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CJ McCollum
Hawks · G · 34
CJ McCollum
vs
2025-26
Kon Knueppel
Hornets · G-F · 21
Kon Knueppel
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

CJ McCollum vs Kon Knueppel

6-11categories
McCollum · Knueppel
CJ McCollum
McCollum
Hawks
2025-26
Knueppel
Hornets
Kon Knueppel
76
Games
availability
81
29.8
Minutes
per game
31.5
18.7
Points
per game
18.5
3.3
Rebounds
per game
5.3
3.9
Assists
per game
3.4
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
1.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
45.5%
Field goal %
47.5%
37.5%
Three-point %
6.7 vs 7.9 attempts
42.5%
77.2%
Free throw %
86.3%
56.6%
True shooting
TS%
63.3%
24.7%
Usage
USG%
21.6%
19.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.8%
5.1%
Rebound %
of available
8.2%
+1.5
Net rating
on court
+6.2
10.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.5%
+1.2
Plus-minus
per game
+4.0
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

CJ McCollum scored more in 2025-26, 0.2 points a game apart (18.7 vs 18.5), on McCollum's heavier usage (24.7% vs 21.6%).

Knueppel is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.3% to 56.6%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to McCollum (3.9 vs 3.4 assists), the glass to Knueppel (5.3 vs 3.3 rebounds).

With Knueppel on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against +1.5 for McCollum; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: McCollum $21.0M through 2026-27, Knueppel $10.5M through 2028-29. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
McCollumKnueppel
37-39Record when playing44-37
19.7Points at home16.8
17.6Points on the road20.1
19.5Points in wins18.2
18.0Points in losses18.8
46Season high34
430-point games5
0Double-doubles7
McCollum · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK11 pts · 3 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK17 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK23 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK32 pts · 3 reb · 6 ast
Knueppel · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at NYK14 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Fri, Apr 10 vs DET10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at BOS13 pts · 5 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 5 at MIN11 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Fri, Apr 3 vs IND20 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
McCollum · contract
2026-27$21.0M
Knueppel · contract
2026-27$10.5M
2027-28$11.0M
2028-29$13.9M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).