Jaylen Sims
American basketball player (born 1998)
Jaylen Sims
No. 30 – Greensboro Swarm
PositionShooting guard
LeagueNBA G League
Personal information
Born (1998-12-11) December 11, 1998 (age 27)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High schoolUnited Faith Christian
(Charlotte, North Carolina)
CollegeUNC Wilmington (2018–2022)
NBA draft2022: undrafted
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentGreensboro Swarm
2025Charlotte Hornets
Career highlights
  • First-team All-CAA (2022)
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.

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]

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]

Career statistics

Legend
  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

NBA

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2024–25 Charlotte 6 0 18.6 .429 .400 .800 1.0 2.0 .5 .2 7.0
Career 6 0 18.6 .429 .400 .800 1.0 2.0 .5 .2 7.0

References

  1. ^ a b c Underwood, Collin (October 7, 2017). "Charlotte's Jaylen Sims becomes second commit in UNCW basketball's 2018 class". TheSeahawk.org. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Doumani, Wajed (November 18, 2021). "UNC Wilmington guard Jaylen Sims has high expectations". BVMSports.com. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Sims scores 29 to carry UNC-Wilmington over Troy 73-50". Toronto Star. Associated Press. 2020-11-28. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
  4. ^ a b c "Sims Makes NBA Summer League Debut". UNC Wilmington Sports. July 8, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  5. ^ Kilby, Zachary (March 23, 2022). "MBB wins first postseason championship in program history". TheSeahawk.org. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "24 Early-Entry Candidates Withdraw from NBA Draft 2022". NBA.com. June 16, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  7. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Crutcher, Duruji, Sims And Whaley". NBA.com. September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Hornets' Jaylen Sims: Inks deal with hometown Hornets". CBS Sports. 12 September 2022. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Hornets Waive Anthony Duruji And Jaylen Sims". NBA.com. October 14, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2022.
  10. ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announce 2022-23 Opening Night Roster". OurSportsCentral.com. November 4, 2022. Retrieved November 4, 2022.
  11. ^ "Hornets Announce Summer League Minicamp Roster". NBA.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  12. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Four Players". NBA.com. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  13. ^ "Hornets Waive Angelo Allegri, Tre Scott And Jaylen Sims". NBA.com. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  14. ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster and Coaching Staff for 2023-24 Season". NBA.com. October 29, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Perley, Sam (April 12, 2025). "Jaylen Sims Savoring NBA Debut With Hometown Hornets". NBA. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  16. ^ "Hornets Announce Roster Transactions". NBA.com. September 28, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  17. ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announce Training Camp Roster for 2024-25 Season". NBA.com. October 27, 2024. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Charlotte Hornets Sign Jaylen Sims". NBA. April 13, 2025. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  19. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Sign Jaylen Sims To 10-Day Contract". nba.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
  20. ^ a b "Hornets' Jaylen Sims: Drops career-high 12 points". CBS Sports. April 14, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  21. ^ "Charlotte Hornets Announce Summer League Roster". NBA. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  22. ^ "Greensboro Swarm Announces 2025-26 Training Camp Roster". Greensboro Swarm. October 26, 2025. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  • Career statistics from NBA.com  · Basketball Reference 
  • UNC Wilmington Seahawks bio
  • College statistics
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