2021-22 Knicks Player Review: Jericho Sims

Most players picked late in the second round don’t give their fans a reason to be excited. Sure there are exceptions like Isaiah Thomas, Draymond Green, and Manu Ginobli, but if you look at past drafts, you’ll see that many teams picking late in the draft are either picking young projects with a lot of potential but a low ceiling, or an international guy that they can stash. In both cases, you’ll see that a lot of those guys picked in the last 10 or so picks in the draft don’t pan out or stay in the league very long. Luckily for the Knicks, Jericho Sims, the hyper athletic big man out of the University of Texas, looked like he can be an exception. The 58th pick in the 2021 draft didn’t put up amazing numbers by any means, but those who watched him play got a glimpse of how effective he can be.

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