LA Clippers guard Landry Shamet has arrived in the bubble for the first time since testing positive for the coronavirus on July 4.
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00:00 After testing positive for the coronavirus on July 4th, LA Clippers guard Landry Schamett has made his way to the NBA bubble for the first time.
00:07 23 year old flew to Orlando on Saturday and on Sunday shared a view of his room to his Instagram story.
00:12 He'll need to quarantine for a minimum of 48 hours and pass a few coronavirus tests before he can join the team,
00:17 but it's certain that Clippers will have one of their best shooters back again very soon.
00:21 Due to the timing of his arrival,
00:23 it's not likely to be ready for the Clippers scrimmage at Sacramento Kings on Monday afternoon.
00:26 That said, if he is up to speed on conditioning and looks good in practice this week,
00:30 there's reason to believe he'll play in LA's opening night contest with the Los Angeles Lakers on July 30th.
00:35 Clippers could meet him there as well. With the news of Lou Williams extended a quarantine period,
00:41 LA will need some additional shot creation and playmaking in his absence. Reggie Jackson should see more minutes as well,
00:47 but if Schamett is good to go, Clippers have another weapon available to help space the floor. On the year,
00:52 Schamett is averaging 9.7 points per game and making close to 40% of his attempts in the point range,
00:57 which is an efficient rate, even if his accuracy has dipped a bit compared to last season.
01:02 It's been an up and down year for Schamett,
01:04 but the second year guard has to deal with a lot of adversity along the way.
01:07 He missed 17 second-year games between November 11th and December 14th with an ankle injury.
01:11 At the time of his return to the All-Star break, he made nearly 43% of his looks from three.
01:16 However, from the end of that break to the suspension of the season on March 11th, Schamett's rate dropped down to
01:21 28.2%, which is pretty dramatic change. It's hardly a reason to be concerned,
01:25 especially because Schamett can get hot in an instant,
01:28 but it is something to keep an eye on and monitor for the season that's leading games as LA approaches the postseason.
01:34 With Schamett and Davidsa Zubats in the bubble, Clippers are close to having their full roster available once again.
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