Hype continues to build regarding Duke basketball wing Kon Knueppel, not to mention other newcomers in Durham.
The official 2024-25 Duke basketball roster lists Kon Knueppel as a 6-foot-7, 217-pound freshman, significantly bigger than he appeared on recruiting sites. And judging by Knueppel'sin summer workouts, the five-star guard/forward from Wisconsin has a chance to match or even outdo the 3-point prowess of 2023-24 Blue Devil one-and-done Jared McCain.So, perhaps it shouldn't come as a surprise that Kon Knueppel is now popping up in the first round of several early 2025 mock drafts.
Kon Knueppel doesn't profile aesthetically like the top scorer in EYBL, but he was, and combing back through that film, it's easy to see why. Kon's footwork is impeccable, as is his shot, and his innate ability to find space to rise and fire both on and off the ball is so cool.Sure, it seems most folks don't expect the 19-year-old pure scorer to land a starting role on Jon Scheyer's third Duke basketball squad. Moreover, the "one-and-done" tag was absent from most outlooks on Knueppel before he arrived on campus this summer.
Of course, as is the case on most other mock drafts, Wasserman pegs Duke basketball freshman forward Cooper Flagg to hear his name No. 1 overall. Plus, his first-round-only forecast includes two more of the Blue Devils' six heralded rookies in five-star center Khaman Maluach at No. 18 and five-star guard/forward Isaiah Evans at No. 25 overall.
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