Sims's Minutes Jump +14 a Night for the Bucks
With a Bucks teammate out, Jericho Sims is playing far more than his usual share, and it already shows in his scoring.
Jericho Sims is playing 14 more minutes a night for the Bucks. Over his last three games, with a teammate out of the lineup, his role changed fast. These numbers are from the 2025-26 season, as of April 12, 2026, the date of his most recent game.
The shift shows up everywhere. Sims averaged 33.4 minutes a night over those three games. For the season, he has played 19.7 minutes a night across 67 games. That gap, 14 minutes a night, is not one big night. It shows up game after game, in each of the last three.
His scoring moved with the minutes. Sims scored 12.3 points a game over the same three-game stretch. His season average is 5 points a game across those 67 games. Both numbers, minutes and points, moved together over those three games. More time on the floor produced more scoring, in a short window.
The minutes increase is tied directly to the missing teammate. If that player stays out past April 12, 2026, Sims should keep getting minutes near his recent 33.4-a-night pace and scoring near his recent 12.3 points a game. If the teammate returns to the lineup, Sims's minutes and scoring have the most reason to drop back toward his season numbers, 19.7 minutes and 5 points a game, the pace he set across 67 games before this stretch.