Kon Knueppel
Age 20 · 6'5" · 215 lb
Pick #4, 2025 Draft · Rookie 2026 · 81 games
DPM · #181 of 530
0.0Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- +1.72
- -1.69 before the first game, +0.03 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.90
- Nov 19 vs IND · 42 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.89
- Oct 30 vs ORL · 27 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.18
- Last 20 games, vs 0.33 in the first 20. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
0.0 at age 20 in 2025-26 ranks 59th of 354 age-20 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Bradley Beal, 2013-14.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal 2013-14 | 20 | +0.1 | +0.2, -0.1, +2.4, +2.2, +2.8 | 89 |
| Mike Miller 2000-01 | 21 | +0.4 | 0.0, +0.9, +1.0, +2.0, +1.5 | 89 |
| Eric Gordon 2008-09 | 20 | -0.5 | -0.8, -0.1, under 10 games, -0.5, -1.9 | 87 |
| Dion Waiters 2012-13 | 21 | -0.1 | +0.1, -1.1, -0.7, +0.4, -1.2 | 86 |
| Jamal Murray 2017-18 | 21 | +0.4 | +1.1, +2.2, +2.0, under 10 games, +2.4 | 86 |
| Quentin Richardson 2000-01 | 21 | +0.6 | +2.0, -0.5, -0.6, +0.7, -1.9 | 85 |
| Malik Beasley 2016-17 | 20 | -0.6 | -1.0, 0.0, -0.8, -0.8, -0.2 | 85 |
| D.J. Augustin 2008-09 | 21 | +0.6 | -0.3, -0.8, -2.3, -2.4, -1.6 | 84 |
| Tony Parker 2001-02 | 19 | -0.3 | +0.3, +0.8, +1.2, +1.7, +1.8 | 83 |
| Martell Webster 2007-08 | 21 | -0.5 | under 10 games, -0.1, -1.2, -0.6, +0.4 | 82 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Kon's 2025-26 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Kon Knueppel's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $24.5M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $10.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$14.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 11.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 31.7
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CHA | 20 | 81 | 31.5 | +0.03 | +0.89 | -0.86 | 59th of 354 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 32.7 projected minutes and a pace of 98.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 25.8 | 17.3 |
| Rebounds | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| Offensive | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Defensive | 6.2 | 4.2 |
| Assists | 4.3 | 2.9 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 2.9 | 1.9 |
| 3-pt attempts | 11.4 | 7.6 |
| FG attempts | 20.3 | 13.6 |
| FT attempts | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 45.0% · 40.5% · 83.8% | |