Where should Kon Knueppel be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 54 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 62 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 50.6 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Kon Knueppel play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 68 games, after 81 last season.

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Kon Knueppel

Charlotte Hornets · SG/SF · Age 21 · 6′6″

Rankings Josh Giddey Jalen Duren

Rank#54SG #34 · of 233

Value0.0319-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP50.6ESPN 42.9

$ Max value$18Yahoo avg $10.3

Games6834 min a game

Rostered93.7%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 54 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 62 in 2025-26. He is top 10 in threes among rotation players; the cost is blocks at 0.2 a game, which makes him a natural punt-BLK pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 50.6 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Steady: 18.5 in 2025-26, his one NBA season so far.

Last season18.5

1-season average18.5

Trend a season–

2026-27 proj.21.2

The projection (21.2) is up on last season (18.5).

PTS rank among rotation players

25-26#57of 27226-27*#36of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	54	0.031	68	34	21.2	3.5	5.4	3.9	0.8	0.2	46.8%	7.5/16.0	86.8%	2.7/3.1	2.3
2025-26	62	0.145	81	31	18.5	3.4	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	47.5%	6.4/13.4	86.3%	2.4/2.8	2.0

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

21.2#36 of 2130.55

3PM

3.5#7 of 2130.94

REB

5.4#67 of 213-0.07

AST

3.9#68 of 213-0.03

STL

0.8#155 of 213-0.25

BLK

0.2#173 of 213-0.68

FG%

46.8%7.5/16.0#102 of 213-0.15

FT%

86.8%2.7/3.1#37 of 2130.11

TO

2.3#168 of 213-0.24

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Charlotte Hornets

The Charlotte Hornets starter at SG; Grayson Allen, new to the team, is behind him. 126 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Miles Bridges, LaMelo Ball, and Collin Sexton; Naz Reid is the arrival projected for the most minutes (29).

SG

Left since 2025-26

Miles BridgesTraded Jul 1331 min → PHX
LaMelo BallTraded Jul 1028 min → MIN
Collin Sexton22 min → LAL
KJ Simpson16 min
Josh GreenTraded Jul 1016 min → UTAH
Tre MannAcquired by WSH Aug 2013 min → WSH
Minutes a night126

Arrived

Grayson AllenAcquired Jul 1329 min from PHX
Royce O'NealeAcquired Jul 1328 min from PHX
Naz ReidAcquired Jul 1026 min from MIN
Dennis SchroderAcquired Aug 2024 min from CLE
Christian AndersonSigned Jul 6new
Kylan BoswellSigned Jul 6new
Michael AjayiSigned Jul 6new
Hannes SteinbachSigned Jul 6new

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Charlotte Hornets depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	CHA	81	31.5	18.5	3.4	5.3	3.4	0.7	0.2	47.8%	6.4/13.4	85.7%	2.4/2.8	2.0

Kon Knueppel in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.