KJ Simpson
Age 23 · 6'0" · 189 lb
Pick #42, 2024 Draft · Rookie 2025 · 56 games
DPM · #480 of 530
-2.5Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- +0.05
- -2.51 before the first game, -2.46 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.53
- Dec 7 vs DEN · 29 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.66
- Feb 25 vs BOS · 14 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.26
- Last 10 games, vs 0.16 in the first 10. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
-2.5 at age 23 in 2025-26 ranks 941st of 1,100 age-23 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Sean Singletary, 2008-09.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Singletary 2008-09 | 23 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Reggie Geary 1996-97 | 23 | -2.2 | -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Isaiah Briscoe 2018-19 | 22 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| E'Twaun Moore 2012-13 | 24 | -2.3 | -1.3, -0.5, 0.0, -0.3, +0.5 | 89 |
| Theo Pinson 2019-20 | 24 | -2.7 | -2.6, -2.4, -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Ty Jerome 2019-20 | 23 | -2.4 | -1.6, -1.5, -2.1, under 10 games, +1.6 | 88 |
| Chris Robinson 1997-98 | 24 | -2.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Nolan Smith 2011-12 | 23 | -2.8 | -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Mateen Cleaves 2000-01 | 23 | -2.4 | -3.3, -3.6, under 10 games, -3.4, -2.8 | 88 |
| Trent Forrest 2020-21 | 23 | -2.1 | -1.3, -3.0, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to KJ's 2025-26 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against KJ Simpson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$2.3M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$3.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 24.0
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | DEN | 23 | 20 | 12.9 | -2.46 | -2.06 | -0.39 | 941st of 1100 |
| 2024-25 | CHA | 22 | 36 | 23.4 | -2.66 | -1.75 | -0.91 | 732nd of 813 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 1.8 projected minutes and a pace of 94.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 16.9 | 0.6 |
| Rebounds | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| Offensive | 2.0 | 0.1 |
| Defensive | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Assists | 6.2 | 0.2 |
| Steals | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 0.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 6.1 | 0.2 |
| FG attempts | 15.7 | 0.5 |
| FT attempts | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 37.8% · 30.7% · 71.6% | |