Congratulations, King Kon!

39pts
6rebs
1ast
3stls
2blks
15-28 FG
5-10 3PT
4-5 FT

King Kon

He may be entering his age 33 season but I'm excited to have a nice 3&D wing to come off the bench. I think he'll fit in great with this team's playstyle.

While we have significantly downgraded at PG after the LaMelo trade, it's clear that we've upgraded in many ways. Naz is better than Bridges, Allen is better than Josh Green, and Royce O'Neale being rostered means Tidjane won't be playing in a fully-healthy lineup unless he's genuinely good enough.

Provided there's other moves coming to continue building on the roster, I think we aren't as dead as many think we are.

1 - Duncan Robinson - 152
2 - Brandon Miller - 170
3 - LaMelo Ball - 175
4 - Luka Doncic - 187
T-5. Devonte Graham - 189
T-5. Anthony Edwards - 189

And yes, our boy Kon Knueppel is on track to beat the record assuming he stays consistent.

Give it up for King Kon

Best Offensive On-Off Plus/Minus For The 2025-26 NBA Regular Season (Min. 1000 Total Minutes Played) :

1. LaMelo Ball — +13.0

2. Nikola Jokic — +13.0

3. Jamal Murray — +12.8

4. Julius Randle — +11.6

5. Michael Porter Jr. — +11.0

6. Pascal Siakam — +10.0

7. Deni Avdija — +9.8

8. Cade Cunningham — +9.8

9. Duncan Robinson — +9.7

10. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander — +9.7

Kon is 31 threes ahead while shooting 44%—6th in the league for %. I don’t think anyone is catching him.

Source: @kirkgoldsberry

We are the opening night warriors lmao

I hate that we traded LaMelo, and I'm still pretty angry about it. I'm trying not to dwell on it because it's done now. While Naz Reid doesn't make this trade "worth it," I am genuinely excited to have him. I also think he's an upgrade over Miles, who I hope the front office promptly boots out of Charlotte.

Minnesota fans obviously loved Naz Reid and he was the heart of their team. What’s really intriguing about Naz is that he’s never had the opportunity to be a full-time starter because he's spent his entire career behind at least two All-Star caliber bigs. That shouldn't be the case in Charlotte. Assuming we don't flip him in another move, I'd expect him to be our starting power forward this season.

As a player, he's a high-effort, average to slightly below average defender and a solid rebounder. Offensively is where he really shines. He's a legitimately versatile scorer with guard-like skills in a 6'9"/6'10" frame. He can handle the ball, attack closeouts, shoot from three, and create his own offense in ways you don't typically see from a big. He’s also an underrated playmaker.

Across the 77 games he's started in his career, he's averaged roughly 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. More importantly, during the 2024-25 season, when he was given an extended run as a starter, he averaged 18 points, 9 rebounds, and 3 assists essentially flirting with a double-double every night.

I don't see any reason he can't put up similar numbers in Charlotte with consistent starter minutes. Whether this trade was the right move is a separate conversation, I still don't think it was, but I do think Hornets fans are going to end up liking Naz Reid a lot.

Source: @kirkgoldsberry

This was the 2023-2024 roster. We added Tre and Grant at the deadline in his rookie year. There’s been so much roster turnover in such a short time

9/81 games where Kon played without LaMelo. His overall +/- was +34, he averaged 23.6 ppg, 6.7 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He went 73/150 from the field (48.6% FG percentage) and went 34/86 from three (39.5% 3FG percentage)

FINALS HERE WE COME 🫡🫡

With 5 three pointers tonight, Kon rises to 198 on the season.

206 as the record, he's got 9 to go!

Curry and Thompson did it twice (2015-16 and 2022-23).

After yesterday’s game, Lamelo Ball surpassed Terry Rozier to become the sixth highest scoring player in franchise history.