The No. 4 pick of the 2025 NBA Draft led the Hornets to their first Summer League title, holding off a Sacramento Kings comeback in a 83-78 championship game win on Sunday. Knueppel led his team with 21 points and made the biggest shot of the night with a 3-pointer in the final minute.

Knueppel started off extremely slow with a lackluster 5 point performance in his first Summer League game. He responded with his next 4 games being double-figure performances. That culminated with a 21 point clutch performance in the final vs the Sacramento Kings.