Miles Simpson Scouting Report
Looking at 2028 prospect Miles Simpson out of Missouri and of Brad Beal Elite on the EYBL Circuit — examining his profile, and his strengths and weaknesses on the court, plus NBA projections.
Miles Simpson ▫️2028 ▫️ 6’5” ▫️ Guard ▫️170 lbs ▫️Brad Beal Elite (Nike EYBL)
Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
High school: Webster Groves High School
Brad Beal Elite (EYBL Statistics)
PEACH JAM
NIKE EYBL 15U
Miles Simpson, the 6’5” guard out of Missouri and Webster Groves High School was an interesting study for me. I normally have a firm stance and evaluation on a prospect, but Miles has me thinking in numerous directions when it comes to his evaluation.
Simpson is clearly not a finished product, going into his high school Sophomore season — but I’m finding it hard to place and rank him where all other outlets have him nationally. I do see the upside with his length, movement, and spurts of explosiveness, but recently he just hasn’t set himself apart on the court enough for me. At Peach Jam, he averaged 7.6 points per game, on 35% overall shooting and 2 of 8 (25%) from 3-point range and a concerning 6 of 15 (40%) from the free throw line. The shooting is just too poor at this time for me. I definitely wouldn’t tab him as a raw prospect, he just needs to take a few consistent forward steps with his shot-making and shooting splits throughout his career. The good news is, is that I have a solution to his projection and shooting woes that involves him not having to become an above average 3-point shooter.
While I wouldn’t rank him so highly on the national level quite yet, I do like what he offers and I see the upside that others are seeing. His 6’5” frame with long arms, movement and fluidity on the court, and athleticism, are something to build upon for a young prospect. His combination of fluidity and quick-twitch movement are reason to get excited about him.
Miles has a body structuring built for movement and athleticism on the court. He’s long but also has a wiry strength and some lean and dense muscle on his top 1/4 of his frame. His clavicle region and shoulders look strong with lean muscle. He’s not thick up top by any means, but you can see some development in that area.
Offensive Strengths:
Sprints the floor hard and wide without the ball in transition.
Can handle the ball at speed and explode with the ball in possession.
Moves the ball well on the perimeter — not a ball-stopper. Drives middle often and creates advantageous ball movement.
Great shot selection and doesn’t force.
Can create his own shot off the dribble.
A skilled passer that passes with accuracy, speed-change, and can increase pass-velocity.
Solid decision-maker as a passer, and natural distributor of the ball.
A well-conditioned athlete that can play heavy minutes without losing explosiveness.
Defensive Strengths:
His lateral movement, quickness, and explosive movements on the defensive side are his most elite traits.
Extremely fluid defender that can chase and move through screens.
Brings effort and defensive energy—flies around and doesn’t sit and rest.
Length as a perimeter defender, using his wingspan effectively to limit and close passing lanes.
He plays with strength and is pushy and fights for positioning with bigger opponents trying to post and gain position on him. A surprising playing strength and will.
He noticeably boxes out tries to move his opponent away from the hoop. He’s an interior battler.
Improvement areas:
Ball-handling to continue his dribble and probe to relieve pressure and create.
He can go long stretches without being an offensive factor.
Shot-making and percentages need drastic improvements.
3-point shooting needs major development.
NBA outcomes
As with every prospect, Simpson’s future outcome ultimately depends on how much work he puts into his game and skill development, and how he grows physically.
Outcome #1 - Simpson has a floor of a rotation piece on a contending team. There’s a real possibility that he doesn’t become a great scorer or a stat contributor, but someone that can defend on the perimeter and match with good NBA scorers is likely.Miles could become a solid scorer but I don’t see him being a high volume attacker or volume 3-point guy. He doesn’t isolate enough to be a major NBA scorer.
Outcome #2 - Simpson develops into is a starting 2-guard that eventually figures out his shot and improves his range at around the midway point of his NBA career. A 34%+ 3-point shooter that can also play athletically and hit shots in the middle area.
Outcome #3 - Point guard transition
After going through the film and a full breakdown of Miles Simpson, I came to the conclusion that his most optimal NBA path is to develop into a long 6’7”+ point guard that can distribute the ball around and play athletically and quick spurts of explosiveness. He has a skilled enough handle already that just needs refining. He is a natural passer and ball-mover. He can easily defend the point guard position and handle quickness with his length and above average fluidity and twitchiness. I believe Simpson has a clearer and quicker path to NBA impact at the point, rather than spending half of his career trying to become a shooting threat, which itself isn’t a guarantee.
I could envision Miles Simpson being a top 5-12 point guard in the league, that is a choosey scorer that is capable of 20+ point nights. More importantly, I think he would be a winning point guard, rather than a stat-stuffer.