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.

Retreats to bench Monday
CNew York Knicks
December 9, 2024
Sims will come off the bench in Monday's game against the Raptors, Blake Murphy of Sportsnet.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
With Karl-Anthony Towns returning from a one-game absence, Sims will slide back to the bench. The big man posted one assist across only six minutes in the starting lineup during Saturday's loss to Detroit. Sims will likely play an insignificant role off the bench while competing for minutes with Precious Achiuwa.
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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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  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
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  • Total Rebound %
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  • Assist %
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  • Steal %
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  • Block %
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True Shooting %
69.8%
 
Effective Field Goal %
70.4%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
0.0%
 
Free Throw Rate
25.9%
 
Offensive Rebound %
12.7%
 
Defensive Rebound %
21.0%
 
Total Rebound %
17.1%
 
Assist %
6.0%
 
Steal %
0.9%
 
Block %
3.0%
 
Turnover %
22.3%
 
Usage %
6.4%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
8.7
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.7
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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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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Starting Saturday sans KAT
CNew York Knicks
December 7, 2024
Sims is in the Knicks' starting lineup for Saturday's game against the Pistons, Stefan Bondy of The New York Post reports.
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Pulls down 13 boards
CNew York Knicks
December 2, 2024
Sims supplied four points (2-2 FG), 13 rebounds, two assists and one steal in 23 minutes during Sunday's 118-85 win over the Pelicans.
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Starting sans KAT
CNew York Knicks
November 15, 2024
Sims will start Friday's game against the Nets, James L. Edwards III of The Athletic reports.
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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.
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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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Thriving as rim protector
CNew York Knicks
December 5, 2024
Sims is making an impact as a rim protector in a backup role with the Knicks this season, according to Stefan Bondy of The New York Post. "He's really worked hard at it," Thibodeau said of Sims. "Very athletic. Great feet. And making the right decision at the right time. His athleticism is through the roof. He can react very quickly. And you need that. The rim protection is huge."
ANALYSIS
Sims doesn't have a lot of things to offer on offense, but he's making his presence felt on defense. The big man is limiting opposing players to connecting on just 33 percent of their buckets within six feet of the rack. Making an impact on defense is the best way Sims has to secure steady playing time off the bench now that Precious Achiuwa is back in the rotation.
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