Overview

• The Hornets selected Kon Knueppel with the No. 4 pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft, three spots after Duke teammate Cooper Flagg.
• Knueppel’s four brothers joined him onstage in color-coordinated suits arranged by height, earning praise on ESPN and social media for their polished presentation.
• Their parents, Chari and Kon Sr., both former collegiate players, set the stage for a basketball-centric upbringing reflected by their uncles’ success as the “Flying Knueppel Brothers” in a national 3-on-3 tournament.
• Second-oldest brother Kager secured his first Division I offer from the University of Toledo last December and drew visits from Duke coach Jon Scheyer and Arkansas Razorbacks scouts at a May travel game.
• Kinston competes alongside Kager at Wisconsin Lutheran High School, while Kash and Kid play at St. John’s Lutheran, where the youngest duo recently captured a national Lutheran grade-school championship.