When the Knicks traded backup big Jericho Sims to the Bucks for veteran point guard Delon Wright, the majority of the fanbase was split into two camps. One camp wondered why they’d trade away an imperfect, yet clearly useful young center (a position lacking depth), for an older point guard (a position of strength) that was unlikely to get any real minutes. And the other camp could not care less, seeing it as a lateral move that wouldn’t ultimately impact the team in any way whatsoever.
After Sims’ first few games as a Buck though, those that were in the first camp saw some of their worst fears come to fruition as the big man had a very solid stretch of games while Wright spent his first few weeks in New York wracking up DNPs as he watched Jalen Brunson, Cam Payne, Deuce McBride, and even Tyler Kolek pick up all of the point guard minutes.