Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel continued his blistering season on Sunday, hitting 7-of-11 threes and dropping 28 points in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Knueppel also tallied six rebounds and three assists.
The No. 4 overall pick is now averaging 19.4 points per game this season on an otherworldly 43.8 percent from three to go along with 5.8 rebounds and 2.9 assists.
Kon has connected on 63 three-pointers in his first 17 NBA games, which is a league record by a significant margin.
Over his last 15 games, Knueppel is averaging 20.3 points on 59.0/42.5/92.1 shooting splits, making him the youngest player in NBA history to average 20 points on 55/ 40/ 90 over a 15-game span.
Knueppel has the third-most games this season in the entire NBA with 20+ points and 5+ made threes. The two players above him on that list are Stephen Curry and James Harden.
Kon is playing like a fringe All-Star, and at 20 years old, he’s forcing fans and analysts to re-think his ceiling.
Yahoo’s Kevin O’Connor and Tom Haberstroh did just that during a new episode of The Kevin O’Connor Show.
Top NBA analysts compare Hornets’ Kon Knueppel to Devin Booker