookie Dalton Knecht. Knecht, once upon a time, was headed to the Charlotte Hornets in a trade that would have netted the Lakers you

The NBA has made its All-Star Game way too convoluted. One NBA analyst used Dalton Knecht, Trayce Jackson-Davis, LeBron James, and Steph Curry to illustrate that point.