Kon Knueppel and Cooper Flagg began their NBA careers this year, with the former Duke teammates both landing in the Top 5 of this year's draft.

The Hornets already have LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller. If Knueppel can join them as an effective-out-of-the-gates third perimeter piece, that's a team that can win a solid total of games in the banged-up Eastern Conference.

Shortly after wrapping up the first round of the NBA Draft, Hornets President of Basketball Operations Jeff Peterson met with the media to chat about the team’s two first-round picks, Kon Knueppel and Liam McNeeley. During the late-night session ...