As Los Angeles Lakers wing Dalton Knecht experiences a painfully familiar twist of fate, Tim Hardaway Jr. could become an unlikely source of aid. A former teammate of Luka Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks, Hardaway epitomized everything Knecht should and shouldn't be focusing on.
If Knecht can learn from Hardaway's success and shortcomings, then he could realistically become a regular inclusion in the rotation again.
Hardaway played six seasons alongside Doncic with the Dallas Mavericks, thus revealing his unavoidable staying power. He also found himself on the outside looking in of consistent minutes during key playoff series, however, which fuels the dilemma at hand.