Remember when Guerschon Yabusele was billed as the steal of the offseason for the New York Knicks? Well, it turns out that honor actually belongs to Landry Shamet.
This has been true for a while now, but the 28-year-old drove it home during the Knicks’ Friday night victory over the Miami Heat. New York was down Jalen Brunson (ankle), and then ended up having to soldier on without OG Anunoby (hamstring). It didn’t matter.
Karl-Anthony Towns’ 31-point first half was a huge part of the 140-132 win. But Shamet stole the show with his second-half heroics, finishing the game with a career-high 36 points on a scintillating 12-of-19 shooting, including a 6-of-12 clip from beyond the arc.