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Knicks Have ‘Mutual Interest’ With Veteran Shooter: Insider originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
The New York Knicks are reportedly interested in bringing back veteran shooting guard Landry Shamet. They are looking to complete their roster for the 2025-26 season. Last season, Shamet appeared in 50 games for the Eastern Conference team after recovering well from a dislocated shoulder during the preseason.
During that stretch, Shamet averaged 5.7 points on 39.7% shooting from deep. In the playoffs, he didn’t play an integral part in their run. The guard spent most of the time on the bench and suited up for 11 games, averaging 2.4 points on 46.7% shooting from deep.
There Is Mutual Interest Between the Knicks And Shamet
NBA insider Ian Begley opened up the idea of Shamet returning to the Knicks. He talked about it on the recent episode of the “Putback with Ian Begley.”
âIâm talking about Shamet because I think thereâs still mutual interest there in Shamet and the Knicks,â Begley said. âIf Iâm guessing, Iâm guessing that it ends up with Shamet getting one of those spots⊠I think itâll end up that way.
âI think thereâs a lot of support, internally, for bringing Shamet back. I think thereâs a lot of respect for what he did last year with the shoulder injury, getting back on the floor, impacting the things in the postseason.â
“I think a lot of support internally bringing Shamet backâŠI would assume he’d be backâŠ
“I wouldn’t rule out idea of Knicks [adding] another vet in addition to a ShametâŠonly way to do that is tradeâŠA Simmons or anybody elseâŠSomething I’m vaguely keeping eye on”
â Ian Begley pic.twitter.com/4hzBxjqjpJâ New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) August 13, 2025
Begley also entertained the idea of bringing another veteran player onto the roster. He mentioned free agent guard Ben Simmons, who last played with the Los Angeles Clippers. He remains unsigned despited being a former NBA star.
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Aug 13, 2025, where it first appeared.
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