The New York Knicks still don’t know if they will face the San Antonio Spurs or the Oklahoma City Thunder in the opening game of the NBA Finals on June 3. Thus, pockets of Knicks fans are spending the final days of May speculating about the futures of key contributors to the club’s current run.
On Thursday, Tim Bontemps of ESPN suggested that Knicks big man Mitchell Robinson and guard Landry Shamet won’t be going anywhere this summer.
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“Robinson and guard Landry Shamet — the two top unrestricted free agents from this year’s roster — the belief is that coming off New York’s dominant run to the NBA Finals, both will be back,” Bontemps shared. “And both will likely be on two-year deals as the Knicks are likely going to go well into the second apron next season and the following anyway, before needing to duck back out.”
Shamet has been massive when called upon by the Knicks during what has become an 11-game postseason winning streak. Specifically, he scored 15 points in New York’s 108-94 Game 3 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference semifinal matchup when Knicks forward OG Anunoby was sidelined with a right hamstring strain. Shamet then went an incredible 11-of-12 from three-point range in the Knicks’ sweep of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.