With two open roster spots in the wake of the Josh Hart trade, the New York Knicks have activated their two-way players Trevor Keels and Daquan Jeffries for Friday night’s road game in Philadelphia, according to Fred Katz of The Athletic.
Two-way players are allowed to be on the NBA team’s active list for a maximum of 50 games during the regular season.
The move made sense for the Knicks, who are just $3.2 million below tax after acquiring Hart from the Portland Trail Blazers in a 3-for-1 trade. The Knicks sent Cam Reddish, Ryan Arcidiacono, Svi Mykhailiuk, and a lottery-protected 2023 first-round pick to the Trail Blazers, who expanded the deal into a multi-team trade involving Charlotte and Philadelphia.