Knicks sign former Texas star Jericho Sims to two-way deal

The Knicks have added forward Jericho Sims on a two-way contract, the team revealed Sunday in a press release.

Sims, taken with the No. 58 pick out of Texas, will thus be eligible to appear in 50 teams with New York. If the Knicks want to play Sims any further games, his contract would need to be converted to a standard deal.

As a two-way player, Sims will also moonlight with the Knicks’ Westchester affiliate during the season for further development. A four-year college player, the 22-year-old Sims was honored with an All-Big 12 Team selection during his final season in Austin.

The 6-foot-10 big man averaged 9.2 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks across 27 games for the 2020-21 NCAA regular season, including 26 starts. He also connected on 69.6% shooting from the field, the second-best field-goal percentage in UT’s history for a single year.

It was previously rumored that Sims, currently with New York’s Summer League squad in Las Vegas, would most likely join the Knicks on a two-way deal. The Knicks still have a second slot in which to ink a two-way player for the upcoming 2021-22 season.