Knicks cut injured Landry Shamet ahead of deadline as uncertain rehab looms

The Knicks waived guard Landry Shamet before Saturday’s 5 p.m. deadline, meaniಌng they decided against guaranteeing him a contract while waiting for him to rehab from a dislocated right shoulder. 

Shamet, who was injured in Tuesday’s preseason game against the Hornets, was in camp on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contract.

The Knicks on😼ly will owe him a $15,000 settlement because they waived him before the deadlin﷽e. 

The Knicks also announced they waived T.J. Warren and Chuma Okeke, who were in camp 𓃲on non-guaran༺teed deals. 

Guaranteeing an NBA deal to an injured Shamet was risky and ♉complicated for the Knicks after what they went through last year with a similar injury to since-traded All-Star forward Julius Raᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚndle.

He initially declined to have surgery to attempt to make it back for the playoffs before suffering a𒁃 setback and undergoing the procedure. 

Tom Thibodeau said Friday night in Washington that the 27-year-old Shamet still was “gathering information” about possibly undergoing surgery, but there are indications the seven-year NBA veteran will attempt to avoid going under the꧃ knife. 

Shamet posted Saturday on his Instagram story a video of himself already riding a stationary bike with the caption, “Iron sharpens iron. Let’s f—ing get after it today, baby.”

ꦫHe also had posted on Thursda🤪y a vow to be “back soon.” 

The Knicks presently have 12 plaꦦyers on guaranteed contracts ahead of the regular-season opener Tuesday in Boston. 

Teams are allowed to have fewer than 14 on their roster for no more than 28 total days during the regular season and 14 consecutive days at any ti🌺me, ac💜cording to ESPN front-office insider Bobby Marks.

The Knicks curreꦑntly are about $3.58 million𓃲 below the second salary-cap apron. 

There are multi❀ple options to replace Shamet, who was expected to be part of the rotation off the bench before suffering the injury. 

They can use Shamet’s spot to sign another veteran player, such a𒊎s free agents Marcus Morris Sr., Lonnie Walke👍r IV or others. 

♋Walker, who played for the Nets last season, was waived Saturday by the Cel🌼tics.

He shot 38.4 percent from 3-point r🍸ange last season for Brooklyn. 

The Knicks also can convert second-round pick Ariel Hukporti’s two-way contract to a guar🌃anteed NBA deal to take up one of their roster spots.