Overview

• Redick said Knecht was burnt out in July after arriving at 5 a.m. for shots and stacking multiple daily workouts with the Summer League staff and weight room.
• Updating Knecht’s status, Redick said he is in phenomenal shape, in a good mental place, played well throughout September, and won the team’s final conditioning run.
• Knecht acknowledged doing three workouts a day early in the offseason, which reporters and Redick cited as a factor in his Summer League struggles.
• He averaged 9.1 points in 19.2 minutes as a rookie and hit 37.6% from three, reinforcing his value as a floor spacer despite an uneven first year.
• Observers flag defense as his swing skill for minutes, with analysts projecting an eighth- or ninth-man scoring role and noting he could be a trade chip on a team short on draft assets.