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Jericho Sims finally healthy after surgeries, working on offense ahead of pivotal Knicks year
By Stefan Bondy,
13 hours ago
The forgotten Knicks center should benefit from his first healthy offseason as a pro and workouts with a familiar former point guard.
Jericho Sims, who is expected to compete for the important backup spot behind Mitchell Robinson, rehabbed the past two offseasons from surgeries and was limited in his preparation for those respective seasons.
A year ago, Sims tore his labrum and cuff tendon in his shooting shoulder, requiring a procedure that took his rehab through the summer.
Two years ago, Sims underwent surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his thumb, a source told The Post.
That injury wasn’t previously disclosed, and a source said Sims was unable to work on his game from July to September 2022.
This year, Sims is fit and training with Mike Bibby, who has been a coach since retiring from the NBA in 2012 after 14 playing seasons, including his final with the Knicks.
Bibby, according to a source, emphasized Sims’ offensive game while working toward expanding the 25-year-old’s repertoire.
Sims, whose $2.1 million contract will become fully guaranteed if he’s not waived before Aug. 16, had started five straight games to that point because of Robinson’s fractured ankle.
Even after returning from the sprained ankle, Sims’ role was further diminished because of his own struggles and Precious Achiuwa’s rise.
With Hartenstein now gone to Oklahoma City, logic indicates the Knicks will hand back the starting job to Robinson, who provides elite offensive rebounding and rim protection but struggles to stay healthy.
However, the offense struggled with the one-dimensional Sims in the lineup and his net rating was minus-0.7.
Now he’s healthy for the first time in three summers and working on that part of his game.
Why mess with what worked?
The Knicks plan to hold part of training camp again at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C., The Post has learned.
The team returned to Charleston last year for the first time since 2007, gathering for about a week ahead of their preseason opener.
The Knicks then finished the season with 50 wins — their most in over a decade — and lost in the seventh game of the second round, their furthest playoff advancement since 2000.
From the 1980s under Hubie Brown through the mid-2000s, the Knicks held most of their training camps in the South Carolina city, though they trained back then at the College of Charleston, not The Citadel.
Training camp typically starts the day after Media Day, which this year falls on Sept. 30.
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