K. J. SIMPSON #25

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K. J. Simpson headshot
Point Guard

Salary: $193,856

Cap Hit: $0

Years of Service Tooltip : 1
2025-26 Year of Service Earned Tooltip : Yes
BORN: Aug 8, 2002
BIRTHPLACE: West Hills, California, United States
NATIONALITY:United StatesUnited States
HEIGHT:
6'2"
188cm
WEIGHT:
189lbs
86kg
AGE: 23
SHOOTS: Right
DRAFT YEAR: 2024
DRAFTED OVERALL: 42
DRAFT ROUND: 2
DRAFTED BY: CHA
AGENT DETAILS
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SUMMARY▴▾

K. J. Simpson's salary is $193,856 for the 2025-26 season. He is a 23 year old point guard who was born on Aug 8, 2002. He was drafted 42nd overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2nd round of the 2024 draft. He has signed 2 contracts worth a total value of $2,077,047. He will be a RFA at the end of the 2026-27 season when he is 24 years old. He is represented by the agents .

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Transactions (32)
Waivers History (2)
Status Updates (4)
Injury Update (2)

CURRENT CONTRACT

TWO-WAY CONTRACT (REST OF SEASON)
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Length: 2 years
Value: $874,841
Guaranteed: $182,229 (21%)
Expiry Status: RFA
AAVTooltip: $437,421
Cap % Tooltip: 0.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Denver NuggetsDEN
Signing Method: Two-WayTooltip
Signing Date: February 19, 2026
Source: SalarySwish

K. J. Simpson signed a 2 year, $874,841 contract with the Denver Nuggets on Feb 19, 2026. The contract has a cap hit of $0.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2025-26$0$193,856$96,929$0$0
2026-27$0$680,985 (+251%)$85,300$0$0
TOTAL$0$874,841$182,229$0$0
Qualifying Offer: $2,799,927 (Guaranteed: $749,083)
Cap Hold 2027-28: $2,411,075

CONTRACT HISTORY

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Length: 2 years
Value: $1,202,206
Guaranteed: $155,000 (13%)
Expiry Status: UFA (Waived)
AAVTooltip: $601,103
Cap % Tooltip: 0.00
Signing Team: Logo of the Charlotte HornetsCHA
Signing Method: Two-WayTooltip
Signing Date: July 7, 2024
Source: SalarySwish

K. J. Simpson signed a 2 year, $1,202,206 contract with the Charlotte Hornets on Jul 7, 2024. The contract has a cap hit of $0.

SeasonOptionOption UsedCap Hit TooltipBase Salary TooltipGuaranteed TooltipLikely Inctv. TooltipUnlikely Inctv. Tooltip
2024-25$0$578,577$77,500$0$0
2025-26 W$0$623,629 (+8%)$77,500$0$0
TOTAL$0$1,202,206$155,000$0$0
Cap Hold 2026-27: $2,191,886
WAIVED: This contract was waived (Logo of the Charlotte HornetsCHA - Feb 6, 2026)

SALARY PROGRESSION

CURRENT SEASON STATS

SeasonTypeTeamGPGSMINPTSFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBREBASTSTLBLK
2025-26RegularLogo of the Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets302357228.6000.02150.0325810
RegularLogo of the Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets14222384893134.8391230.8161062.55242935150
2025-26RegularLogo of the Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets307.71.70.72.328.60.00.00.00.30.750.01.00.71.72.70.30.0
RegularLogo of the Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets14215.96.02.26.434.80.92.830.80.71.162.50.41.72.12.51.10.0

CAREER STATS

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SeasonTypeTeamGPGSMINPTSFGMFGAFG%3PM3PA3P%FTMFTAFT%OREBDREBREBASTSTLBLK
2024-25RegularLogo of the Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets361584228230110434.61303325.4504182.03970109112346
2025-26RegularLogo of the Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets302357228.6000.02150.0325810
RegularLogo of the Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets14222384893134.8391230.8161062.55242935150
2024-25RegularLogo of the Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets361523.47.82.98.434.60.93.625.41.11.482.01.11.93.03.10.90.2
2025-26RegularLogo of the Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets307.71.70.72.328.60.00.00.00.30.750.01.00.71.72.70.30.0
RegularLogo of the Charlotte HornetsCharlotte Hornets14215.96.02.26.434.80.92.830.80.71.162.50.41.72.12.51.10.0