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KJ Simpson
DEN · Guard · 2025-26 · Colorado · Year 2 · age 23 · born Aug 8, 2002 · unqualified
4.5 PPG1.9 RPG2.1 APG1.2 TPG12.9 MPG
- Height
- 6'2"
Wingspan6'5"Reach7'10"Max vert40.5"Weight189Lane agility10.5sKJ Simpson, 2025-26 with DEN: 4.5 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists in 12.9 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Small sample
Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 12.9 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 6.5% |
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| Availability | 1 | 1 | 24.4% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 1 | 1 | .426 |
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| Effective FG% | 1 | 1 | .404 |
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| Points per shot | 1 | 1 | 0.92 |
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| 3-point % | 16 | 13 | 30.0% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 18 | 10 | 2.0 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 43 | 32 | 40.4% |
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| 2-point % | 1 | 1 | 37.3% |
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| Free throw % | 7 | 3 | 61.1% |
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| FT attempts / g | 15 | 19 | 0.9 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 29 | 39 | 18.2% |
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| % points from 3 | 56 | 47 | 39.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 20 | 22 | 12.7 |
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| Assist % | 84 | 74 | 24.6% |
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| Assists / 75 | 84 | 73 | 6.0 |
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| Assist / turnover | 44 | 27 | 1.72 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 83 | 71 | 10.5 |
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| Usage % | 67 | 63 | 21.0% |
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| Turnover % | 4 | 4 | 19.0% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 5 | 8 | 3.5 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 50 | 72 | 3.4% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 72 | 59 | 9.1 |
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| Self-creation | 56 | 69 | avg |
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| Shot-making (PPP %ile) | 1 | 1 | 10 |
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| Defender difficulty | 39 | 52 | low (−0.1) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 20 | 19 | -4.0 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 42 | 71 | 5.2 |
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| Def. rebound % | 44 | 70 | 11.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 97 | 94 | 2.2 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 70 | 80 | 2.2 |
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| Steal % | 97 | 93 | 3.0% |
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| Block % | 1 | 1 | 0.0% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 82 | 90 | −6.1% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 12 | 15 | low (11.1) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 98 | 98 | −5.2% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 88 | 85 | 3.9 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 6 | 11 | 6'5" |
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| Height | 7 | 15 | 6'2" |
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| Strength (weight) | 9 | 14 | 189 |
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| Standing reach | 1 | 1 | 7'10" |
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| Lateral agility | 98 | 96 | 10.5s |
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| Vertical | 94 | 91 | 40.5" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 2 | 4 | 8.1 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 2 | 4 | −.023 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 4 | 5 | −5.1 |
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| Offensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −5.4 |
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| Defensive BPM | 64 | 68 | +0.4 |
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| VORP | 17 | 19 | -0.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 3.1 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2024-25 | CHA | 22 | 36 | 23.4 | 7.8 | 3.0 | 3.1 | .437 | −5.4 | 2 | |
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| 2025-26 | DEN | 23 | 20 | 12.9 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.1 | .426 | −5.1 | 4 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.