Kon Knueppel and the Charlotte Hornets are your 2025 Vegas Summer League champions. The Hornets defeated the Sacramento Kings 83-78 on Sunday night in the championship contest, with Knueppel earning MVP honors after posting 21 points and five rebounds in the title game.

Knueppel was named the Summer League championship game MVP, winning his second MVP title after he was awarded the honor following the ACC Tournament with Duke. "I said before, if we were going to come here, we should win," Knueppel said in his postgame speech.

Josh Green spent the 2024-25 season playing for the Charlotte Hornets. The former Arizona star finished the year with averages of 7.4 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.6

Rookie Ryan Kalkbrenner works toward a key rotation spot, while LaMelo Ball sharpens leadership skills for success alongside Collin Sexton.

George did give a shoutout to the city of Charlotte for being a great city, and while he kind of hedged his criticism of the Hornets by saying he could see himself playing there, the comment still stands -- and he's not wrong, either. The Hornets haven't made the playoffs since 2016 and have only one winning record in the last nine years.

The Hornets have been nothing short of a disappointment over the last decade, managing just two winning seasons and often feeling like an afterthought in the Ea

Paul George Draws Mockery From 5x NBA Champion After Refusing to Join Hornets originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Paul George raised eyebrows recently when he said on his "Podcast P" podcast that joining the Charlotte Hornets would’ve signaled the end of his career. But one former NBA star wasn’t having it.