Kon Knueppel is stepping into the NBA with something a lot of rookies take years to figure out and it is a rock-solid sense of who he is as a player. He’s not trying to hide behind flashy highlights or pretend he’s some high-flying dunk machine.
Instead, he’s owning every bit of his game, quirks and all. Some people have raised eyebrows about his unusual two-footed style and whether it’ll hold up against NBA athletes. But for the 4th pick in the 2025 NBA Draft class, that’s not a weakness, it's his way of balancing out the athleticism.