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Coby White still bleeds Carolina blue, so for him to compliment a Dukie takes a lot.
But there the guard was last month after watching Kon Knueppel drop 33 points on the Bulls down in Charlotte, handing out praise.
“He doesn’t play like a rookie,” White said. “Not at all.”
On Saturday, Bulls coach Billy Donovan had the same takeaway about Charlotte’s first round pick as White did.
“Knueppel has been great the whole entire year,” Donovan said. “He can shoot it and you can see his skill, but his IQ and he’s a better athlete than people would give him credit for coming out of Duke.