Knicks Sign Jaden Akins To Two-Way Contract

By Luke Adams | at September 30, 2026 8:57 am As part of a busy morning of transactions, the Knicks have filled their third and final two-way opening by signing free agent guard Jaden Akins to a two-way contract, the team announced in a press release (Twitter link). Akins will slot in alongside Kevin McCullar Jr. and 2026 second-round pick Tyler Nickel as New York’s two-way players. All three of those two-way spots were open for most of the offseason until the team signed McCullar and Nickel over the weekend. Akins, 23, went undrafted out of Michigan State in 2025...