Knueppel's Playoff Push Wins Rookie of the Year

It's April 8th.

This is Charlotte Hornet's News Today, AI-powered updates on your team.

I'm Corey with the story.

The NBA postseason awards talk keeps rolling, and today is rookie of the year, and a dead

heat between Dallas's Cooper flag and Charlotte's comb, New Eple.

The full NBC sports riding squad from Kurt Helen to the betting and fantasy leads, all

back New Eple to Snagged.

Snagged exploded for 51 points recently, shaking up the odds, but New Eple pulls ahead

with way more court time, 12 extra games, and two.

120 more minutes log.

He's posting the most efficient rookie scoring season ever, topping the entire league in

threes made while hitting 42.9% from.

Deep.

In 79 games, New Eple averages 18.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 3.4 assists, and 0.7 steals.

Mashing the rookie threes record before game 60.

That edge has fueled Charlotte's surprise playoff push, their first in four years, turning

a squad with 27.5 win expectations into.

Real contenders.

Better see us fire as the tiebreaker in this battle.