HORNETS SIGN SIMS TO 10-DAY CONTRACT
March 3, 2013
New Orleans Hornets Senior Vice President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Dell Demps announced today that the team has signed C/F Henry Sims to a 10-day contract.
Sims, a Georgetown University product, started 36 games this season for the Erie BayHawks of the NBA Development League and averaged 17.1 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks in 32.8 minutes per game. The 2013 NBA D-League All-Star joins the Hornets coming off a double-double performance (21 points, 12 rebounds) against the Maine Red Claws on March 1st, 2013.
After going undrafted in the 2012 NBA Draft, Sims played for the Utah Jazz and Chicago Bulls in the 2012 NBA Summer League. He signed with the New York Knicks before being waived at the end of the preseason.