The Knicks’ center depth has become a real point of stress as they head into title defense mode, and the fallout from an old trade is starting to look a little sharper now.
New York still has Karl-Anthony Towns as its top option in the middle, but Mitchell Robinson is gone after helping the Knicks win the championship, leaving a hole behind him. That’s where Andre Drummond comes in.
He’s now set to handle backup five duties for New York, and while he brings veteran rebounding and the promise of dependable minutes, the sense is that his prime is behind him. The Knicks may get by with him for now, but it would not be a shock if they start searching for an upgrade sooner rather than later.
That situation makes it easier to look back at the Jericho Sims deal and wonder if New York would love a do-over. The Knicks sent Sims to the Milwaukee Bucks in a five-team trade in 2025, a move that barely registered at the time because it also involved Delon Wright and cash heading back to New York. But Milwaukee came out looking like the clear winner.
Sims has carved out a much bigger role with the Bucks than he ever managed with the Knicks. In Milwaukee, he started 19 games in 67 appearances last season.
With New York, he started 37 times across 177 games. Even with Myles Turner and Kel'el Ware now in the picture, Sims appears positioned to be a useful piece in Taylor Jenkins' frontcourt rotation.
Wright, on the other hand, barely made a mark for the Knicks. He played only 20 games across the regular season and postseason, and he has not appeared in the NBA since, with his career likely over. Looking back, Milwaukee got real value out of the swap simply by moving off Wright, which also opened the door for Ryan Rollins to take over the backup point guard job during his early rise.
For a Bucks team that has had plenty of rough patches over the last two seasons, even a small victory like that matters.
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