KJ Simpson
2026-27 projection
Built from his last three seasons, age and role. It is replaced by real stats after the first game.
FG 36.0% · FT 76.8% · TOV 1.4
- 2025-26 (20 GP), 2024-25 (36 GP) — weighted 3/2.
- Rates regressed 300 min toward the G average.
- Age 24 at season start → +2.5% production.
- Availability 40% of games → 33 GP, 18.8 MPG.
Season at a glance
2025-26 · every team game, coloured by FP. Hatched squares are games he missed (27).
Floor & ceiling
20 games · every dot is one game. Shaded: where the middle half of G players average.
Boom games (≥ 1.25× his average): 40.0% · Bust games (≤ 0.75×): 40.0%
Role & minutes
No sustained change of role this season. Played games only; hover to read a game in both panels.
Situations
Fantasy points per game versus his own average. Bars show the middle half of games; faded rows have fewer than 4 games.
Season average: ±0.0
Playing style
2025-26 · how he plays versus other Gs with 20+ games. P-values are approximate percentiles; neither end is better or worse, it is style.
Career arc
Production and availability by season. Click a season to open it above.
Fantasy points per game
Games played
When KJ sits
Teammates' fantasy points per game when KJ Simpson is out versus in. Only teammates with 5+ games each way; the small number is games without him.
Similar players
Closest style in 2025-26: per-36 scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defence, threes and turnovers, plus shooting percentages. 100% would be an identical profile.
- Devin Carter95%
BOS · PG · 18.8 FP/G · alike in steals and turnovers
- Lonzo Ball88%
CLE · G · 18.3 FP/G · alike in steals and FG%
ORL · SG · 29.4 FP/G · alike in steals and turnovers
SAC · PG · 32.9 FP/G · alike in turnovers and playmaking
NYK · PG · 17.6 FP/G · alike in steals and FG%
- Cole Anthony70%
MIL · G · 15.7 FP/G · alike in turnovers and FT%
2026-27 market
ESPN drafts him around pick 140.0, 218 spots higher than his #358 finish in 2025-26: the board is paying for more than he delivered.