Either way, Simpson earned second-team All-NBA honors here from B/R. "While certainly not the most-heralded player on the summer Hornets, Simpson still left the biggest statistica

League is over. The Hornets won the popular and essential summer league event with an 83-78 victory against the Kings.

The Hornets already have LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller. If Knueppel can join them as an effective-out-of-the-gates third perimeter piece, that's a team that can win a solid total of games in the banged-up Eastern Conference.

The MVP award was given to the player who impacted winning the most in the final game, not the entire six-game stretch over which Charlotte went unbeaten. Still, Knueppel believes that KJ Simpson, who scored 11 points with seven rebounds and five assists, deserved the award.