With Mitchell Robinson sidelined for the start of the regular season, Jericho Sims will likely be in the Knicks’ rotation unless they make a trade. Sims is taking steps to earn Tom Thibodeau’s trust and another NBA contract, according to Stefan Bondy of the New York Post.
Sims has been at the Knicks training facility since mid-August under the tutelage of assistant coach Mark Bryant, who specializes in developing frontcourt talent.
Sims, who will be a free agent after the season, had a healthy and productive offseason after rehabbing the last two summers from surgeries to his thumb and shoulder. The 2021 second-round pick appeared in 45 games, including 11 starts, last season.
We have more on the Knicks:
- The Pistons’ Isaiah Stewart was named as a potential trade target to fortify the middle. James Edwards III of The Athletic explores three hypothetical trades the Knicks could make. In one, the Knicks acquire Stewart and two future second-round picks from Detroit for Robinson, Miles McBride and the 2025 first-round pick the Pistons already owe them. Edwards also explores potential trade packages for Utah’s Walker Kessler and Charlotte’s Nick Richards.
- Miles Bridges is surprised he’s been part of two blockbuster deals in the last two years. “I would’ve thought I was the last person to be traded all the time,” Bridges told RG.org. “It kinda started when I was in Phoenix. I thought I probably never was gonna leave Phoenix. Being the type of player I am, I feel like I’m kinda in a glue role usually a team would trade for or would trade to give up [a lot]. But once that starts, once you get traded once, now it’s like it’s gonna be continuous. But hopefully, things go great [in New York] and I don’t gotta keep moving teams.”
- What does the Knicks’ roster look like heading into camp? Get the details here.
Miles Bridges hasn’t been traded since his draft night in 2018.