He hit 63 three-pointers, ranking first in history. The No. 4 pick is really incredible! There is no need to refute the rumor trade after three goals.

He hit 63 three-pointers at the beginning of the season, breaking the record in history. Hornets No. 4 pick Knupper is really incredible! There is no need to refute the three goals that were previously involved in trade rumors.

No. 4 pick broke the record

In the absence of three goals, the Hornets faced off against the Eagles. After four quarters of fierce battle, due to poor performance at critical moments, the Hornets unfortunately lost 110-113. While watching the Eagles win their 10th victory in the past 14 games, the Hornets themselves suffered a 6-game losing streak.

For the Hornets, which have been struggling for several consecutive seasons and this season's plan is still to rebuild, the outcome of the game is no longer important. What is important is whether the young players can grow and perform brilliantly.

The good news is that the Hornets, who have always had poor draft vision, finally got their cornerstone of the team this time. No. 4 pick Knupper once again went on a rampage to break several records.

Knuupel made 9 of 17 shots in the game and 7 of 11 three-pointers. He scored a game-high 28 points with an extremely exaggerated outside shooting rate, plus 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. He has continued his magical performance since the beginning of the season.

After hitting 7 three-pointers in this game, Knuupel has hit 63 three-pointers in the first 17 games of the season, becoming the player with the most three-pointers in the first 17 games of his career in NBA history.

also made him the fourth rookie player in NBA history to hit at least 5 three-pointers in 3 consecutive games.

At the same time, after scoring 20+ points again in this game and hitting at least 5 three-pointers, Knuupel became the player with the third most such data since the beginning of the season, second only to two historical superstars, Harden and Curry.

This is also the epitome of Knuupel's impressive performance since the start of the season. In the past 15 games, Knuupel has averaged 20.3 points per game, shooting 59% on 2-pointers, 42.5% on three-pointers, and 92.1% on free throws.

With this performance, the 20-year-old Knupel became the youngest player in NBA history to average 20+ points per game with at least 55/40/90% shooting in 15 consecutive games.

What is even more commendable is that after Knuupel topped the last NBA official rookie list, he did not encounter the rookie wall, but his condition and performance further improved.

In the past 10 games, he averaged 23.1 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 4.1 three-pointers per game. His three shooting percentages further increased to 51/44/94%, and his true shooting percentage was an exaggerated 67.1%.

If he can continue this performance, Knuupel will not only lock in the Rookie of the Year, but also have a historic rookie season. So far this season, his true shooting percentage has exceeded 60%, surpassing Zion to rank first in NBA history. You must know that Zion is a top inside finisher with exaggerated physical talent at a historical level, while Knuupel is a high-volume three-point shooter. This shows how exaggerated Knuupel's shooting efficiency has been since the beginning of the season.

There is no need to refute the rumors with the three goals.

In sharp contrast to the "new queen bee" Knupel, the "old queen bee" has three goals. Since the beginning of the season, the overall shooting rate is only 39%, and the three-point shooting rate is as low as 29%. He is an inefficient scorer for a bad team.

This is also the epitome of the three-goal career so far. In the 6 seasons of his career, his best performance was 44% shooting in his rookie season. In the past five seasons, his three-point shooting rate has been declining. During this period, the average turnover has never been less than 3.3 times per game.

The poor performance also caused Sanqiu to be involved in frequent trade rumors. The famous reporter Iko once revealed that Sanqiu was dissatisfied with the current situation of the team and was willing to leave the team through trade.

As a result, Sanqiu personally denied these remarks. He forwarded the report on social media and added a "clown" emoticon.

At the same time, he publicly spread the rumor after the training, saying that he had never said such a thing and it was false news.

But with No. 4 pick Knuupel performing such exaggerated performances one after another, and 2026 being recognized as a big year in the draft, whether Sanqiu refutes the trade rumors to show his loyalty is irrelevant to the Hornets. What they need to worry about more is how to get rid of Sanqiu, who has an annual salary of more than 40 million U.S. dollars when the trade actually occurs.