Jaylen Sims
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| No. 30 – Greensboro Swarm | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | December 11, 1998 |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 210 lb (95 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | United Faith Christian (Charlotte, North Carolina) |
| College | UNC Wilmington (2018–2022) |
| NBA draft | 2022: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2022–present |
| Career history | |
| 2022–present | Greensboro Swarm |
| 2025 | Charlotte Hornets |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Jaylen Terelle Sims (born December 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. Sims is the Swarm's all-time leading scorer.
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]
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] That night, he scored a career-high 12 points in a loss to the Boston Celtics.[20] Sims averaged 7.0 points, 1.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game during his stint with the Hornets.[20]
Sims re-joined the Hornets for the 2025 NBA Summer League.[21] On October 26, he was named to the Swarm's training camp roster for the 2025–26 season.[22]