New York Knicks Sign Landry Shamet

NEW YORK, December 23, 2024 – The New York Knicks announced today that the team has signed Landry Shamet.

Shamet, 27-years-old (6-4, 190-pounds), most recently played in three games with the Westchester Knicks and totaled 10.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists over 25.8 minutes. He appeared in 46 games (five starts) with the Washington Wizards last season, recording 7.1 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists over 15.8 minutes. He recorded a season-high 16 points (46.2% FG, 33.3% 3PT) and one assist against the Warriors (Feb. 27). As a member of the Phoenix Suns, he registered a career-high 31 points (47.6% FG, 56.3% 3pt), five assists and nine three-pointers off the bench against the Wizards (Dec. 20, 2022), which made him the second player since the 1967-68 season to accomplish this. The six-year vet holds career averages of 8.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists over 21.9 minutes in 348 games (97 starts) for the 76ers, Clippers, Nets, Suns and Wizards.

The Kansas City, MO-native was originally selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the 26^th overall pick out of Wichita State University in the 2018 NBA Draft. In his three years as a Shocker, Shamet posted 12.9 points (48.0% FG, 43.7% 3PT), 4.1 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 0.8 steals over 28.6 minutes in 71 games (68 starts). During his redshirt freshman season, he was named First-team All-MVC and MVC Freshman of the Year after leading Wichita State to the NCAA Tournament. He was later named First-team All-AAC as a sophomore after averaging 14.9 points (48.9% FG, 44.2% 3PT), 5.2 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 0.7 steals en route to the 2018 NCAA Tournament.