The Toronto Raptors are projected to select Colorado's junior point guard KJ Simpson with the 31st pick in the NBA draft
The Colorado point guard is tough and feisty and has somehow overcome his 6-foot stature to turn himself into a legitimate NBA prospect. He proved to be a lights-out three-point shooter as a junior and looked comfortable running the offense for the Buffaloes this past season.
“KJ Simpson backed up the big stat lines at Colorado with a handful of blow-by drives, tough finishes and shotmaking during NBA combine scrimmages,” wrotewho has Simpson expected to go to Toronto at No. 31 in his latest mock draft. “He also got up for a 40.5-inch max vertical, which could help make up for the fact that he only measured 6'0" without shoes.”
What Simpson lacks in size, he makes up for with quickness and a high basketball IQ. He posted the best time in the lane agility drill at the NBA draft combine last week and showed off an impressive 40.5-inch vertical.
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