Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel has the capabilities of becoming one of the league's best three-point shooters in the league early in his career, which is something that has helped him draw striking similarities to future Hall of Famer Klay Thompson.

Charlotte Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel received a pleasant surprise during a recent interview with Taylor Rooks for Bleacher Report. Knueppel has stated in the past that he hopes to model his game after Klay Thompson's and received a special message from the Dallas Mavericks star, via Rooks.

Klay Thompson offers an encouraging message to Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel after discovering he modeled his game after Thompson.

While all the talk these days has been about Klay Thompson off the court, he just showed why he’s still one of the best shooters in the NBA. The 35-year-old Thompson just finished his first season with the Dallas Mavericks after leaving fellow Splash Brother Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors where he won four championships together.

Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson sank 72 consecutive shots in a viral video captured by trainer Chris Brickley on Friday, proving he’s not taking the NBA offseason lightly.

On Friday, a video of Klay Thompson surfaced online showing him in full grind mode at practice while drilling 70 three-pointers in a row.

Kon Knueppel is coming off an excellent freshman season where he helped lead the Duke Blue Devils to the Final Four. The 19-year-old was the fourth pick in the

LSU women’s basketball guard Flau’jae Johnson shared a message that Dallas Mavericks forward Klay Thompson told her, which made her feel seen ahead of her senior year at LSU. Johnson checked out this year’s NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.