New York Knicks center Jericho Sims hasn't seen much action this season, and some around the league reportedly believe he could be available before the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

According to NBA insider Marc Stein, sources said Sims "has played fleeting minutes of late in Tom Thibodeau's rotation, leading the former Texas center to be considered a trade candidate to monitor by rival executives."

The Knicks don't have much depth behind star center Karl-Anthony Towns, as Mitchell Robinson remains sidelined while recovering from offseason ankle surgery. Stein noted that the team "has already gauged Robinson's trade value dating back to this time last season."

Sims has played in 24 out of New York's 26 games with two starts and he's averaging 12.5 minutes per game along with 1.8 points and 3.6 rebounds while shooting 70.4 percent from the field. After entering the NBA as a second-round pick in the 2021 NBA draft, the only time the fourth-year center has averaged over 15 minutes a game in his career was the 2022-23 season.

At 16-10, the Knicks are beginning to emerge as one of the top contenders in the Eastern Conference. The team has won six of its last eight games and ranks sixth in the NBA in point differential at +6.2.

Towns, who was acquired in an offseason trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves, has been dominant with averages of 24.8 points, a league-leading and career-high 13.9 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.0 blocks in 24 games. He's found a groove alongside star point guard Jalen Brunson, who leads New York with 25.0 points and 7.7 assists per game.

The Knicks will be facing Towns' former Timberwolves team on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. ET on TNT.