The Timberwolves have announced the release of guard Trevor Keels in a press statement.
The 6’3″ guard had recently signed a likely Exhibit 10 training camp contract with the team. If he joins Minnesota’s G League affiliate, the Iowa Wolves, and stays with them for at least 60 days, he could qualify for a bonus of up to $77.5K this season.
Keels was selected by the Knicks with the No. 42 pick in the 2022 draft out of Duke. He played in just three regular-season games for New York, averaging 1.0 points and 0.7 rebounds in 2.7 minutes per game. During the 2022 season with the Knicks’ G League team, the Westchester Knicks, he averaged 13.9 points with shooting splits of .425/.355/.710, along with 3.4 assists, 2.8 rebounds, and 1.0 steals per game. He was released by the Knicks after his rookie season in 2022/23.
Now 21, Keels spent the entire 2023/24 season with the Iowa Wolves. In 23 regular-season games (17 starts), he averaged 13.5 points on shooting splits of .434/.367/.857, along with 3.8 assists, 2.7 rebounds, and 0.9 steals per game.
