Signed, finally signed! Thanks to Ben Simmons for assisting, he was able to return to the Knicks

On September 12, according to ESPN's famous reporter Shams, full free agent and scorer Landry Shamet has agreed to return to the New York Knicks with a one-year contract. Subsequently, Knicks reporter Stefan Bondy added that Landrishamet signed a one-year unsecured contract with the New York Knicks. Meanwhile, the New York Knicks also signed Garrison Matthewson, who will compete with Landry Shamet for an official roster seat.

With the Knicks successfully signing Landrishamet, the shooter with a career three-point shooting percentage of nearly 40% can return to the NBA, and he will start his 8th NBA season in New York next season. In the 2024-25 season, Landrishamet played 50 regular season games for the New York Knicks, averaging 15.2 minutes per game, scoring 5.7 points, 1.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 0.5 steals, shooting percentage of 46.1%, three-point shooting percentage of 39.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 66.7%. In 11 playoff games, he averaged 7.5 minutes per game, scored 2.4 points, 0.4 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 0.1 steals, shooting percentage of 45%, three-point shooting percentage of 46.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 25%.

Since entering the NBA with the 26th pick in the 2018 draft, Landrishamet has been in the league for seven years in a blink of an eye. Although Shamet has a weak presence in the league, he even once was close to no ball to play! But whenever the darkest moment of his career is approaching, there is always a beam of light to illuminate his future. Of course, the reason why Shamet still survives the fiercely competitive NBA league is mainly due to his very good outside basket.

So far in his career, Landrishamet has played a total of 398 regular season games, averaging 21.1 minutes per game, contributing 8.3 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.1 blocks, shooting percentage of 41.3%, three-point shooting percentage of 38.5%, and free throw shooting percentage of 83.3%. In 64 playoff games, he averaged 16.9 minutes per game, and he could contribute 4.5 points, 1.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.4 steals, 0.1 blocks, shooting percentage of 39.8%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.7%, and free throw shooting percentage of 75.7%.

There is no doubt that one of the key reasons why the Knicks chose to sign Shamet, who was unwilling to be in the free market this summer, is that he is interested in his excellent outside projection ability. Of course, the most fundamental reason why Shamet was able to return to the Knicks is actually the most direct relationship with Ben Simmons' refusal to sign the Knicks. It is no exaggeration to say that if Ben Simmons had accepted the Knicks' veteran base salary contract before, Shamet would completely lose the opportunity to return to the Knicks.

According to previous reports by NBA reporter Stein, league sources revealed that full free agent and forward Ben Simmons rejected the contract for the New York Knicks. It is reported that the fundamental reason Ben Simmons rejected the Knicks was that he wanted to get a new contract that was higher than the basic salary, but the Knicks can only provide him with a basic salary for the veteran.

From this we can see that Shamet is able to return to the Knicks, thanks to Ben Simmons for the assist. Just imagine, if Ben Simmons had not rejected the Knicks, there would have been no Shamet's return now. I hope Shamet can shine in the Knicks in the new season and strive to become a regular contract as soon as possible. Come on, Landrishamet!