Jaden Akins has logged two garbage-time cameos for the Knicks
Jaden Akins, a 23-year-old rookie guard out of Michigan State, has appeared in two games for the New York Knicks in 2026-27. He has played 1.0 minute per game and has not recorded a point, rebound or assist. He is not on the injury report.
By the Knicks Nightly Desk · updated 3 d ago01The story of the nightTwo short appearances so farAkins wears No.
Akins wears No. 14 and is listed at 6-2, 195 pounds. Through two games, he is averaging 1.0 minute. He has 0.0 points, 0.0 rebounds, 0.0 assists, 0.0 steals, 0.0 blocks and 0.0 turnovers per game. His plus-minus is -1.5 per game. The sample is tiny, so the numbers say little about his game. He spent 0.4 minutes against Orlando on Oct. 25 and 1.5 minutes against Detroit on Oct. 27. He has not yet taken a measurable role in the rotation.
02Game log and healthThe Knicks lost to the Magic on Oct.
The Knicks lost to the Magic on Oct. 25, and Akins finished with zeros across the board and a plus-minus of -2.0 in 0.4 minutes. Two days later, New York beat the Pistons. Akins again recorded no points, rebounds or assists in 1.5 minutes, and his plus-minus was -1.0. He is not on the injury report and has no injury history in the file. Two games is far too few to read a trend. Further minutes will show whether his role changes.
