The time has come for the Charlotte Hornets to embrace their future and focus on Kon Knueppel's evolution into the franchise centerpiece. However, they have not provided him with the opportunity to be at his best in his rookie year because of the lack of capable playmakers besides LaMelo Ball.
Knueppel's shot creation has been better than expected, but it has become clear as day that he is a wing player and has to share the floor with an adept point guard to be as effective as possible.
Among the Hornets' qualified two-man combinations, the only duos that have registered a positive net points per 100 possessions are the Ball-Miles Bridges (+4.