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Jaylen Sims
American basketball player (born 1998) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jaylen Terelle Sims (born December 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks.
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High school career
Sims is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended United Faith Christian Academy.[1] He was recruited by UNC Wilmington Seahawks assistant coach Doug Esleeck who had first started recruiting Sims as an assistant for the Mercer Bears.[1] Sims' relationship with Esleeck was a major factor in his commitment to the Seahawks.[1]
College career
Sims led the Seahawks in scoring with 17.8 points per game as a junior in the 2020–21 season.[2] He scored a career-high 29 points in a game against the Troy Trojans on November 28, 2020.[3]
Sims led the Seahawks in points (16.4), rebounds (5.5) and assists (2.4) per game during his senior season in 2021–22.[4] He was selected to the first-team all-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA).[4] The Seahawks won the 2022 College Basketball Invitational and Sims was named as most outstanding player of the tournament.[5]
Sims later declared for the NBA draft.[6]
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Professional career
After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Sims joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2022 NBA Summer League[4] and on September 12, 2022, Sims signed with the Charlotte Hornets, his hometown team.[7][8] He appeared in one preseason game before he was waived on October 14[9] and on November 4, he was named to the opening night roster for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League.[10]
In July 2023, Sims re-joined the Hornets for the 2023 NBA Summer League[11] and on September 5, he signed with them.[12] However, he was waived on September 29[13] and re-joined the Swarm on October 29.[14]
Sims joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2024 NBA Summer League.[15] On September 28, 2024, he signed with the Hornets, but was waived the same day.[16] On October 27, Sims rejoined the Swarm.[17] He became the Swarm's all-time leading scorer during the 2024–25 season with 2,216 points.[15] Sims led the Swarm to their first ever NBA G League playoff berth in 2025.[18]
On April 3, 2025, Sims signed a 10-day contract with the Hornets.[19] On April 13, he was signed for the remainder of the season.[18]
Career statistics
| 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 |
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Regular season
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External links
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