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Kon Knueppel Contract & Salary

Kon Knueppel is a SF for the Charlotte Hornets, earning $10,516,560 in 2026-27. Contract runs through 2028-29 ($35,471,334 guaranteed). Flagged years: 2027-28 team option, 2028-29 team option.

Updated · 2026–27 season

Kon Knueppel is on the books for $10,516,560 in 2026–27, the 8th largest cap hit on the Charlotte Hornets roster and 6.0% of the team's $175.3M payroll.

That ranks 165th among the 437 players with a 2026–27 salary on the books, and eats 6.4% of the $165.0M salary cap.

The deal has 3 seasons left on it, running through 2028-29, worth $35,471,334 in guaranteed money.

Not every year is locked in: 2027-28 team option, 2028-29 team option.

At 6.4% of the $165.0M cap, that is roughly taxpayer mid-level or bi-annual money.

He is one of 18 players on the Charlotte Hornets' books for 2026–27, whose 2026–27 salaries add up to $175,306,598.

Charlotte Hornets sit at $175.3M in payroll and are currently classified Over Cap, with +$33.2M of room below the first apron.

Kon Knueppel
SF Charlotte Hornets · age 21
2026–27 Salary
$10.52M
% of Cap
6.4%
Years Remaining
3
Total Guaranteed
$35.47M
Contract by Season
SeasonSalary% of CapNote
2026-27$10,516,5606.4%
2027-28$11,017,5606.7%team option
2028-29$13,937,2148.4%team option
2029-30RFA / $34.8M
2030-31
Charlotte Hornets Cap Context
Team PayrollCap SpaceTax Room1st Apron Room2nd Apron Room
$175.3M-$10.3M+$25.1M+$33.2M+$45.9M
Highest-Paid Charlotte Hornets Teammates
PosPlayerAge2026-27% of Cap
PGCoby White26$26,811,59316.3%
CNaz Reid26$23,275,86214.1%
SGGrayson Allen30$18,125,00011.0%
SFBrandon Miller23$15,104,6269.2%
PFGrant Williams27$14,265,7508.6%
PFDorian Finney-Smith33$14,196,9748.6%
Comparable 2026-27 Contracts
RankPlayerTeam2026-27vs Knueppel
162Sam HauserBoston Celtics$10,848,215+$331,655
163Collin GillespiePhoenix Suns$10,714,286+$197,726
164Caleb WilsonChicago Bulls$10,683,720+$167,160
166Derrick Jones Jr.Los Angeles Clippers$10,476,190-$40,370
167Luke KornetSan Antonio Spurs$10,450,000-$66,560