Wizards to waive well-traveled veteran guard

The Wizards will cut shooting guard Landry Shamet, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 6-foot-4 vet had an $11M non-guaranteed salary for next season. With that off the table, he is now an unrestricted free agent.

Shamet had initially signed a four-season, $42.5M contract with the Suns in 2022, though only the first two years of that deal were fully guaranteed.

The well-traveled guard was an All-Rookie Teamer in 2018-19 after being selected by the Sixers with the No. 26 pick out of Wichita State.

Beyond the Sixers, Suns, and Wizards, Shamet has also suited up for the Clippers and Nets. Across 46 healthy games with the Wizards, he averaged 7.1 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 0.5 steals a night off the bench in 15.8 minutes per bout.

As a 38.4% percent long-range sniper on 4.9 long-range attempts, Shamet should find plenty of suitors for his services this summer. He is now one of the top veteran free agent backcourt options available on the open market.