Jaylen Sims

Jaylen Terelle Sims (born December 11, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for the UNC Wilmington Seahawks. Sims played four seasons for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League and is the team's all-time leading scorer.

High school career Sims is a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, and attended United Faith Christian Academy. He was recruited by UNC Wilmington Seahawks assistant coach Doug Esleeck who had first started recruiting Sims as an assistant for the Mercer Bears. He scored a career-high 29 points in a game against the Troy Trojans on November 28, 2020.

Sims led the Seahawks in points (16.4), rebounds (5.5) and assists (2.4) per game during his senior season in 2021–22.

Sims later declared for the NBA draft.

Professional career

Greensboro Swarm / Charlotte Hornets (2022–2026) After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Sims joined the Toronto Raptors for the 2022 NBA Summer League and on September 12, 2022, Sims signed with the Charlotte Hornets, his hometown team. He appeared in one preseason game before he was waived on October 14 and on November 4, he was named to the opening night roster for the Greensboro Swarm of the NBA G League.

In July 2023, Sims re-joined the Hornets for the 2023 NBA Summer League and on September 5, he signed with them. However, he was waived on September 29 and re-joined the Swarm on October 29.

Sims joined the Philadelphia 76ers for the 2024 NBA Summer League. On September 28, 2024, he signed with the Hornets, but was waived the same day. On October 27, Sims rejoined the Swarm. He became the Swarm's all-time leading scorer during the 2024–25 season with 2,216 points.

On April 3, 2025, Sims signed a 10-day contract with the Hornets. On April 13, he was signed for the remainder of the season.

Sims re-joined the Hornets for the 2025 NBA Summer League. On October 26, he was named to the Swarm's training camp roster for the 2025–26 season.

Ratiopharm Ulm (2026–present) On June 14, 2026, Sims signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroCup.

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