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Wizards Nightly Desk · transactions · Sunday, October 18

Trevor Keels Comes Off Wizards Roster

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Trevor Keels
Trevor Keels
G · 23 · 2 seasons · 1.0 ppg 2025-26
The move
Leaves the Wizards
official roster · Oct 18, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Wizards payroll
$191.5M
over the cap · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
18 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Wizards Nightly Desk · 3 d ago

Trevor Keels is off the Washington Wizards roster as of Sunday's official list. No signing or trade report preceded the move.

The move

Trevor Keels, a 23-year-old guard in his second season, no longer appears on the Washington Wizards roster, according to the official roster checked Sunday, Oct. 18. No report had flagged this move in advance, so there is no preceding source or confidence level to cite. His next destination is not announced.

The money

Keels' contract status is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing or departure by a day. Washington's own financials show a payroll of $191.5 million across 14 contracts for 2026-27, over the $165.0 million cap but under the $200.4 million tax line. The first apron sits at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million.

The fit

Keels played sparingly last season, appearing in 8 games for 1.9 minutes a night, averaging 1.0 points and 0.3 rebounds with no assists. Washington's backcourt and wing minutes last season were led by CJ McCollum (30.9 min, 18.8 pts), Bub Carrington (27.7 min, 10.7 pts) and Bilal Coulibaly (26.2 min, 11.7 pts), among others. The Wizards now carry 18 players on the roster, three over the standard 15-man limit, plus two-way spots.

Was Trevor Keels traded or released?

Not announced. The move was detected from the official roster, and no report has specified a trade or release.

Where does Trevor Keels go next?

Not announced.

What was Keels' role with the Wizards last season?

A limited one: 8 games played, 1.9 minutes per game, 1.0 points and 0.3 rebounds.

By the Wizards Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Wizards rotation

tracker →
Anthony Davis31.3 min · 20.4 pts
Kyshawn George29.0 min · 14.8 pts
Bub Carrington27.7 min · 10.7 pts
Deandre Ayton27.2 min · 12.5 pts
Alex Sarr27.2 min · 16.3 pts
Bilal Coulibaly26.2 min · 11.7 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.