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KJ Simpson

Denver Nuggets · #25 · Depth
PG6'1"189 lbage 232 yrs expColoradoWest Hills, CA
14th best of 15 on DEN
OFF59DEF71
Capable rebounder & perimeter defender
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Western · Northwest · proj. 56-26 (▲+2.8)
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A 23-year-old guard on a two-way contract with no NBA minutes to rate. A young developmental piece scrapping for a backcourt foothold — the two-way deal is a low-risk look at whether his game translates, not a settled rotation spot.

7.8
PPG
3
RPG
3.1
APG
0.9
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 36MPG 23.4FG% 34.63P% 25.4FT% 82TS% 43.7USG% 19.1PER 8.3BPM -5.4VORP -0.7
2024-25 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2024-25 form
Rebounding77
Perimeter defense76
Playmaking72
Rim protection65
Shooting64
Scoring56
Inside finishing51

Skill ratings are 2024-25 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2024-25 to 2025-26 · 2 seasons
6.7
PPG
2.6
RPG
2.8
APG
56
GAMES
Points 373Win Shares -0.6Starts 17Best season 2025-26 · 4.6 ppg

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2024-25 → 2025-26 · age 22 → 23
▬Steady

KJ, at 23, has held steady — 0.0 → 0.8 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▬ 0.5 wins (-0.3)
Assumes a normal season; he played 20 games last year. Age should add a little at 24. Range 0.0–1.3 wins.
Production (BPM)-5.4 → -5.1+0.326-27 forecast -4.9
Only 258 minutes last season, too few to call a trend.
2024-25: -5.4 · 36 games2025-26: -5.1 · 20 games2026-27: -4.9 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.0 → 0.8+0.826-27 forecast 0.5
His value to a team has been stable.
2024-25: 0.0 · 36 games2025-26: 0.8 · 20 games2026-27: 0.5 (forecast)24-2525-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $2.1M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2024-25: $1.5M · 36 games2025-26: $2.5M · 20 games2026-27: $2.1M (forecast)24-2525-2626-27

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2024-25 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
—Two-way
Runs through—
Est. market value$2,150,000 /yr
Surplus+$2,150,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.