Henry Sims

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For the American Delta blues fiddler and songwriter, see Henry "Son" Sims. For the Philadelphia architect, see Henry Augustus Sims.
Henry Sims
File:Henry Sims.jpg
Sims signing an autograph on December 19, 2014
No. 14 – Brooklyn Nets
Position Center / Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1990-03-27) March 27, 1990 (age 34)
Baltimore, Maryland
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 248 lb (112 kg)
Career information
High school Mt. Saint Joseph
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College Georgetown (2008–2012)
NBA draft 2012 / Undrafted
Playing career 2012–present
Career history
2012–2013 Erie BayHawks (D-League)
2013 New Orleans Hornets
2013 Petron Blaze Boosters (Philippines)
2013–2014 Cleveland Cavaliers
2013 →Canton Charge (D-League)
2014–2015 Philadelphia 76ers
2015–2016 Grand Rapids Drive (D-League)
2016–present Brooklyn Nets
Career highlights and awards

Henry Sims (born March 27, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Georgetown University.

High school career

Sims played for Mt. Saint Joseph High averaging 19 points and 13 rebounds as a senior. He led his team to three BCL and MIAA Championships and earned Player of the Year and All Metro honors.[1]

College career

Sims played for four years at Georgetown where he played in 104 games, starting 17, averaging 3.8 points, 2.6 rebounds. He had his best year as a senior, averaging 11.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game connecting on 46.3 percent of his field goals.[2]

Professional career

Erie BayHawks

After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA draft, Sims joined the Utah Jazz for the Orlando Summer League and Chicago Bulls for the Las Vegas Summer League.[3] On September 10, 2012, he signed with the New York Knicks.[4] However, he was waived on October 27.[5] In November 2012, he was acquired by the Erie BayHawks.[4]

On February 4, 2013, Sims was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2013 NBA D-League All-Star Game.[6]

New Orleans Hornets / Erie BayHawks / Petron Blaze Boosters

On March 3, 2013, Sims signed a 10-day contract with the New Orleans Hornets.[7] He appeared in two games for the Hornets recording a total of four points and two rebounds. He was released by the Hornets on March 12, 2013[8] and returned to the BayHawks. On April 1, 2013, his contract was bought out by the BayHawks,[4] and a day later, signed with the Petron Blaze Boosters of the Philippines.[9]

Cleveland Cavaliers

He joined the Charlotte Bobcats for the 2013 NBA Summer League. On September 30, 2013, he signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.[4] On December 5, 2013, he was assigned to the Canton Charge of the NBA D-League.[10] He was recalled by the Cavaliers on December 9.[11] On December 11, he was reassigned to Canton.[12] He was recalled the next day.

Philadelphia 76ers

On February 20, 2014, Sims was traded to the Philadelphia 76ers along with Earl Clark and two future second-round picks in exchange for Spencer Hawes.[13] On March 22, 2014, Sims recorded 18 points and a career high 15 rebounds in an 81-91 loss to the Chicago Bulls.[14] On April 4, 2014, Sims recorded a career high 24 points in a 111-102 win over the Boston Celtics.[15]

Grand Rapids Drive

On September 16, 2015, Sims signed with the Phoenix Suns.[16] However, he was later waived by the Suns on October 24 after appearing in all six of the team's preseason games.[17] On November 12, he was acquired by the Grand Rapids Drive of the NBA Development League.[18] On November 14, he made his debut for Grand Rapids in a 113–101 win over the Delaware 87ers, recording 15 points, seven rebounds, one assist and one block in 19 minutes off the bench.[19]

Brooklyn Nets

On March 17, 2016, Sims signed a 10-day contract with the Brooklyn Nets.[20] Two days later, he made his debut in a 115–113 loss to the Detroit Pistons, recording 10 points, eight rebounds, one steal and one block in 20 minutes off the bench.[21] On March 27, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Nets,[22] and on April 6, he signed with the team for the rest of the season.[23]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 New Orleans 2 0 2.5 .667 .000 .000 1.0 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2013–14 Cleveland 20 0 8.4 .400 .000 .571 2.8 .3 .3 .4 2.2
2013–14 Philadelphia 26 25 27.2 .489 .000 .766 7.0 1.8 .9 .5 11.8
2014–15 Philadelphia 73 32 19.2 .474 .182 .774 4.9 1.1 .5 .4 8.0
Career 121 57 18.8 .475 .174 .760 4.9 1.1 .6 .4 7.8

PBA

Year Team GP MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Petron Blaze 6 38.8 .455 .000 .721 15.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 22.8
Career 6 38.8 .455 .000 .721 15.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 22.8

Personal life

Sims is the son of Brenda and Henry Sims Sr., and the step-son of Terry Awkward. He has four siblings, Myra Moore, Karigan Awkward, Brandon Awkward, and Datren Awkward.[1]

References

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