Jericho Sims

Jericho Sims

26-Year-Old CenterC
New York Knicks
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The Knicks brought back Sims on a one-year, $2.1 million contract this offseason after exercising his team option. Originally slated as the third-string center, Sims could see increased playing time with Mitchell Robinson expected to be out until at least December. The Knicks made a blockbuster trade right before training camp, sending Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo to Minnesota in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns, who'll be New York's starting center. Precious Achiuwa and Sims should compete for backup minutes until Robinson returns. Sims has been a fringe rotation player over his three-year NBA career. He started 11 games last season, posting averages of 4.3 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 0.8 blocks in 22.7 minutes a night during those contests. While not relevant in standard fantasy formats, those in deep leagues might want to monitor Sims, especially if Robinson remains out longer than expected. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a two-year, $3.57 million contract with the Knicks in July of 2022. Contract includes $2.09 million team option for 2024-25.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Jericho Eduard Sims was born in October of 1998 in Minneapolis. He is the son of Charles and Kimberly Sims. Charles played basketball for the University of Minnesota. Jericho has five older brothers, four of whom played college sports. For prep school, the tall center attended Cristo Rey Jesuit High School in Minneapolis and averaged 25 points and 10 rebounds per game his senior season. Sims then committed to the University of Texas, where he majored in African & African Diaspora Studies with a minor in Anthropology. At Texas, Sims was teammates with fellow NBA-big Mo Bamba. Sims played four seasons for the Longhorns. As a senior (2020-21), Sims posted 9.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game. That summer Sims was picked by the New York Knicks with the 58th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. In early August the Knicks signed Sims to a two-way contract.

Minimal impact so far
CNew York Knicks
November 5, 2024
Sims is averaging 1.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 0.5 blocks per game across six appearances off the bench this season.
ANALYSIS
Sims was expected to contend for a spot in a depleted frontcourt without Mitchell Robinson (ankle) and Precious Achiuwa (hamstring), but such hasn't been the case. The Knicks have played Karl-Anthony Towns at center and have elected to go with forwards at center in small-ball lineups rather than handing Sims heavy minutes. Thus, Sims isn't an appealing option in most fantasy formats, and his playing time will be even more scarce once Robinson or Achiuwa are ready to return to the hardwood.
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How does Jericho Sims compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
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  • Total Rebound %
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True Shooting %
64.3%
 
Effective Field Goal %
70.0%
 
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0.0%
 
Free Throw Rate
20.0%
 
Offensive Rebound %
14.5%
 
Defensive Rebound %
19.4%
 
Total Rebound %
16.9%
 
Assist %
5.1%
 
Steal %
0.7%
 
Block %
2.9%
 
Turnover %
29.2%
 
Usage %
5.7%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
7.5
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.6
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
Outside of a few bright spots, Sims was basically a non-factor during his rookie season, closing as the 281st-ranked player in standard leagues. The addition of Isaiah Roby only complicates things even more for Sims, something that could see him fall out of the rotation altogether. The Knicks are coming off a successful 2022-23 season and will be looking to build on that momentum. Head coach Tom Thibodeau is known for running a tight rotation at the best of times, even when his team is not competing. Barring a couple of injuries to other players, Sims is not worth drafting in most fantasy formats.
The No. 58 overall pick in this year's draft will fill one of the Knicks' two two-way spots in 2021-22, allowing him to freely move between the NBA team and New York's G League affiliate in Westchester throughout the season. With all of Mitchell Robinson, Nerlens Noel and Taj Gibson ahead of him on the depth chart at center, Sims likely won't have many opportunities to play meaningful minutes for the Knicks as a rookie.
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Not starting vs. Wizards
CNew York Knicks
October 18, 2024
Sims is not in the starting lineup for Friday's preseason game against the Wizards, Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News reports.
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Receiving start vs. Hornets
CNew York Knicks
October 15, 2024
Sims will enter the starting lineup in Tuesday's preseason game against the Hornets, James L. Edwards III of The Athletic reports.
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Returning to action
CNew York Knicks
October 13, 2024
Sims (ankle) will return to play during Sunday's preseason game against the Timberwolves.
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Suffers sprained ankle
CNew York Knicks
Ankle
October 9, 2024
Sims exited Wednesday's 117-94 preseason win over the Wizards after sustaining a sprained ankle, Kristian Winfield of the New York Daily News reports.
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New York picks up team option
CNew York Knicks
June 29, 2024
The Knicks picked up Sims' $2.1 million team option Saturday, Stefan Bondy of The New York Post reports.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Will see court early on
CNew York Knicks
October 22, 2024
Sims will open the 2024-25 regular season in the rotation for the Knicks, and head coach Tom Thibodeau expressed confidence on what the big man can bring to the table. "He has the ability, because of his athleticism, to play very well," Thibodeau said, per Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. "So you play the ball, stay below the roller, get back, make a decision in the restricted, those are things that are hard to measure but because of his athleticism, it's what he's good at."
ANALYSIS
Sims was expected to open the season as the third-string center behind Mitchell Robinson and Precious Achiuwa, but since they are dealing with ankle and hamstring injuries, respectively, Sims is set to open the season as Karl-Anthony Towns' backup at the five. Sims made 45 regular-season appearances for the Knicks in 2023-24, including 11 starts, during which he averaged 2.0 points and 3.3 rebounds across 13.0 minutes per game.
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