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Kon Knueppel
Hornets · G-F · 21
Kon Knueppel
vs
2025-26
Zach LaVine
Kings · G · 31
Zach LaVine
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Kon Knueppel vs Zach LaVine

11-6categories
Knueppel · LaVine

Kon Knueppel: Out (Hamstring · Leg · Left).

Kon Knueppel
Knueppel
Hornets
2025-26
LaVine
Kings
Zach LaVine
81
Games
availability
39
31.5
Minutes
per game
31.4
18.5
Points
per game
19.2
5.3
Rebounds
per game
2.8
3.4
Assists
per game
2.3
0.9
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
2.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.9
47.5%
Field goal %
47.9%
42.5%
Three-point %
7.9 vs 6.5 attempts
39.0%
86.3%
Free throw %
88.0%
63.3%
True shooting
TS%
61.4%
21.6%
Usage
USG%
23.4%
15.8%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
11.1%
8.2%
Rebound %
of available
4.4%
+6.2
Net rating
on court
-12.6
11.5%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.6%
+4.0
Plus-minus
per game
-7.9
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

Zach LaVine scored more in 2025-26, 0.7 points a game apart (19.2 vs 18.5), on LaVine's heavier usage (23.4% vs 21.6%).

Knueppel is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 63.3% to 61.4%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Knueppel (3.4 vs 2.3 assists), the glass to Knueppel (5.3 vs 2.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Knueppel played 42 more games (81 vs 39 of 82).

With Knueppel on the floor his team outscored opponents by +6.2 per 100 possessions, against -12.6 for LaVine; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Knueppel $10.5M through 2028-29, LaVine $49.0M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Knueppel
2025-26
LaVine
44-37
Record when playing
9-30
16.8
Points at home
17.8
20.1
Points on the road
20.4
18.2
Points in wins
22.7
18.8
Points in losses
18.1
34
Season high
42
5
30-point games
8
7
Double-doubles
0
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
LaVine · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at SAS20 pts · 3 reb · 3 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at GSW11 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at LAL11 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs LAL9 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast
Fri, Feb 6 vs LAC6 pts · 2 reb · 4 ast
Knueppel · contract
2026-27$10.5M
2027-28$11.0M
2028-29$13.9M
LaVine · contract
2026-27player option$49.0M

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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).