Kon KnueppelCharlotte Hornets · #7
Kon Knueppel is a 6-foot-6 sharpshooting wing for the Charlotte Hornets and the No. 4 pick of the 2025 NBA Draft. An elite shooter out of Duke (40.6% from three, 91.4% from the line in college), he was named 2025 Summer League MVP and broke multiple NBA rookie three-point records in his debut season, projecting as a high-end floor-spacing scorer.
Kon Knueppel — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Kon Knueppel stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Kon Knueppel — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Kon Knueppel
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Kon Knueppel career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81 | 31.5 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 | .475 | .425 |
| Career | 81 | 31.5 | 18.5 | 5.3 | 3.4 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Charlotte Hornets built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Kon Knueppel
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A 6-foot-6 sharpshooting wing and No.
Turning pro
Drafted 4th overall, 2025 as a Forward.
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A 6-foot-6 sharpshooting wing and No. 4 pick — elite shooting and floor spacing for the Hornets.
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Wisconsin Mr. Basketball, Knueppel shot over 40% from three at Duke before Charlotte drafted him 4th in 2025.
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He was named 2025 Summer League MVP.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- College
- Duke
- Experience
- 1st Season
- Draft
- 4th overall, 2025
- Born
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Age
- 21
- Jersey
- #7
Knueppel comes from a deep basketball family — both parents were college scoring leaders, an uncle played in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks, and he is the oldest of five brothers. A Christian from the Milwaukee area, he led his high school to an undefeated state title before a standout Duke season.
His on-court identity is elite shooting — a 6-foot-6 catch-and-shoot and movement wing whose 40%-plus three-point shooting and near-perfect free-throw stroke translated immediately (a record-setting rookie three-point pace). His athleticism and defense are the development questions, but his shooting touch, size, and multi-category feel give him a high-value floor-spacing role.
An elite sharpshooting wing — catch-and-shoot and movement shooting with feel.
Kon Knueppel — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Kon Knueppel, answered.
