Two Way Contract: The KJ Simpson Thread

[SWedd523]

Simpson looked much more comfortable out there yesterday than he did earlier in the year and seemed to know where he needed to be on the floor to make a few plays. Nothing mind blowing, but he looked like be belonged last night while earlier in the year he was just floating around skittishly waiting to do something.

He may not be the long-term backup solution but he gave more effort and injected more life into the team than Micic. Also competed well on defense, created several turnovers just through hustle. It's definitely worth giving him more run to see if this improvement continues.

He was completely rattled when Detroit starting pressing. Offense completely fell apart and it seemed like about half the possessions were busted due to pressure or not even being able to initiate the offense.

He's barely a third stringer

[MasterIchiro]

Why is this guy even an occupant of letters in this text field?

He's on a 2-way contract and he's not getting off it anytime soon. The rule is 2 years on a 2-way contract.

So if the topic is PG2 or PG3, that's a different thread and text field entirely.

Ideally, Hornets add a PG2 and use Mann as PG3 when Mann is not SG2 or stepping up as SG1.

[JMAC3]

Chances this guy is on the team next year? 20%?

[fatlever]

Chances this guy is on the team next year? 20%?

50%???
Not sure what his long term upside would be. Or a good comparison for him as a high end? I think he probably gets two years to prove himself Capable of the third point guard spot.

[JMAC3]

Chances this guy is on the team next year? 20%?

50%???
Not sure what his long term upside would be. Or a good comparison for him as a high end? I think he probably gets two years to prove himself Capable of the third point guard spot.

Already 22 yrs old, with shooting splits of 29/18/70.

We already saw this bake out last year with Amari Bailey getting a 2 way deal and then being gone immediately.

Feels like he should be much better than he is after being a 3 yr college player.

[fatlever]

Chances this guy is on the team next year? 20%?

50%???
Not sure what his long term upside would be. Or a good comparison for him as a high end? I think he probably gets two years to prove himself Capable of the third point guard spot.

Already 22 yrs old, with shooting splits of 29/18/70.

We already saw this bake out last year with Amari Bailey getting a 2 way deal and then being gone immediately.

Feels like he should be much better than he is after being a 3 yr college player.

The only thing I would say that might be different between this and the Bailey situation is Bailey wasn't drafted by the current front office. So I think Simpson will get a longer leash since he was one of their picks. He does seem to be playing pretty well with this warm right now and I think last I loved his percentages were like 35% from three. That's probably where he needs to be to stick with his size

[HornetJail]

50%???
Not sure what his long term upside would be. Or a good comparison for him as a high end? I think he probably gets two years to prove himself Capable of the third point guard spot.

Already 22 yrs old, with shooting splits of 29/18/70.

We already saw this bake out last year with Amari Bailey getting a 2 way deal and then being gone immediately.

Feels like he should be much better than he is after being a 3 yr college player.

The only thing I would say that might be different between this and the Bailey situation is Bailey wasn't drafted by the current front office. So I think Simpson will get a longer leash since he was one of their picks. He does seem to be playing pretty well with this warm right now and I think last I loved his percentages were like 35% from three. That's probably where he needs to be to stick with his size

Simpson's skillset is also not duplicated a thousand times on our current roster. Bailey was behind a CRAZY amount of score first guards, none of whom could feasibly play together in any kind of cohesive lineup.

I think Simpson's status depends on our trade deadline and then our draft. I don't see how he isn't backup PG from February to April if we don't trade for a replacement. I'd say there's less than a 10% chance Micic is playing for us past the deadline, whether that comes via trade or buyout, or he just sits out down the stretch like Tony Parker.

(Maybe a an asterisk on him being the only remaining PG, because we might force feed NSJ some backup PG duties but he's very clearly not a PG)

[wilson115]

Tough with so many guards already but can he play himself into staying on the roster?

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[fatlever]

He kind of disappeared in the second half especially once they got up in his grill a little bit. But definitely good to see him come out shooting like that. he will do well as the point guard for the swarm next year.

[UNCNYC]

Las & Found - The KJ Simpson Thread

[UNCNYC]

I thought Las & Found was good name cause he is in Vegas where he found his game

Las & Found - The KJ Simpson Thread