NBA ROY front runner

Kon Knueppel

Charlotte Hornets · basketball

Kon Knueppel Red Rookie card is on the 2026 Bowman Red RC Basketball checklist. He is no longer eligible to redeem.

Last sold $13.48Oct 10, 2026

BoxEven
RoleEveryday
BookNeutral
PrintOver FMV

14 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST W @ NY · 14 games · 10 prints · last $13.48 vs $12.00 FMV

Current eBay listings

Last gameEven

Playing timeEveryday14 regular-season games

Official Hobby: hobby slang · redemptions

Season

2025/26 season

PTS: 18.5
REB: 5.3
AST: 3.4
GP: 81
MPG: 31.5

Redemption status

Ineligible

Kon Knueppel is ineligible in the 2026 Bowman Red RC Basketball checklist. No longer eligible for this redemption program. Cooper Flagg is another name in that race.

Games

Last game

CHA 110–96 NYW

@ NY · Sun, Apr 12

Highlights

14 PTS · 6 REB · 5 AST W

Sun, Apr 12

Upcoming

@ BOS

Wed, Oct 14, 6:30 PM CT

Red Rookie

2026 Bowman Chrome Basketball · #BRR-4

FMV

$12.001.1%

90d · vs last refresh

Window

Last sold

$13.4812.3%

Oct 10

PriceBullish

VolumeNeutral10 prints · 8/14d

Sep 27Sep 30Oct 3Oct 6Oct 10

Volume

Official Hobby: comps and raw · how to price

Market lean

Kon Knueppel earned his bullish lean by locking down a heavy starter role and a unanimous All-Rookie first-team spot for the Charlotte Hornets, giving buyers plenty of reason to hold their raw 2025-26 Bowman Chrome Red RC copies.

Overall market

Unanimous selection to the NBA All-Rookie first team stamped Kon Knueppel as an immediate cornerstone for the Charlotte Hornets, built on an 81-game campaign featuring 31.5 minutes a night, 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. That starter volume drives heavy collector interest across the checklist for his 2025-26 Bowman Chrome Red RC singles, keeping transaction flow active.

Raw copies continue to trade in the low teens, buoyed by a strong runner-up finish in Rookie of the Year balloting behind Cooper Flagg. His final regular-season box score supplied 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in a 110-96 road win over New York, reinforcing the dependable production buyers look for on the secondary market.

A left hamstring strain sidelining him through the preseason has shifted marketplace sentiment toward a hold stance, with collectors waiting out his recovery rather than chasing active listings until he checks back into the lineup.

Hobby takeaway

Collectors eyeing his 2025-26 Bowman Chrome Red RC should treat this checklist piece as a priority hold, given his elite rookie production and award hardware.

Performance notes

Season lines, role, and the box score levers that move the Red RC chase and checklist.

Heavy starters minutes defined the campaign for Charlotte Hornets guard Kon Knueppel, logging 31.5 minutes across 81 appearances to deliver 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per contest while hitting 42.5 percent from beyond the arc. That workload translated to unanimous All-Rookie first-team honors and a strong runner-up finish in the Rookie of the Year race, capped by a 14-point, 6-rebound, and 5-assist showing in a 110-96 win over New York on April 12 before a left hamstring strain sidelined him for the preseason.

Season line: 18.5 PPG, 5.3 RPG, 3.4 APG in 31.5 MPG across 81 GP (47.5% FG, 42.5% 3PT, 86.3% FT). 0.7 STL, 0.2 BLK
Status: Injured - Day-to-day (hamstring)

2026 Summer League

Did not play

PTS: n/a
REB: n/a
AST: n/a
GP: n/a
MPG: n/a

About

Kon Knueppel is the Charlotte Hornets shooting guard and one of the clearest basketball Red RC faces after a full starter season out of Duke. A Milwaukee product taken fourth overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, he debuted October 22, 2025, and posted 18.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 31.5 minutes across 81 games while shooting 42.5 percent from three. For collectors tracking Red Rookie redemption and FanCash ladder talk, that scoring volume is what keeps Hornets Bowman Red RC searches near the top of the basketball checklist.

Key notes: College: Duke; 2025: Drafted No. 4 overall (Charlotte Hornets); 2025-10-22: NBA debut; Rookie sample: 18.5 PPG, 42.5% 3PT in 31.5 MPG across 81 GP.