Watch Kon Knueppel set the record for most 3-pointers by a rookie
It seems fitting that Kon Knueppel has this record.
With a 3-pointer in the third quarter, Knueppel surpassed the Kings’ Keegan Murray and tied the record for most 3-pointers by a rookie in NBA history.
Knueppel was already the fastest player to hit 200 3-pointers in his career and leads the NBA with 209 total 3s this season (Donovan Mitchell is second with 191).
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Knueppel is in the running for Rookie of the Year, averaging 19.3 points per game and shooting 43.6 percent from beyond the arc. His shooting was expected, but what stood out was his playmaking and offensive diversity, things he didn’t get to show as much at Duke next to Cooper Flagg (the guy he’s running with for ROY). Knueppel’s other advantage in the race for Rookie of the Year: He’s playing meaningful games for a Hornets team that appears headed to the play-in East.
Knueppel finished with 28 points in Charlotte’s win at Indiana on Thursday.