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Kon Knueppel or Damian Lillard

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Kon Knueppel

Kon Knueppel

SG • Charlotte Hornets CHA
Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard

PG • Portland Trail Blazers POR
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Knueppel over Lillard

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Kon Knueppel

Kon Knueppel 2026-27 Fantasy Outlook: Elite Shooting Anchors Year-Two Leap

Knueppel enters his sophomore campaign locked in as Charlotte's starting two-guard following a historic rookie season where he led the NBA with 273 made three-pointers. At just 21 years old, the sharpshooter proved to be an immediate rotation anchor, logging 31.0 minutes per game while displaying remarkably polished efficiency across 83 appearances.

On the depth chart, Knueppel holds a secure starting role alongside backcourt running mate Coby White and wing Brandon Miller. With positional versatility spanning both shooting guard and small forward, he avoids playing-time crunches, ensuring steady volume as a primary floor spacer in Charlotte’s developing young core.

Drafted around a mid-round ADP of 67.4 with universal 100% roster ownership, Knueppel is valued for his rare combination of volume and efficiency. Coming off a debut year averaging 18.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 3.3 triples per game on 47.0% shooting, he profiles as a reliable category stabilizer.


Updated 2 days ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Lillard over Knueppel

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard Season Outlook: Backcourt Role and Veteran Value in Portland

Damian Lillard returns to Portland atop the point guard depth chart, stepping into a talented backcourt rotation alongside co-star Ja Morant. Recent reports from team workouts confirm the 36-year-old looks sharp and fully healthy, drawing praise from coaching staff and teammates ahead of his 14th NBA campaign.

Drafted around pick 69 as a mid-round asset, managers are factoring in age and shared backcourt duties. However, Lillard demonstrated elite production in his last campaign, averaging 23.8 points, 6.8 assists, and 3.2 three-pointers across 35.0 minutes per contest while shooting 92% from the charity stripe.

Fantasy sentiment is surging, with ownership holding at 100% and starting trust climbing to 84%. Even with Jrue Holiday also competing for backcourt minutes, Lillard provides reliable floor production, excellent perimeter volume, and elite free-throw efficiency as a proven, high-end fantasy floor general.


Updated 2 days ago

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Performance Kon Knueppel
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
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Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Damian Lillard
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Next Up ❱ Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kon Knueppel
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
98%
No change since last week.
OWN/START Damian Lillard
OWN
100%
No change since last week.
START
81%
+0.75 compared to last week
Next Up ❱ Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kon Knueppel
13th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Damian Lillard
48th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up ❱ Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kon Knueppel

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 13th among SG's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 12th with 2452 total points (29.54 avg).
  • He is currently 1195 points behind the leader: Donovan Mitchell
  • He is putting up the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • His average points in the past two weeks have dipped quite a bit at 29.5.
  • Performance Stats

  • Assists per game numbers are 0 apg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 83 more games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +18.25, APG: +3.33, RPG: +5.3, MPG: +31 STLS: +0.7 BLKS: +0.23
Breakdown Damian Lillard

    Overview

  • I couldn't find any stats of this player even playing a game. This is most likely due to a mispelling. Try typing in the partial player name and let autocomplete fill in his name for you to avoid this happening again. The other possible reason is that he hasn't played in the past 30 days which makes it impossible for me to assign him a value.
  • Performance Stats

    Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 87 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: -16.71, APG: -4.78, RPG: -3.22, MPG: --24.51 STLS: --0.83 BLKS: --0.13
Next Up ❱ Health Check
Injury Kon Knueppel

No Injury Reported

Injury Damian Lillard

No Injury Reported

Next Up ❱ Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kon Knueppel
DateOpponentResult
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
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Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Damian Lillard
DateOpponentResult
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Next Up ❱ Ratings Comparison
Rating Kon Knueppel
21.92
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Damian Lillard
19.98
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up ❱ Career Comparison
Career Kon Knueppel
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
25-26 CHA 83 31.0 .470 .419 .863 18.3 3.3 5.3 0.2 0.7 1.9
3-YEAR AVG 42 31.0 .470 .419 .863 18.3 3.3 5.3 0.2 0.7 1.9
Totals 83 31.0 .470 .419 .863 18.3 3.3 5.3 0.2 0.7 1.9
Career Damian Lillard
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
12-13 POR 81 38.3 .428 .366 .847 18.9 6.5 3.2 0.2 0.9 3.0
13-14 POR 82 35.6 .424 .394 .871 20.7 5.5 3.5 0.3 0.8 2.4
14-15 POR 80 35.4 .434 .344 .865 20.9 6.1 4.6 0.3 1.2 2.7
15-16 POR 75 35.5 .419 .375 .892 25.1 6.8 4.0 0.4 0.9 3.2
16-17 POR 73 35.8 .444 .368 .895 26.6 5.8 4.8 0.3 0.9 2.6
17-18 POR 70 36.6 .439 .361 .920 26.9 6.6 4.5 0.4 1.1 2.8
18-19 POR 80 35.3 .444 .369 .912 25.8 6.9 4.6 0.4 1.1 2.7
19-20 POR 57 36.8 .459 .397 .888 29.1 7.8 4.3 0.4 1.0 2.9
20-21 POR 59 35.0 .437 .382 .926 28.3 7.4 4.2 0.3 0.9 3.1
21-22 POR 30 34.8 .406 .330 .873 23.1 7.0 4.0 0.4 0.6 2.8
22-23 POR 57 35.8 .464 .371 .914 32.4 7.4 4.8 0.3 0.9 3.3
23-24 MIL 74 35.0 .424 .361 .921 24.5 6.9 4.2 0.2 1.0 2.6
24-25 MIL 61 35.0 .440 .367 .917 23.8 6.8 4.6 0.2 1.2 2.7
3-YEAR AVG 45 35.0 .431 .363 .920 24.2 6.8 4.4 0.2 1.1 2.7
Totals 904 35.9 .439 .372 .900 25.1 6.7 4.2 0.3 1.0 2.8
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