Kon
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Kon Knueppel
Charlotte HornetsHeight : 6' 6" · Weight : 215 lbs · Age : 21
NBA record
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MIN | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Charlotte Hornets | 81 | 80 | 31.5 | 6.4-13.4 | 47.5 | 3.4-7.9 | 42.5 | 2.4-2.8 |
ContractCharlotte Hornets payroll →
- This season
- 10.52 M$
- Seasons left
- 3 · through 2028-29
- Total remaining
- 35.5 M$
2026-27
10.52 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
11.02 M$
Team option
2028-29
13.94 M$
Team option
Advanced stats, 2025-26ForwardsNBA stats →
Points
18.5
Rebounds
5.3
Assists
3.4
TS%
63.3 %
Usage
22.3 %
PER
17.1
WS/48
.151
On/off +/−
+2.6
Minutes
31.5
Games
81
Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.
2026-27 projectionNBA trends →
Projected WAR
8.9
Points/game
19.6
Games
81
WAR 2025-26
8.4
This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.
Trend
→ Stable (0)
- 2025-268.4 WAR · 6.6 per 2,000 min
Outlook, age included
+25 · 20 y.o. · usually still improving
It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.
Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →
Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.
OV · Overall
87
High-end
- SCO
- Scoring
- 88
- SHT
- Shooting
- 95
- FIN
- Finishing
- 71
- PLY
- Playmaking
- 81
- BAL
- Ball security
- 71
- REB
- Rebounding
- 73
- DEF
- Defense
- 65
- DUR
- Durability
- 95
- EX
- Experience
- —
Why these ratings?Hide details
- SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
- SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
- FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
- PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
- BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
- REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
- DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
- DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
- EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA
WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →
WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).
WAR
8.4
#8 of 107 regular forwards
PAL Rating
84 / 100
#18 of 107 regular forwards
Value Rating
85 / 100
PAL expected for this salary: 48 · salary $10.5MPAL: dimensions
Where WAR comes from
Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →
Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.
Avg distance
17.9 pi
12th percentile
At the rim
71.2 %
46th percentile
Rim share
14.1 %
21th percentile
Midrange
31.6 %
28th percentile
Three-point
.425
96th percentile
3PA share
59.2 %
84th percentile
Corner threes
53.0 %
97th percentile
Free throws
.863
87th percentile
Game log
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3PT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17 | @ ORL | L 121-90 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-6 |
| Apr 14 | vs MIA | W 127-126 OT | 34 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-6 |
| Apr 12 | @ NYK | W 110-96 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 3-10 |
| Apr 10 | vs DET | L 118-100 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-8 |
| Apr 8 | @ BOS | L 113-102 | 35 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | 3-8 |
| Apr 5 | @ MIN | W 122-108 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-4 |
| Apr 3 | vs IND | W 129-108 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 3-7 |
| Apr 2 | vs PHX | W 127-107 | 33 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 4-9 |
| Mar 31 | @ BKN | W 117-86 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-3 |
| Mar 29 | vs BOS | L 114-99 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-6 |