The rookie, who was part of the deal with Charlotte that was rescinded a few days later, says he is happy to be back, “doing what I love to do, going out there and playing.”

After the game, the former Vol told reporters that the entire trade saga felt like a "movie", though he took it all in stride, noting that he just wants to "go play basketball". Knecht also revealed the message the Lakers sent to him upon his return to Los Angeles.

Rookie guard Dalton Knecht is back on the Los Angeles Lakers after the trade that briefly sent him to the Charlotte Hornets was rescinded. After the team's loss to the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night, Knecht spoke to reporters for the first time since the whirlwind week started and said that the entire experience was a "crazy time" and "felt like a movie.