{"id":536460,"date":"2026-01-14T17:28:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:28:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/536460\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T17:28:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T17:28:14","slug":"knicks-to-be-without-landry-shamet-for-25th-straight-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/536460\/","title":{"rendered":"Knicks to be without Landry Shamet for 25th straight game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/category\/new-york-knicks\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/empiresportsmedia.com\/category\/new-york-knicks\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">New York Knicks<\/a> guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/shamela01.html\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/shamela01.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Landry Shamet<\/a> isn\u2019t far away from returning from a shoulder injury, but it is also still unclear when exactly he will make his long-awaited return. Wednesday against the Sacramento Kings will mark his 25th straight game missed with the injury.<\/p>\n<p>Knicks have badly missed Landry Shamet <\/p>\n<p>Shamet\u2019s absence has been significant, as they are missing his tenacity on defense as well as his aggressive offensive abilities. During his absence, guys like Tyler Kolek and Jordan Clarkson have been tasked with filling his void.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NBA-Miami-Heat-at-New-York-Knicks-landry-shamet-27588641.jpg\" alt=\"NBA: Miami Heat at New York Knicks, landry shamet\" class=\"wp-image-403020\"  \/>Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Shamet was having a very strong start to the season before he was injured. He had emerged as a key piece in Mike Brown\u2019s rotation while playing on a veteran\u2019s minimum contract, looking like a steal of a signing.<\/p>\n<p>When he does inevitably make his return, his role may look different. Josh Hart has rediscovered himself as a starter, and it seems highly unlikely that the Knicks will demote him back to the bench anytime soon given the success they\u2019ve had.<\/p>\n<p>Shamet\u2019s return will be huge for New York <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Miles McBride has become the clear sixth man for this group. Mitchell Robinson is the only player with true size in the second unit, and Clarkson has played well enough to keep his role off the bench as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"539\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/NBA-Preseason-Minnesota-Timberwolves-at-New-York-Knicks-24484868.jpg\" alt=\"Oct 13, 2024; New York, New York, USA; New York Knicks guard Landry Shamet (44) steals the ball from Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards (5) during the first half at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images\" class=\"wp-image-332172\"  \/>Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, Shamet may not play as many minutes as he did before his injury. The team is also actively searching for rotation upgrades to make through the trade market, which could further kick Shamet down in the pecking order. <\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Shamet\u2019s return will be huge for the Knicks, as they know he can come in at any point and provide a spark. His shooting prowess makes him a nice depth piece to have, so he will still be effective in some way regardless of what his role looks like when he returns. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Knicks guard Landry Shamet isn\u2019t far away from returning from a shoulder injury, but it is&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":536461,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3768],"tags":[7,304,6,1136,191,3810,3806],"class_list":{"0":"post-536460","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-knicks","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-knicks","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-new-york","12":"tag-new-york-knicks","13":"tag-newyork","14":"tag-newyorkknicks"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115894637314021230","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=536460"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/536460\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/536461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=536460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=536460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=536460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}