Landry Shamet had a simple way of telling New York he wasn’t going anywhere: he posted the famous “I’m not leaving” scene from The Wolf of Wall Street on his Instagram Stories. But he didn’t just share the clip. He photoshopped his own face onto Leonardo DiCaprio’s body, tagging podcast host Danny LoPriore and calling it “up there with Da Vinci bro.”
It’s goofy, it’s confident, and it sums up how the Knicks’ sharpshooter felt about his future after a playoff run that turned him from a bench piece into a folk hero.
The contract that kept him in New York
Shamet could have tested the market. He probably would have found bigger offers. Instead, he signed a four-year, $24 million deal to stay with the Knicks, according to his agent George S. Landberg of GSL Sports Group. The agreement was finalized on June 29, 2026.
That decision came after a postseason where Shamet’s shooting went from solid to ridiculous. During the regular season, he averaged 9.3 points per game. Not spectacular. But the playoffs were a different story.
His numbers in the Eastern Conference Finals were absurd
Shamet shot 91.7% from three against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. He hit 11 of 12 attempts from deep. Off the bench, that kind of efficiency basically broke the series. The Knicks swept Cleveland.
The NBA Finals were less kind to his shooting percentages — he made 30.8% of his threes — but his best game came in Game 1, when he scored 13 points and went 5-for-9 from the field. The Knicks won the title, and Shamet earned his ring.
A journeyman finally found a home
Before New York, Shamet bounced around. He played for the Sixers, Clippers, Nets, Suns, and Wizards. He signed with the Knicks in 2024, got waived, ended up with the Westchester Knicks through the G League Draft, and played 50 games in the 2024-25 season. He re-signed on a one-year deal in 2025 and appeared in 51 games, starting 12 of them.
Now he’s locked in for four more years. The meme was funny. The decision was serious.
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