Atlantic Notes: Shamet, Barnes, Saraf, Demin

After bouncing around for several seasons and nearly losing his place in the NBA, Landry Shamet has been a crucial part of the Knicks’ rotation since last season.

This year, he has emerged as the team’s go-to plug-and-play starter if one of the starting wings is hurt or resting, Stefan Bondy writes for the New York Post. He has clearly earned the trust of head coach Mike Brown, who often turns to Shamet if Mikal Bridges is struggling to find his offensive rhythm, as has been the case throughout the early part of this season.

“With the way our team is built we don’t need anybody to do anything extraordinary. Just go, like Landry said, be yourself, play hard,” Brown said. “It’s not necessarily…