Сэлгээний тоглогч Лэндри Шамет нь багийн бүрэлдэхүүнд чухал байр суурь эзэлж, ирэх улиралд Нью-Йорк Никсийн амжилтыг давтахад гол хүчин зүйл болох төлөвтэй байна.
Нью-Йорк Никс 53 жилийн дараа анх удаа NBA-ийн аварга болсныхоо дараа цомоо хамгаалах сорилттой тулгарч байна. Мягмар гарагт Филадельфи 76ерс багтай хийх тоглолтоор шинэ улирлыг эхлүүлэх гэж буй тус багийн бүрэлдэхүүн Митчелл Робинсоноос бусад нь өнгөрсөн жилийн аваргын бүрэлдэхүүнээс бараг хэвээр үлджээ.
Өнгөрсөн улирлын плэй-оффын үеэр Лэндри Шамет гурван онооны шидэлтийн 47.5 хувийн амжилттай тоглож, ялангуяа Дорнод бүсийн финалд Кливлэнд Кавальерсийг цувралаар хожих үед 12 шидэлтээс 11-ийг нь оновчтой болгосон нь багийн амжилтад ихээхэн нөлөө үзүүлсэн юм. Тэрээр 2025 онд Малколм Брогдон, Гаррисон Мэтьюс нарыг ардаа орхин багийн үндсэн бүрэлдэхүүнд багтаж, улмаар энэ зун дөрвөн жилийн 24 сая долларын гэрээ байгуулсан билээ.
Шамет нь сэлгээнээс талбайд гарах ч ОГ Ануноби, Жош Харт, Микал Брижес нарын аль нэг нь гэмтэл авсан тохиолдолд хоёрдугаар хамгаалагчийн байрлалд тоглох боломжтой. Гэсэн хэдий ч түүний биеийн хүчний дутагдал болон сүүлийн хоёр улиралд үе үе сэдэрсэн мөрний гэмтэл нь тодорхой хязгаарлалтуудыг бий болгож байна.
Цаашид Майлс Макбрайд гэрээгээ сунгах талаар багтай тохиролцоонд хүрээгүй бөгөөд сунгалтын хэлэлцээг улирлын дараа хүртэл түр зогсоосон нь Шаметийн үнэ цэнийг улам нэмэгдүүлж болзошгүй юм. Хэрэв Макбрайд ирэх зун чөлөөт агент болох эсвэл улирлын дундуур солилцоонд орвол Шамет багийн сэлгээний найдвартай тоглогчийн хувиар илүү чухал үүрэг хүлээх болно.
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The champagne has dried up and the cigars have been put out. A new NBA season is upon us. The Knickscelebrated the franchise’s first championship in 53 years for months. Now, the club will take on the challenge of repeating.
To get back to the mountaintop this season, the Knicks will need the entire roster to contribute. The starters will get most of the attention, but the bench’s play will be crucial. Reserve guard Landry Shamet is a part of that bench mob and his value to the club has grown over time. He’s New York’s X-Factor for this season.
As the Knicks’ season gets underway with a matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday, it will be with a team that remains mostly intact from last year. Of New York’s 10 rotation players from the championship season, only Mitchell Robinson is not on the roster. One of the reasons for New York’s success in the playoffs was how every player stepped up and contributed at key moments. Shamet didn’t miss out on the fun.
In the playoffs, Shamet’s ability to make shots from outside and defend on the perimeter at the point of attack was valuable. He recovered from a slow start in the first round against the Atlanta Hawks. The 6-foot-5 guard shot a blistering 47.5 percent from three during New York’s championship run.
He reached an untouchable hot stretch in the Eastern Conference Finals when he knocked down 11 of 12 threes in New York’s four-game sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers. His game-tying three-pointer in the fourth quarter of Game 1’s comeback win was one of several memorable plays throughout New York’s journey to a championship
Three-point threat
Shamet’s emergence is remarkable. A former first-round pick, the shooting guard was close to falling out of the NBA. He had become a journeyman, playing for five different teams in his first six seasons. On training camp deals for two consecutive years with the Knicks, Shamet barely beat out Malcolm Brogdon and Garrison Mathews in 2025 to earn the final roster spot.
Keeping Shamet paid off as he became a regular rotation player. His ability to move without the ball is his standout skill. He keeps defenses honest with a lightning-quick release on a high volume of three-point attempts.
Shamet led the team in three-point attempt rate and was second in trifectas launched per 36 minutes per Basketball Reference. Most important is his accuracy from distance, shooting 39.4 percent over the last two regular seasons.
All of last season made keeping Shamet a priority. New York got a deal done with the 29-year-old in free agency this summer, signing him to a four-year $24 million deal.
The future
Though Shamet will mainly be a reserve, he can slide into the two-guard slot if any of New York’s wings — OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, or Mikal Bridges — are out due to injury. His ability to space the floor and draw the defense away from the paint has made him able to fit in several different lineup combinations.
Shamet does have some limitations. He should mainly defend only guards due to his lack of strength. He’s also dealt with a shoulder injury on and off for the past two seasons.
And Shamet’s importance to the Knicks could potentially increase going forward. Fellow reserve guard Miles McBride is eligible for a contract extension, but hasn’t come to terms with the Knicks on a deal. During training camp, the Knicks announced that they would cease negotiating contract extensions until later in the season.
If the Knicks can’t agree on a deal with McBride, he’s set to become a free agent next summer. New York could also explore trades for the guard during the season, making Shamet even more valuable.
Turning Shamet from a training camp invite into a rotation player was like pulling a rabbit out of a hat for the Knicks. And this season, he will be even more important to New York’s title hopes.
