Knicks re-sign Landry Shamet and another guard to round out roster after Ben Simmons flirtation
NY Post
The Knicks have set up a wing battle for a roster spot.
Landry Shamet and Garrison Mathews, a pair of sharpshooting two-guards, agreed Thursday to one-year, non-guaranteed deals with the Knicks, sources told The Post.
Shamet’s return was rumored for months after he finished last season in the Knicks’ playoff rotation, having recovered admirably from a separated shoulder sustained almost a year ago in preseason.
He stuck around the New York area and had been working as an unpaid freelance photographer at the U.S. Open.
Mathews’ signing, which was first reported by The Post and confirmed by his agent, Dave Bauman, occurred after he weighed at least one other option and landed on the training camp competition against Shamet.
Mathews, 28, who played most of the past three seasons with the Hawks, has shot 38.2 percent from beyond the arc for his career, his greatest asset.
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