Charlotte coach Charles Lee believes Knueppel has established a significant margin of winning the ROTY award over Flagg.
Charlotte Hornets head coach Charles Lee stands convinced that Kon Knueppel is the undisputed favorite to win this season's Rookie of the Year award.
Before the Hornets faced the Dallas Mavericks, Lee maintained his belief that team impact and performance have given Knueppel a significant edge over reigning No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg for the award's race.
"I think he's done great. I don't even think it's close," Lee told reporters, via Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News. "I think Kon's done a really good job continuing to separate himself and impact winning and have consistency to him on both ends of the floor. I do think their friendly competition and the fact they come from the same basketball program adds to it.
"But for the most part, Kon is a humble competitor who I don't even think gets caught up in it. He's probably gonna be mad at me for even saying something like that because he just wants to focus on our team, win games and impact it in any way he possibly can."
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