Las Vegas — Jericho Sims wasn’t drafted a year ago. Currently, he has a guaranteed roster spot and a three-year partially guaranteed contract.
An athletic freak at the Knicks center said on Sunday night after the team pasted the Bulls 101-69, “I had a big problem from the 58th pick and jumped.” “The way I see it is a stepping stone to the next. [opportunity].. ”
The deal was announced on Saturday at the Las Vegas Summer League. At this point last year, The Sims was a little-known four-year college student in Texas who was taken to the end of the draft by Knicks. After being impressed by the two-way deal later in the season, the 6’9 Big Center was built on top of it in the team’s two games here, averaging 13.5 points and 10.5 rebounds in two wins. did.
He rebounded and defended well, demonstrating intriguing mobility and playmaking abilities to coach Tom Thibodeau. In one Sunday play, Sims placed the ball on the floor above the keys and spun in the lane to finish the glass. He also took off after getting a rebound and dropped his ball on the court himself.
“I’m working on pushing the ball a bit in the transition, trying to make it comfortable again and doing the right reading,” Sims said.
The Sims role may not be important this season — he and Mitchell Robinson Rookie Isaiah Hartenstein — But Knicks clearly believes in him. They were so confident in the 23-year-old Sims that they were willing to abandon Tibodo’s favorite Taj Gibson on Friday.
“It’s good that they know what kind of player I can be,” Sims said.
The Summer League Knicks couldn’t be stopped. They scored a total of 45 points in two games, blew away defending summer league champion Warriors at the opener and destroyed the Bulls on Sunday.
This was a rout from the jump and Knicks took a 20-3 lead. The Bulls were kept scoreless during the first 4:38 of the game and were never in it. Quentin Grimes led with 24 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, while Miles McBride added 14 points, 6 assists and 3 steals.
“Winning is always fun,” McBride said. “It’s only part of our defense and DNA that we score that way.”
Knicks then faces the Trail Blazers on Monday night. Portland split the first two games.
