Who Should I Trade?
Kon Knueppel for Walker Kessler (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Walker Kessler C - LAL  | Kon Knueppel F - CHA  | |
Expert |
80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts |
20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 57 | # 56 |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | 32.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.2 | 13.6 |
| Field Goals % | .686 | .467 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Three Points Att | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .418 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Free Throws % | .530 | .881 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 5.2 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Turnovers | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Points | 11.6 | 18.5 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | DTD |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 32 | # 78 |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 40 | # 51 |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 40 | # 51 |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 23 | # 71 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 180 | # 56 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Kon Knueppel F - CHA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 152 | 0 |
| Field Goals Made | 33 | 0 |
| Field Goals Att | 44 | 0 |
| Field Goals % | .750 | .000 |
| Three Points Made | 0 | 0 |
| Three Points Att | 0 | 0 |
| Three Points % | .000 | .000 |
| Free Throws Made | 8 | 0 |
| Free Throws Att | 18 | 0 |
| Free Throws % | .444 | .000 |
| Offensive Rebound | 11 | 0 |
| Rebounds | 41 | 0 |
| Assists | 5 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 8 | 0 |
| Steals | 6 | 0 |
| Blocks | 12 | 0 |
| Points | 74 | 0 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Kon Knueppel F - CHA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 30.8 | 32.9 |
| Field Goals Made | 5.0 | 6.3 |
| Field Goals Att | 7.2 | 13.6 |
| Field Goals % | .686 | .467 |
| Three Points Made | 0.2 | 3.4 |
| Three Points Att | 0.6 | 8.2 |
| Three Points % | .263 | .418 |
| Free Throws Made | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Free Throws Att | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Free Throws % | .530 | .881 |
| Offensive Rebound | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.3 | 5.2 |
| Assists | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| Turnovers | 1.4 | 2.0 |
| Steals | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 2.2 | 0.2 |
| Points | 11.6 | 18.5 |
| Walker Kessler C - LAL | Kon Knueppel F - CHA | |
| News | ||
| Walker Kessler stuffed the stat sheet for the Lakers Friday night, grabbing eight rebounds, blocking six shots, dishing out three assists, recording three steals, and scoring 22 points (10-14 FG, 2-5 FT) in a 125-117 win over the Clippers. Chris Schommer Sat, Oct 24th | Kon Knueppel has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Washington Wizards. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Oct 26th | |
| Walker Kessler put up 26 points (12-12 FG, 2-4 FT) to go with nine rebounds and two blocks in Wednesday night's 127-105 win over the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | Kon Knueppel has been ruled out for Friday's game against the Atlanta Hawks. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Oct 23rd | |
| Walker Kessler (finger) will play in Wednesday's game against the Golden State Warriors. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 20th | Kon Knueppel (hamstring) has officially been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Brooklyn Nets. Leo Sells Tue, Oct 20th | |
| Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Walker Kessler jammed his finger on the backboard during practice and is considered day-to-day. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Oct 5th | Hornets head coach Charles Lee said there's still no timetable for the return of Kon Knueppel. Ari Koslow Mon, Oct 19th | |
| Walker Kessler has been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers for two first round picks in 2031 and 2033, as well as two first round swaps in 2028 and 2030. Kessler will sign a 4-year, $130 million deal with LA. Garrett Ball Wed, Jul 1st | Hornets GM Jeff Peterson said Monday that he "doesn't know" whether Knueppel will be available for the team's regular-season opener against the Nets. Ari Koslow Mon, Oct 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
