{"id":746230,"date":"2026-05-28T13:54:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/746230\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:54:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:54:19","slug":"could-the-brooklyn-nets-reunite-with-a-sharpshooter-this-offseason","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/746230\/","title":{"rendered":"Could the Brooklyn Nets Reunite With a Sharpshooter This Offseason?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Brooklyn Nets have a pipeline established with the New York Knicks after the Mikal Bridges trade<\/a> in 2024. To a lesser but still important degree, there’s another pipeline between the in-state rivals in three-point specialist Landry Shamet. <\/p>\n

He was on Brooklyn’s roster during the 2020-21 season, where he made up one of the best sharpshooting duos in the NBA with Joe Harris. Shamet averaged 9.3 points on 38.7% three-point shooting and was a serviceable defender, but the Nets didn’t extend him. He was a top seven point scorer and top three outside shooter for his lone season with the team. <\/p>\n

The extension that never happened wasn’t because the front office didn’t want Shamet \u2013\u2013 it was a cap issue. He was in the last season of his rookie contract, and after a solid season in Brooklyn, he demanded a 4-year, $42.5 million contract from the Phoenix Suns. The Nets couldn’t match that deal due to the restrictions that Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving put on their salary allocations. <\/p>\n

Jump forward to today, and Shamet is in his second season with the Knicks. His initial 2024-25 campaign with New York was the worst statistical season of his career. He averaged 5.7 points, 1.2 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game, but still shot a respectable 39.7% from deep. <\/p>\n

Shamet barely made the Knicks roster this season, having a retiring Malcolm Brogdon to thank<\/a>. His shooting splits were similar to his first season in the blue and orange, but his playing time shot up due to contributions outside of three-point shooting. He averaged 9.3 points, 1.8 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game on 39.2% shooting from deep. <\/p>\n

His regular season performance isn’t what’s increased his market value from a 1-year minimum contract. Shamet’s only playing 13.5 minutes per game in the playoffs, but he’s shooting a blazing 60% from three. <\/p>\n

The Nets had the worst three-point percentage and were a bottom-15 team in terms of three-point makes this season. They also only had one player shoot better than 38% from deep. Shamet would immediately compete with Egor D\u00ebmin and Michael Porter Jr. as the best perimeter threats on the team. <\/p>\n

He likely wouldn’t be on another minimum contract with the way he’s closed this season, but they can afford to pay him in the $7-$10 million range with some of the most cap space <\/a>heading into this offseason. <\/p>\n

If Brooklyn wants to climb out of the NBA\u2019s basement in three-point shooting, bringing back Shamet could be a low-risk move that provides the spacing and veteran presence the Nets sorely lacked this season.<\/p>\n

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