This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/hornets as Playoffs in the meaningless Summer League mean everything for the Hornets.

Bronny James, Kon Knueppel and Hansen Yang all impressed in their respective NBA Summer League games on Thursday.

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The Kings vs. Raptors game will be played on ESPN at 3 p.m. CT. The Hornets vs. Thunder game will be played on ESPN at 5 p.m. CT. The 2025 Summer League finals will be played on Sunday at ESPN with a 9 p.m. CT tip.

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After a down year for the 2024 NBA rookie class, during which second-rounder Bronny James was the most anticipated draft pick to play in the NBA summer league in Las Vegas, the excitement was back earlier this month as No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg and other top selections from the touted 2025 class took the court with their new teams.

Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel, former Duke teammates, met at the NBA Summer League. Flagg, now with the Dallas Mavericks, greeted Knueppel of the Char