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.

League is over. The Hornets won the popular and essential summer league event with an 83-78 victory against the Kings.

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.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (WOWT) - It has been a NBA Summer League to remember for Ryan Kalkbrenner and Jamiya Neal. The former Creighton teammates joined forces again for the Charlotte Hornets in Las Vegas. Kalkbrenner was selected in the second round of the NBA Draft by the franchise, while Neal signed on as an undrafted free agent.

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Following the events of summer league, NBC Sports' Kurt Hielin stacked up some early power rankings from 1-30 around the NBA, where for the Jazz, things weren't too optimistic–– as Utah found themselves rated dead last as the 30th-ranked team in a tier labeled "Dreaming of Lottery Luck (already)."