BREAKING: Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel has signed a multi-year shoe deal with Jordan Brand. 📄✍️ The 4th overall pick in the Draft will become the key Jordan endorser on Charlotte — the only NBA franchise to feature the Jumpman logo on all uniforms. pic.twitter.com/38nIUG3NWi

The Charlotte Hornets make their summer league debut against Ace Bailey (I think) and the Utah Jazz. It’ll be our first chance to see Kon Knueppel and the rest of the rookies and to see how much better Tidjane Salaün has gotten at basketball.

After one season at Duke and some great workouts with teams, Kon Knueppel rocketed up draft boards and positioned himself to be selected inside the top five of the 2025 NBA draft. The Charlotte Hornets loved him so much that they took him with the fourth overall pick,

His father, Kon Knueppel I, scored more than 2,000 points at Wisconsin Lutheran College, earning all-conference honors all four years and leading his team to a conference tournament title as a senior. He’s now in the school’s Hall of Fame.

Former Duke Blue Devils star Kon Knueppel was selected by the Charlotte Hornets and had the Lord on his mind as he spoke about his feelings on turning pro.

One of the biggest reasons the Charlotte Hornets selected Kon Knueppel was for his fit with the roster they have constructed. In a draft class full of high-ceiling players, even those who were still available like Ace Bailey or Tre Johnson, the Hornets selected someone who has a higher floor instead.

Kon Knueppel, the Charlotte Hornets’ No. 4 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, gains attention after odd draft-night question.

Selected by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2025 NBA Draft along with Liam McNeeley and Ryan Kalkbrenner, the Duke products are joined at the hip once again.