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1 contract every NBA team would want back

By Ian Levy

Mar 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) flexes after a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) flexes after a play against the New Orleans Pelicans during the fourth quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 25, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Landry Shamet dives for a loose ball against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half in game five of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 25, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Landry Shamet dives for a loose ball against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half in game five of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /

Phoenix Suns: Landry Shamet

Teams can never have too much shooting, especially with a dynamic core scoring core like Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton. All that is to say, on paper, Landry Shamet made a lot of sense for the Suns when they signed him to a four-year, $43 million deal two seasons.

But injuries disrupted both of his seasons with the Suns, he never seemed able to transcend his role and even struggled within it. Shamet made 39.7 percent through his first three seasons but just 37.1 percent in his two seasons with Phoenix, and just 38.7 percent from the field overall. He couldn’t threaten the defense off the dribble and was repeatedly targeted off the dribble. In the end, roughly $11 million per season turned out to be way too much for a one-dimensional shooting specialist who wasn’t all that special — which is why Shamet was rolled into the Bradley Beal deal and shipped out to Washington this summer.

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