LAS VEGAS — Rookie Kon Knueppel’s team-high 21 points and a lightning-fast start helped fuel the Charlotte Hornets to a hard-fought 83-78 win over the Sacramento Kings in the NBA 2K26 Summer League championship game at Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

Sacramento Kings forward Isaac Jones was the top individual performer at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas based on HoopsHype's Global Rating system. Two other members of Sacramento's Summer League squad ranked among the top 15 with Nique Clifford at No. 9 and Devin Carter at No. 12.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kon Knueppel, the fourth pick in this year’s draft, scored 21 points and Charlotte held off a Sacramento rally to beat the Kings 83-78 on Sunday for the Hornets’ first NBA Summer League title.