#Jericho Sims scouting report as he pushes for Knicks role

Sign up here to get Inside the Knicks delivered to your inbox each Thursday morning.

Former Texas head coach Shaka Smart no longer cares that his one-time center Jericho Sims slipped to No. 58 in the 2021 draft. Smart now is only delighted the Knicks grabbed him. 

Sims, the 6-foot-10 big man who impressed at summer league and has turned heads during the preseason, has a path to being a factor this season.

Sims, who turns 23 on the day of the Knicks’ regular-season opener on Wednesday, played four seasons at Texas. He wasn’t even among the first two Longhorns frontcourt players selected in July’s draft.