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BALLER MOVE: Add in 12+ Team Leagues
ROSTERED IN: 1% of leagues
ANALYSIS: The Knicks lost Mitchell Robinson for three weeks at the very least when the big man went down injured a few days ago. I wrote about him yesterday, recommending him as an add-and-stash type of WW pickup for those with enough room to afford that move. For the ones who don't have such a margin, though, Jericho Sims could be a quick fix for a few days and weeks.
The Knicks happen to be coached by Tom Thibodeau, who is a very stubborn man when it comes to his rotations. That means that he often uses just five men at some 32+ MPG while just one or two sixth/seventh-man-type-player get bulky minutes on top of the starters.
With Robinson out, Sims is going to be the starting C for the Knicks, and even though the youngster was playing around 12 MPG before this news, he is inevitably going to get 30+ MPG going forward.
Sims has the most similar skill set to that Robinson provided New York with, so don't worry too much about the possibility of Isaiah Hartenstain usurping the starting gig from him. Sims is a stationary center, doesn't stretch the floor a hair, and limits his game to scoring baby buckets and pulling down boards with the odd block here and there.
Don't ask a lot from him, but consider Sims a good source of 10-8 lines on a nightly basis with upside to swat some shots while keeping up nice shooting percentages.
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