https://www.nba.com/news/kia-rookie-ladder-jan-21-2026

#10 Dylan Harper

Season stats: 10.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 3.6 apg

3PA 2.6 – 3P 0.7

FG% .437

3P% .253

#9 Jeremiah Fears
Season stats: 13.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.2 apg

3PA 3.2 – 3P 1.0

FG% .434

3P% .324

#8 Caleb Love

Season stats: 11.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.6 apg

3PA 6.3 – 3P 2.1

FG% .391 3P% .329

#7 Egor Dёmin

Season stats: 10.4 ppg, 3 rpg, 3.4 apg

3PA 6.1 – 3P 2.4

FG% .405

3P% .398

#6 Maxime Raynaud

Season stats: 10.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.1 apg

3PA 0.8 – 3P 0.2

FG% .549

3P% .286

#5 Cedric Coward

Season stats: 14 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.9 apg

3PA 4.5 – 3P 1.5

FG% .474

3P% .337

#4 Derik Queen

Season stats: 12.6 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 4.3 apg

3PA 1.0 – 3P 0.2

FG% .492

3P% .190

#3 V.J. Edgecombe

Season stats: 15.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 4.2 apg

3PA 5.8 – 3P 2.2

FG% .427

3P% .377

#2 Cooper Flagg

Season stats: 18.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 4.1 apg

3PA 3.4 – 3P 1.0

FG% .478

3P% .286

#1 Kon Knueppel

Season stats: 19 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.5 apg

3PA 7.8 – 3P 3.4

FG% .488

3P% .435

36 comments

  2. For as much as Coop has exceeded my expectations the fact that Kon is still this high is a testament to how good he is and every passing day I grow more and more confused as to how that Duke team failed to win it all.

  3. It makes sense efficiency wise, Knueppel has been one of the best shooters already in his rookie season. Cooper also plays great defense though.

  6. Man needed like zero adjustment time for the NBA, immediately became one of the elite shooters in the league and will continue to be for many, many years to come.

  10. Kon’s efficiency as a rookie is like nothing I’ve seen before, it’s absolutely unreal

  11. If you haven’t watched him play, you need to. He’s so good is genuinely incredulous this is his rookie season. He’s never out of place. Never hesitates when he can get his shot off, and for a shooter he’s not afraid to take anyone off the dribble.

    And if he’s this good already as a rookie, what does prime Kon look like

  14. Thought he might slow down but he has actually become more efficient. He is at 48.8% FG percentage. He could axtually hit 50/40/90. Shit is fucking crazy.

  15. It’s a treat watching him play. He never forces his shots and makes plays for others.

  17. Maybe I’m biased but I don’t see how dylan is ranked above tre. Ironic too considering kon is ranked above coop in part due to efficiency, and tre has been much more efficient than harper so far

  18. I want to point out how berserk 64.5 TS% is for someone who takes almost 3/5 of his shots from distance and gets less than 3 FTA a night.

    That’s special for anyone let alone a 20yo rookie.

    Another fun Kon Knueppel fact: if everyone on the Hornets holds their scoring average, Kon will be the highest scoring 4th option in the history of the NBA. We have 4 players averaging 19-20ppg.

  19. This rookie class is fantastic! Theres gonna be a handful of all stars but there looks to be so much depth. If the non-all star guys continue to develop I can see so many of them sticking around and being starters and rotation players still in 15+ years.

  20. Praise be to allah that spurs didn’t take Kon. Dylan’s still gonna be amazing but Kon on that team is unfair.

  21. This rookie class has the potential to be an all-timer in terms of depth. Heck, even our rookie Joan Beringer has looked fantastic in limited minutes. Incredible.

  22. Collin Murray-Boyles Belongs on That List
    7.8pts 5.1 Reb 2Assist on the season but if you look at his numbers for the month of January after his minutes went up you start to see it… but still you have no idea til you see him play
    January : 10.6 pts, 7.8 Reb, 3.7 Assist 1.3Stl, 1.3 Blocks
    56.9 FG % 81.3 FT%

  24. Kon is so efficient. He brings good energy for the Hornets. His FT % is also 89-89.4%.

  25. It makes sense.

    Coop was out for 2 games due to ankle injury and only played half of the denver game due to the same injury.

  27. How they didn’t win the title is still mindblowing. Full on collapse by the team especially at the PG position

  29. Kon is a demon cut from a different cloth, He’s literally a klay and Luka hybrid of todays game. Jesus Christ

  30. Sixers fans are silently giddy we have Edgecombe because the basketball gods have ruined our other players and we don’t want to incur their wrath again. VJ the best closer on both sides of the court in this rookie class.

  32. VJ putting up 16/5/4 on good efficiency with solid-to-good defense, and being deservedly ranked at #3 is pretty wild. Quite a few draft classes where he would clearly be the top dog at this point.

  33. I offered Kon, Reaves and Jeremiah Fears to my dynasty league commish for Flagg before the season, he laughed at it, happy he did so

  36. I just saw a post, last week, talking about how Kon Kneuppel sucked and how he was a 3 point shooter that can’t shoot 3 pointers…

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