Landry Shamet

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Landry Shamet
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Shamet with the Brooklyn Nets in 2021
No. 44–Westchester Knicks
Position Shooting guard
League NBA G League
Personal information
Born (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 (age 27)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Listed weight190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school Park Hill (Kansas City, Missouri)
College Wichita State (2015–2018)
NBA draft 2018: 1st round, 26th overall pick
Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2019 Philadelphia 76ers
2019–2020 Los Angeles Clippers
2020–2021 Brooklyn Nets
2021–2023 Phoenix Suns
2023–2024 Washington Wizards
2024–present Westchester Knicks
Career highlights and awards
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Landry Michael Shamet (born March 13, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Wichita State Shockers and was selected 26th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2018 NBA draft. He has also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, Brooklyn Nets, and Phoenix Suns.

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Early life

Landry Shamet was born on March 13, 1997, in Kansas City, Missouri. Shamet's mother, Melanie Shamet, is a single mother. [1] Melanie Shamet attended Boise State University on a volleyball scholarship. Shamet's father, Ron Davis, is a former professional basketball player. Shamet did not know about his father until he was a teenager; he met him for the first time in 2021. [2] Shamet is biracial. [3]

Shamet's uncle Tyler was a positive influence in his life growing up, and his extended family also provided support in his development. Shamet began playing basketball at the age of two. When he was in middle school, his family went bankrupt after the mortgage increased and they lost their apartment. [4]

Shamet briefly attended Desborough College before attending Park Hill High School in Kansas City, where he was coached by David Garrison. [4]

Shamet with Wichita State in 2018 Landry Shamet.jpg
Shamet with Wichita State in 2018

College career

Shamet played three games in his freshman season before having to redshirt the season due to a foot injury. In January 2017, he became the point guard for the Shockers. [5] In his redshirt freshman season, Shamet averaged 11.4 points and 3.3 assists per game. He was named to the First team MVC All-Conference and MVC Freshman of the Year. Following the season Shamet had surgery to repair a stress fracture on his foot. [6]

Coming into his sophomore year, Shamet was named to the Preseason First Team All-AAC and was one of fifty players named in the Preseason Wooden Award watch list. [7] [8] He was one of only two sophomores to be selected for the 2018 Wooden Award Midseason Top 25 list. [9] Shamet scored a career-high 30 points to help Wichita State beat Oklahoma State 78–66 on December 9, 2017. [10] Shamet led the AAC in several categories, including assists per game, true shooting percentage, and offensive box plus/minus. He also helped lead the Shockers to the NCAA Tournament each season he played. [11] He averaged 14.9 points and 5.2 assists per game as a sophomore. Following the season he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. [12]

Professional career

Philadelphia 76ers (2018–2019)

Shamet was taken with the 26th pick in the 2018 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. [13] In the 2018 preseason, Shamet averaged 8.8 points per game, with an 18-point performance in a 120–114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks in China. [14]

Shamet scored a career-high 29 points off the bench on January 8, 2019, in a home victory over the Washington Wizards, including a Sixers rookie record 8 three-pointers. [15]

Los Angeles Clippers (2019–2020)

On February 6, 2019, Shamet was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. [16] In his first game with them, he scored 17 points, 13 of which were in the 4th quarter, in a comeback from 28 down against the Boston Celtics. On April 15, in Game 2 of the first round against the Golden State Warriors, he scored 12 points and the game winning 3-pointer in a 31-point comeback leading to a 135–131 Clippers victory. [17]

In Game 7 of the second round in the 2020 NBA playoffs, Shamet turned his ankle in the first quarter and had to leave the game, playing only six minutes. The Clippers lost 104–89 to the Denver Nuggets and were eliminated. [18]

Brooklyn Nets (2020–2021)

On November 19, 2020, Shamet was traded to the Brooklyn Nets in a three-team trade that sent Luke Kennard to the Clippers. [19] On January 14, 2021, Shamet switched his number from 13 to 20 since James Harden was traded to the Nets and wanted to wear the number 13. [20] [21]

Phoenix Suns (2021–2023)

On August 6, 2021, Shamet was traded to the Phoenix Suns in exchange for Jevon Carter and the draft rights to Day'Ron Sharpe. [22] On October 18, he signed a four-year, $43 million rookie scale extension with the Suns. [23] On December 20, 2022, Shamet scored a career-high 31 points, including tying a franchise-record 9 three-pointers made in a single game alongside teammate Cameron Johnson, Aron Baynes, Channing Frye, and Quentin Richardson in a 113–110 loss to the Washington Wizards. [24] He later tied his career-high in points scored five days later on Christmas Day in an overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets. On May 7, 2023, Shamet scored 19 points during a 129–124 win over the Denver Nuggets during the Western Conference Semifinals. [25]

Washington Wizards (2023–2024)

On June 24, 2023, the Suns traded Shamet, along with Chris Paul, four first-round pick swaps, and six second-round picks, to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Bradley Beal, Jordan Goodwin, and Isaiah Todd. [26]

On July 6, 2024, Shamet was waived by the Wizards [27] and on September 14, he signed with the New York Knicks. [28] However, he was waived on October 19 amid suffering a dislocated shoulder in an NBA Preseason game against the Charlotte Hornets on October 15. [29]

Westchester Knicks (2024–present)

On October 26, 2024, Shamet joined the Westchester Knicks after being selected in the 2024 NBA G League draft. [30]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018–19 Philadelphia 54420.5.441.404.8151.41.1.4.18.3
L.A. Clippers 252327.8.414.450.7952.22.3.5.110.9
2019–20 L.A. Clippers 533027.4.404.375.8551.91.9.4.29.3
2020–21 Brooklyn 611223.0.408.387.8461.81.6.5.29.3
2021–22 Phoenix 691420.8.394.368.8401.81.6.4.18.3
2022–23 Phoenix 40920.2.377.377.8821.72.3.7.18.7
2023–24 Washington 46515.8.431.338.8261.31.2.5.27.1
Career3489721.9.408.384.8401.71.6.5.28.7

Playoffs

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019 L.A. Clippers 6629.0.342.3231.0002.01.71.0.07.7
2020 L.A. Clippers 13418.7.407.357.7141.71.3.5.25.2
2021 Brooklyn 12017.2.439.385.8001.8.6.4.14.2
2022 Phoenix 12016.0.396.346.7141.71.3.5.04.3
2023 Phoenix 10118.4.378.379.7501.71.1.2.14.8
Career531118.8.394.357.8181.71.1.5.15.0

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2015–16 Wichita State 3117.7.438.300.7502.71.71.7.38.7
2016–17 Wichita State 363526.7.472.439.8022.83.3.7.211.4
2017–18 Wichita State 323231.7.489.442.8253.25.2.7.214.9
Career716828.6.480.437.8113.04.1.8.212.9

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  24. ↑ Landry Shamet ties Phoenix Suns franchise record with 9 three pointers.
  25. ↑ Forget about star power: Suns’ Landry Shamet takes over in Game 4 win
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