As all Knicks fans expected, Landry Shamet has become a major part of Mike Brown’s rotation in recent months.
The veteran sharpshooter has developed into the Knicks’ sixth-man, and he gets a juicy matchup on national television on Sunday afternoon.
The Knicks will head to Southern California to take on the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena.
With Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves leading the way, the Lakers’ guard rotation gives very little resistance on defense, giving a spark plug guard off the bench like Shamet ample room to fill up the box score.
In their only other match up this season a little over a month ago, Shamet took advantage of LA’s shaky defense, dropping 23 points in just 26 minutes on 8-of-13 shooting with six three-pointers, which tied his season high.
It was yet another example of the important role Shamet has played for the Knicks since returning from a sprained right shoulder in mid-January and becoming a bigger part of the team since the calendar turned to February.
Over that period, Shamet is averaging 26.3 minutes per game, which would be his highest over a full season since 2019-20, his second season in the NBA, heading into Friday’s game against the Nuggets.
He’s also the fifth-highest scorer on the Knicks since then, averaging 12.1 points per game on 40.1 percent from deep on 6.3 3-point attempts per game.
Shamet’s output has been consistent as well, not having to rely on big scoring nights to keep his average up, scoring double-digit points in 11 of his last 15 games.
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Look for Shamet to keep his mini-breakout up in Los Angeles.
The play: Landry Shamet to score more than 8.5 points (-120, Fanatics Sportsbook)
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