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Season Recap: Kobi Simmons Takes A Leap in First Year with Greensboro Swarm

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Two-way player Kobi Simmons took another step forward in his professional career, putting together a career year while serving as the Greensboro Swarm’s starting point guard throughout the 2019-20 G League campaign.

Simmons signed with the Hornets organization last September after appearing in 33 games at the NBA level with Memphis and Cleveland across his first two seasons. His contract was soon converted to a two-way deal in mid-October and he eventually kicked off his Greensboro Swarm career with three consecutive double-doubles to open up the schedule.

While Simmons was never summoned to the Hornets roster this season, he did post career-high averages in scoring (17.