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10
Nuggets · G-F · 37
DeMar DeRozan
vs
2025-26
Kon Knueppel
Hornets · G-F · 21
Kon Knueppel
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

DeMar DeRozan vs Kon Knueppel

7-10categories
DeRozan · Knueppel

Kon Knueppel: Day-To-Day (Left hamstring).

10
DeRozan
Nuggets
2025-26
Knueppel
Hornets
Kon Knueppel
77
Games
availability
81
31.2
Minutes
per game
31.5
18.4
Points
per game
18.5
2.9
Rebounds
per game
5.3
4.1
Assists
per game
3.4
1.3
Steals + blocks
per game
0.9
1.2
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.0
49.7%
Field goal %
47.5%
32.0%
Three-point %
1.9 vs 7.9 attempts
42.5%
86.8%
Free throw %
86.3%
59.4%
True shooting
TS%
63.3%
22.2%
Usage
USG%
21.6%
19.6%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
15.8%
4.7%
Rebound %
of available
8.2%
-11.7
Net rating
on court
+6.2
11.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
11.5%
-7.6
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

Kon Knueppel scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (18.5 vs 18.4), on DeRozan's heavier usage (22.2% vs 21.6%).

Knueppel is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.3% to 59.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to DeRozan (4.1 vs 3.4 assists), the glass to Knueppel (5.3 vs 2.9 rebounds).

With Knueppel on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against -11.7 for DeRozan; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: DeRozan $2.4M 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
DeRozan
2025-26
Knueppel
20-57
Record when playing
44-37
18.1
Points at home
16.8
18.8
Points on the road
20.1
20.8
Points in wins
18.2
17.6
Points in losses
18.8
41
Season high
34
9
30-point games
5
2
Double-doubles
7

Last games & contracts

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DeRozan · last 5
Thu, Oct 22 at OKC13 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Oct 16 at LAL14 pts · 1 reb · 5 ast
Wed, Oct 14 at LAC0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Sun, Oct 11 vs CHI2 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Oct 6 at UTA7 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Knueppel · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at MEM0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Tue, Oct 6 vs BKN0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
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
DeRozan · contract
2026-27$2.4M
Knueppel · contract
2026-27$10.5M
2027-28$11.0M
2028-29$13.9M

More comparisons

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Knueppel vs
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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).