In the first month of his NBA career, Kon Knueppel has wowed fans with his impressive scoring skills. The Charlotte Hornets forward has also earned the respect of NBA veterans, including the former MVP that he played against on Saturday.Following the Hornets' 131-116 loss to the LA Clippers, James Harden dished high praise to Knueppel, who finished with 26 points on 9-for-12 shooting."He got game," Harden said of Knueppel. "Obviously, he's shooting the s*** out of the ball. Just putting it on the ground, into the basket. A great pickup for the Charlotte Hornets. I'm excited to see what he'll continue to do."This season, the Hornets rookie out of Duke is averaging 18.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. Knueppel's impressive performance has been a silver lining amidst the Hornets' horrendous start, in which they have won just four of their first 16 outings.Against the Clippers, the Hornets shot 48.2% from the field but just 30.6% from beyond the arc. Meanwhile, they allowed the Clippers to shoot 51.1% overall, 44.2% from deep.Harden, who is set to earn $39.1 million this year as per Spotrac, led all scorers in this game with a scintillating 55-point performance on 17-for-26 shooting. The former scoring champ also made 11 of his 14 free throw attempts.Clearly, Harden knows a skilled scorer when he sees one. Just like the rest of the NBA community, The Beard will be following Knueppel's career with great interest. Knueppel, meanwhile, will be focused on bringing the Hornets' record to a more respectable position.Kon Kneueppel leads Luka Doncic and Michael Jordan in unique statistical categoryInterestingly, Knueppel sits atop a list that includes two NBA icons.According to StatMuse, the Hornets forward leads all players in NBA history when it comes to scoring on Fridays. In his young career, Knueppel is putting up 31.0 points per game in his Friday outings.LA Lakers superstar Luka Doncic is second on this list with 30.6 points per game. Meanwhile, Michael Jordan comes in at third with 30.2 points per outing.StatMuse added that Knueppel, Doncic, and Jordan are the only NBA players to average at least 30 points on Fridays.