Kyle Kuzma was not the only player the Milwaukee Bucks got in their completed three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and New York Knicks, as Jericho Sims was also part of the deal.

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers long wanted a lob-threat center who could complement Giannis Antetokounmpo, Brook Lopez, and Bobby Portis, and they got it in Jericho Sims, a former Slam Dunk Contest participant.

“Yeah, I didn’t know that we needed a stretch big. I’ll take the size and the ability to roll and run the floor. Rollers are invaluable in our league. He’s one of them,” Rivers said about Sims via Jim Owczarski of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“He gets behind the defense. He’s as athletic as anyone in the league. I think he’s a fantastic fit,” he emphasized.

Jericho Sims was a DNP in the Milwaukee Bucks-Atlanta Hawks game

Jericho Sims didn’t make his Milwaukee Bucks debut in the team’s 115-110 defeat against the Atlanta Hawks last Friday evening, even if they didn’t have Giannis Antetokounmpo (calf) in the lineup.

Doc Rivers had Damian Lillard, Brook Lopez, Bobby Portis, Taurean Prince, and Andre Jackson Jr. in the starting five, and Kyle Kuzma, Gary Trent Jr. AJ Green, and Ryan Rollins came off the bench.

Rivers gave Portis the most minutes because he is in fine form. The 29-year-old forward filled in admirably for the Greek Freak, notching a team-high 26 points, 15 rebounds, six assists, and four three-pointers on 10-for-20 shooting from the field.