The New York Knicks want to add more shooting to the team and are evaluating recently released players to do so. HoopsHype’s Michael Scotto reported that the Knicks are interested in Landry Shamet and Davis Bertans.
“The New York Knicks have explored adding more shooting depth on the free agent market by expressing interest in Latvian forward Davis Bertans, as previously reported by HoopsHype, and guard Landry Shamet, league sources told HoopsHype ” Scotto wrote in a July 12 article.
Both Shamet and Bertans have reputations as sharpshooters. For his career, Shamet shot 40.8% from three-point range. Bertans, on the other hand, shot 39.6% from three. While they stretch the field quite well, both were recently released by their previous teams.
Both of their teams waived them to save money. The Washington Wizards waived Shamet because the final year of his contract was non-guaranteed, and the Charlotte Hornets waived Bertans because the final year of his contract was partially guaranteed.