It’d be an understatement to say Landry Shamet is excited to be back with the Knicks.
Shamet posted a Knicks-themed video on his Instagram story to celebrate agreeing to a four-year, $24 million deal to return to the Knicks after helping them to their first title in 53 years,
Taken from the movie “The Wolf of Wall Street”, Shamet posted himself saying Jordan Belfort’s famous line — spoken by Leonardo DiCaprio — of “I’m not leaving. I’m not leaving. I’m not f–king leaving.”
Several Knicks appeared on faces in the background, with Jose Alvarado and Karl-Anthony Towns celebrating with Shamet.
“The show goes on. This is my home,” Shamet also said, pretending to be the disgraced stockbroker Belfort.
“They gonna need a f–king wrecking ball to take me.”
Shamet quickly became a fan favorite in New York during the Knicks title run and was set to become an unrestricted free agent before the team retained him.
The guard reportedly turned down more money from other teams to stay with the Knicks and help them on their quest to repeat as champions.
Shamet’s contract will also allow the Knicks to stay below the second apron after the roster is filled out, following owner James Dolan’s recent statement about not going into the punitive salary cap bracket.
The 2018 first-round pick started his career with the 76ers before bouncing around between the Clippers, Suns, Nets and Wizards.
He spent the past two seasons with the Knicks, playing in 101 regular-season games and averaging 7.1 points per game in 19.1 minutes.
Despite limited minutes, Shamet excelled during the Knicks most recent playoff run, shooting 47.5 percent from downtown.
The 29-year-old was most lethal in the Eastern Conference finals against the Cavaliers in the Knicks sweep, where he shot 11-of-12 from 3 and hit a clutch shot in the team’s Game 1 comeback.
While Mitchell Robinson is expected to walk in free agency, the Knicks are largely running it back with the same group after also re-signing Jose Alvarado on June 26.
