Wizards, Landry Shamet pushing back salary guarantee date
Washington Wizards guard Landry Shamet.
The Wizards and guard Landry Shamet have agreed to push back Shamet’s $11M guarantee date to July 13, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (X link). Shamet’s salary for 2024-25 would’ve become fully guaranteed on Saturday, June 29 if not for the new agreement.
Pushing back Shamet’s salary guarantee deadline allows for the Wizards to explore their options for the sharpshooting guard for next season. According to Wojnarowski, the team is expected to explore trade scenarios for Shamet, though he could end up staying in D.C.
A previous report indicated that Shamet has received exploratory trade interest from some teams around the league, with the Clippers, Lakers, Mavericks, Jazz, Raptors, and Magic named as possible suitors. That report stated that Washington is leaning toward guaranteeing Shamet’s salary if no deal materializes. He also has a team option worth $11.75M in 2025-26.
Washington originally acquired Shamet alongside Chris Paul in the 2023 trade that sent Bradley Beal to Phoenix and allowed the Wizards to trade up to select Bilal Coulibaly. The Wizards then flipped Paul to Golden State for Jordan Poole.
In his first season in Washington, Shamet averaged 7.1 points per game while shooting 43.1% from the field and 33.8% from beyond the arc in 46 games (five starts). He’s a career 38.4% shooter from deep and has averaged 8.7 PPG through 348 career games.
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