▁NBA ▁service ▁under ▁his ▁two - way ▁contract . ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Wal ton ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁He at ▁for ▁two ▁days . ▁At ▁the ▁January ▁ 1 5 ▁dead line , ▁the ▁He at ▁decided ▁that ▁Wal ton ▁and ▁Der rick ▁Jones ▁Jr . ▁would ▁be ▁the ▁team ' s ▁final ▁two - way ▁players ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁made ▁a ▁personnel ▁man eu ver ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁had ▁room ▁for ▁a ▁$ 3 . 5 ▁million ▁ro ster ▁exception ▁to ▁sign ▁an ▁additional ▁player ▁should ▁Wal ton ▁and / or ▁Jones ▁use ▁all ▁of ▁their ▁two - way ▁contract ▁NBA ▁el ig ibility ▁( J ones ▁had ▁ 1 6 ▁NBA ▁days ▁remaining ▁and ▁Wal ton ▁had ▁ 1 2 ). ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁re added ▁to ▁the ▁He at ▁ro ster ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 7 . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁extend ▁his ▁NBA ▁time , ▁the ▁He at ▁opt ed ▁not ▁to ▁have ▁Wal ton ▁be ▁with ▁the ▁team ▁on ▁travel ▁days ▁and ▁some ▁off ▁days ▁between ▁games . ▁With ▁the ▁He at ▁returning ▁to ▁health ▁and ▁being ▁mind ful ▁of ▁the ▁February ▁ 8 ▁trade ▁dead line , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁Si oux ▁F alls ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁with ▁four ▁days ▁of ▁NBA ▁service ▁remaining ▁on ▁March ▁ 5 ▁as ▁the ▁team ▁end ured ▁injury ▁concerns ▁regarding ▁Wayne ▁Ell ington ▁and ▁Ty ler ▁Johnson . ▁Over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁season ,