3:18pm: Shamet signed a non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contract with New York, the team announced (via Twitter).
9:29am: Free agent guard Landry Shamet agreed to a one-year contract with the Knicks, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).
It’s unclear exactly what type of deal Shamet is signing with the Knicks, but I’d be somewhat surprised if it was fully guaranteed. New York signed Chuma Okeke to a non-guaranteed one-year deal earlier this season. Shamet, Okeke and perhaps other players seem poised to battle it out for New York’s final standard spot on the 15-man roster.
Shamet, 27, has spent time with the Sixers, Clippers, Nets, Suns and Wizards in six NBA seasons. He holds 348 games of NBA experience after being the 26th overall pick by Philadelphia in 2018.
The Wichita State product is a career 38.4% three-point shooter, averaging 4.9 attempts per game. He also holds averages of 8.7 points and 1.7 rebounds per contest, with 97 career starts under his belt.
Shamet has been involved in several blockbuster trades throughout his career. In his rookie season, he was part of the trade that brought Tobias Harris to Philadelphia. In the following year, he was moved in a three-team deal involving Bruce Brown. Then, in 2023, he was part of the trade that sent Bradley Beal from Washington to Phoenix.
The Knicks have 14 players on standard guaranteed deals. Kevin McCullar, Ariel Hukporti and Jacob Toppin hold two-way deals while Okeke and Alex O’Connell are on training camp deals. Shamet seems likely to be part of that latter group.
Beal in Philly?
@Tristan Tucker…Beal went to Phoenix
The rich get richer, the Knicks are serious contenders if they can stay healthy. I got them winning the chip this year…
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Found Dolan’s burner account.
It could be an exhibit 9 deal or it could be a sign that they are doing some sort of 2 for 1 deal for a backup C and that Shamets contract will replace the backcourt player they’re planning to trade in such a deal.
Sleeper signing after the success Evan Fournier (first season) + Donte DiVincenzo have had as Knick shooters.
McBride is likely the cost of trading for a center. They’ll need another guard.
Okeke isn’t 2-Way eligible but given his career trajectory he seems G-League bound on that E10 anyway.
How far his stock has fallen…. Exhibition deal? Wow. This dude can ball man.