Kon Knueppel rookie card: key RCs, checklist and collector interest
Kon Knueppel's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025-26 Topps #204. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025-26 Topps Chrome #254. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-KK, numbered 1/1. Kon Knueppel's rookie season was 2025-26.
Kon KnueppelCHA SG
No. 4 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets.
Kon Knueppel card market
Collector attention: up 1% this week, up 35% over 30 days
Parlae readers: 5 this week
Attention measures how much people are looking up this player, a leading indicator collectors watch. It is not a price. Source: Wikipedia pageviews through 2026-10-15.
Kon Knueppel's key rookie cards, by our criteria
- First licensed base RC: The licensed base rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist. Where an Upper Deck Young Guns card exists, that card.
- First chromium RC: The licensed chromium (Chrome, Prizm, Optic and the like) rookie card from the earliest year in the player's checklist.
- Scarcest licensed RC autograph: Among licensed rookie-card autographs in the player's checklist, the one with the lowest stated print run.
- First prospect card: For a player whose rookie cards are not out yet, or a baseball player's Bowman 1st: the earliest prospect card in the player's checklist. Not a rookie card.
First licensed base RC
2025-26 Topps #204
Topps, base, Flagship base RC; set released October 23, 2025. Sources [1][2]
First chromium RC
2025-26 Topps Chrome #254
Scarcest licensed RC autograph
2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-KK numbered 1/1
Topps, patch autograph, section listed as 1/1; checklist line itself carries no RC tag. Sources [1]
Which Kon Knueppel card is the real rookie card
Topps holds the NBA card license for his rookie season (Checklist Insider says Topps reacquired it, replacing Panini on October 1, 2025), so 2025-26 Topps, Topps Chrome, Bowman and Topps Chrome Update carry his licensed RCs. He signs in Topps products: Topps Chrome Autographs Rookies, Bowman Chrome Autographs and a 1/1 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autograph.
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Kon Knueppel rookie card checklist with card numbers
8 rookie cards, each confirmed on the linked pages. Not every parallel is listed.
| Card | Type | Print run | RC | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 Topps #204Flagship base RC; set released October 23, 2025 | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome #254First Topps Chrome RC | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome Autographs Rookies #TCAR-KKrookie autograph insert; base version not serial numbered on the checklist | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Bowman #4Bowman base RC; set released April 22, 2026 | Base | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Bowman Chrome (Base Chrome) #BCV-4Bowman base chrome RC | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Bowman Chrome Autographs #BCA-KKBase Chrome Autographs section | Autograph | Not numbered | Yes | [1][2] |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update #154Update base RC; set released August 6, 2026 | Chromium | Not numbered | Yes | [1] |
| 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-KKsection listed as 1/1; checklist line itself carries no RC tag | Patch autograph | 1/1 | Yes | [1] |
Kon Knueppel's career, in brief
- Taken fourth overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2025 NBA Draft after one season at Duke.
- 2025-26 rookie season: 81 games, averaging 18.5 points while shooting .425 from three.
- Led the NBA with 273 made three-pointers, the first rookie ever to lead the league in that category, and set the rookie record for threes in a season.
- Finished second in Rookie of the Year voting behind Cooper Flagg and made the 2026 All-Rookie First Team.
Career facts: [1]
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Grading Kon Knueppel cards
A PSA 10 (Gem Mint) or BGS 9.5 is the top grade most collectors look for; it means sharp corners, clean edges, centered printing and an unmarked surface. A graded card and a raw one are different cards to look up.
How PSA, CGC and Beckett grade
PSA
- Top grades:
- Gem Mint 10, then Mint 9 and NM-MT 8.
- Half grades:
- 1.5 through 8.5 since February 2008; there is no PSA 9.5.
One overall grade on the label. Centering weighs heavily in it.
CGC
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10 (virtually flawless, 50/50 centering), then Gem Mint 10 and Mint+ 9.5.
- Half grades:
- Yes, from Fair 1.5 up to Mint+ 9.5.
Authentic (AU) for a genuine card that cannot take a number; Authentic Altered (AA) for one that was altered.
Source: CGC grading scale
Beckett (BGS)
- Top grades:
- Pristine 10; a Black Label Pristine 10 has a 10 in all four subgrades.
- Half grades:
- Yes, 1 to 10 in half points.
Four subgrades on the label: centering, corners, edges and surface.
Source: Beckett grading
Grading scales as each grader describes them, checked Oct 16, 2026.
Population by grade
A population report counts how many copies of a card a grader has graded at each grade. Search 2025-26 Topps #204 on PSA Population Report or CGC Cards Population Report.
How to identify your Kon Knueppel card and check what it sold for
- Find the year and maker on the back of your Kon Knueppel card, and the card number, usually top or bottom on the back.
- Check the front and back for a serial number (for example 23/99) and for a colored or patterned finish: those mark a parallel, which is a different card from the base version.
- Look for the RC logo or the word Rookie. A card from before the first pro season, such as a Bowman 1st or a college card, is a prospect card, not a rookie card.
- Note any grade on the slab label (PSA, BGS, SGC, CGC). A raw card and a graded one are different listings.
- Search sold listings for that exact year, set, number, parallel and grade. What a card sold for is a better guide than any asking price.
Check Kon Knueppel rookie cards in eBay's sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
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Kon Knueppel card questions
- What is Kon Knueppel's rookie card?
- Kon Knueppel's first licensed base rookie card is the 2025-26 Topps #204. The first chromium rookie card is the 2025-26 Topps Chrome #254. The scarcest licensed rookie autograph in our checklist is the 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-KK, numbered 1/1. Kon Knueppel's rookie season was 2025-26.
- What year is Kon Knueppel's rookie card?
- Kon Knueppel's rookie season was 2025-26, so the rookie cards carry that year.
- How many rookie cards does Kon Knueppel have?
- Our checklist lists 8 Kon Knueppel rookie cards with card numbers, each from a cited source. It is not every parallel or color variation.
- Does Kon Knueppel have a licensed rookie autograph?
- Yes. Our checklist lists 3: 2025-26 Topps Chrome Autographs Rookies #TCAR-KK; 2025-26 Bowman Chrome Autographs #BCA-KK; 2025-26 Topps Chrome Update NBA Debut Patch Autographs #DPA-KK (1/1).
- How much is a Kon Knueppel rookie card worth?
- Parlae does not print card values. Find the year, set, card number, parallel and grade on your card, then check eBay sold listings or eBay's price guide for that exact card.
- Are collectors watching Kon Knueppel right now?
- Collector attention is flat: Wikipedia lookups of Kon Knueppel are up 1% this week. That is attention, not a price.
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