Knueppel nearing return, Hornets coach Lee says
Kon Knueppel, out for the last 8 games, is nearing a return and coach Charles Lee said the comeback is right around the corner, without setting a date. He played 81 games as a rookie, averaging 18.5 points, and Charlotte opened 2026/27 at 3-4.
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Kon Knueppel está perto de voltar a jogar. O ala do Charlotte, que sofreu uma lesão na coxa esquerda durante um treino de entressafra, fez sua rotina pré-jogo habitual antes da partida desta segunda-feira contra o Detroit, e o técnico Charles Lee descreveu o retorno como “logo ali”.
Knueppel não jogou na pré-temporada nem no training camp e estava prestes a ficar de fora do oitavo jogo consecutivo nesta segunda-feira. Lee não quis cravar uma data para a volta.
Rod Boone, que cobre o time, citou quarta-feira, no Brooklyn, como alvo possível. Se isso não acontecer, Boone apontou o jogo em casa de sexta-feira contra o Boston.
Vice-campeão na votação de Novato do Ano da temporada passada, ele tem feito recentemente trabalhos de 5 contra 5, inclusive com contato.
Knueppel disputou 81 jogos como novato, com médias de 18,5 pontos, 5,3 rebotes e 3,4 assistências em 31,5 minutos. A quarta escolha geral do draft teve aproveitamento de 47,5% nos arremessos, 42,5% nos três pontos e 86,3% nos lances livres, e foi o primeiro novato da história da NBA a terminar uma temporada como líder da liga em cestas de três pontos convertidas.
O Charlotte abriu a temporada 2026/27 com 3-4. Coby White, com lesão na panturrilha esquerda, e Grant Williams, fora por lesão na coxa direita, se juntam a Knueppel na lista de lesionados. White, que fazia sua estreia na temporada nesta segunda-feira, jogará minutos limitados nos próximos jogos, disse Lee.
O Hornets exerceu no domingo a opção de 2027/28 sobre Knueppel, garantindo seu salário de US$ 11 milhões na próxima temporada, e também acionou a opção de terceiro ano sobre Liam McNeeley, no valor de cerca de US$ 3 milhões.
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