After his team won the NBA Rising Stars challenge, Dalton Knecht earned the right to play a team of All-Stars led by his Lakers teammate LeBron James.

It's been an active February for rookie Los Angeles Lakers sharpshooter Dalton Knecht. The former Tennessee All-American was selected with the No. 17 overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft last summer, and made an instant splash as a jump-shooting role player for first-year head coach JJ Redick's Lakers.

The rookie, who was part of the deal with Charlotte that was rescinded a few days later, says he is happy to be back, “doing what I love to do, going out there and playing.”

Now that rookie Dalton Knecht will remain with the Lakers for the rest of this season, he said he wants to do one thing as Luka Doncic's teammate.

The NBA All-Star Weekend festivities are getting underway on Friday night with the Celebrity game and the Rising Stars Game as the game’s biggest figures get together in San Francisco for the midseason hiatus.