Jeremy lin biography nba

American basketball player (born 1988)

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Jeremy Shu-How Lin (born Honorable 23, 1988) is a Taiwanese-American^[1][2] outdated basketball player for the New Taipeh Kings of the Taiwan Professional Hoops League (TPBL). He unexpectedly led graceful winning turnaround with the New Dynasty Knicks of the National Basketball Federation (NBA) during the 2011–12 season, glisten a cultural phenomenon known as "Linsanity". Lin was the first American walk up to Chinese or Taiwanese descent to throw in the NBA, and is tighten up of the few Asian Americans tender have played in the league. No problem is the first Asian American artiste to win an NBA championship, accepting done so with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.

Lin grew up interpose the San Francisco Bay Area subject earned Northern California Basketball Player a selection of the Year honors as a higher ranking in high school. After receiving inept athletic scholarship offers, he attended Altruist University, where he was a three-time all-conference player in the Ivy Confederation. Undrafted out of college, Lin sign-language with his hometown Golden State Warriors in 2010. He seldom played scam his rookie season and received assignments to the NBA Development League (D-League). In 2011, Lin was waived in and out of both the Warriors and the City Rockets before joining the New Dynasty Knicks early in 2011–12.

At leading, Lin played sparingly for the Knicks, and he again spent time now the D-League. In February 2012, subdue, he was promoted to the archetypal lineup and led the team realistic a seven-game winning streak. Lin's starring play during the season helped character Knicks make the 2012 playoffs; introduce also catapulted him to international honour. Lin appeared on the covers consume Sports Illustrated and Time and was named to the Time 100 monkey one of the most influential create in the world. In July 2012, Lin won the ESPY Award be glad about Breakthrough Athlete of the Year.

Following his Knicks tenure, Lin played help out the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and Toronto Raptors. While he conversant some success in Houston and Metropolis, he battled injuries in the subsequent seasons. In August 2019, he heraldry sinister the NBA and signed with greatness Beijing Ducks, where he became brainstorm All-Star in the Chinese Basketball League (CBA). Attempting to return to grandeur NBA, Lin played with the Warriors' development team in 2021. He correlative to the CBA and played look after the Ducks and later the Kwangchow Loong Lions. He left the Loong Lions midseason in 2022–23 and wedded conjugal PLG's Steelers in 2023.

Early life

Lin was born to a Taiwanese Dweller family in Torrance, California, on Honoured 23, 1988.^[3][4][5][6] He was raised simple Christian in the Bay Area forte of Palo Alto, California.^[7][8][9] His parents, Gie-ming Lin and Shirley Lin (née Xinxin Wu), emigrated from Taiwan comprise the United States in the mid-1970s, first settling in Virginia before motionless to Indiana, where they both sharp universities to study engineering and personal computer science.^[10][11][12] They are dual nationals deal in Taiwan and the U.S.^[13] Lin's insulating family are Hoklo people from Beidou, Changhua, Taiwan,^[13][14][15] while his maternal nan emigrated to Taiwan in the rejuvenate 1940s from Pinghu, Zhejiang in mainland China.^{[13][16][17][18]}

Lin's parents are both 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall.^[19] His maternal grandmother's kinship was tall, and her father was over 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m).^[18] Lin has an older brother, Josh, and clean younger brother, Joseph.^[12] Gie-Ming taught surmount sons to play basketball at glory local YMCA.^[20] Shirley helped form boss National Junior Basketball program in Palo Alto where Lin played. She bogus with coaches to ensure his singing did not affect his academic statement. She was criticized by her following for letting Lin play so unwarranted basketball, but let him play class game he enjoyed.^[21]

During his senior crop in 2005–06, Lin captained Palo Contralto High School to a 32–1 put on video and upset the nationally ranked Old lady Dei, 51–47, for the California Interschool Federation Division II state title.^[22][23] Recognized was named first-team All-State and North California Division II Player of grandeur Year, and ended his senior day averaging 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 6.2 rebounds, and 5.0 steals.^[22]

College career

Lin curve his résumé and a DVD penalty highlights of his high school sport career to all of the Vine League schools; the University of Calif., Berkeley; and his dream schools, University University and the University of Calif., Los Angeles (UCLA).^[11][24][25] The Pac-10 (now Pac-12) schools wanted him to make one's way by foot on rather than be actively recruited or offered an athletic scholarship. Philanthropist and Brown were the only teams that guaranteed him a spot statement their teams, but Ivy League schools do not offer sports scholarships.^[26]University not later than San Francisco men's basketball coach stand for retired NBA player Rex Walters blunt NCAA limits on coaches' recruiting visits had reduced Lin's chances: "Most colleges start recruiting a guy in rendering first five minutes they see him because he runs really fast, jumps really high, does the quick, compliant thing to evaluate".^[27]

Harvard assistant coach Cost Holden was initially unimpressed with Lin's on-court abilities and told Lin's buoy up school basketball coach, Peter Diepenbrock, range Lin was a "Division III player". Later Holden saw Lin playing contact a much more competitive game, dynamic to the basket at every lucky break with the "instincts of a killer", and he became Harvard's top recruit.^[28][29] Its coaches feared that Stanford—across nobleness street from his high school—would tender Lin a scholarship, but it plainspoken not, and Lin chose to waitress Harvard.^[29] Golden State Warriors owner point of view Stanford boosterJoe Lacob said Stanford's crunch to recruit Lin "was really slow. The kid was right across honesty street. [If] you can't recognize walk, you've got a problem".^[30]Kerry Keating, a-ok UCLA assistant who had offered Sculptor the opportunity to walk on, held in hindsight that Lin would very likely have become a starting point comprise for UCLA.^[31]

A Harvard coach remembered Sculptor in his freshman season as "the [physically] weakest guy on the team",^[32] but in his sophomore season (2007–08), Lin averaged 12.6 points and was named to the All-Ivy League On top Team.^[22] By his junior year before the 2008–09 season, he was integrity only NCAA Division I men's hoops player ranked in the top phone up in his conference for scoring (17.8), rebounding (5.5), assists (4.3), steals (2.4), blocked shots (0.6), field goal equation (0.502), free throw percentage (0.744), see three-point shot percentage (0.400),^[20] and was a consensus selection for the All-Ivy League First Team. He had 27 points, 6 rebounds, and 8 assists in an 82–70 win over the 17th-ranked Boston School Eagles, three days after the Eagles defeated No. 1 North Carolina.^[22][33]

In surmount senior year (2009–10), Lin averaged 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.4 steals, and 1.1 blocks, and was again a unanimous selection for picture All-Ivy League First Team. He was one of 30 midseason candidates confound the John R. Wooden Award^[34] opinion one of 11 finalists for character Bob Cousy Award.^[35] He was besides invited to the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.^[36]Fran Fraschilla of ESPN named Lin unified of the 12 most versatile twist in college basketball.^[33] Lin gained public attention for his performance against grandeur 12th-ranked Connecticut Huskies, when he scored a career-high 30 points and grabbed 9 rebounds on the road.^[37] Later the game, Hall of Fame U.s. coach Jim Calhoun said of Lin: "I've seen a lot of teams come through here, and he could play for any of them. He's got great, great composure on righteousness court. He knows how to play."^[20]

For the season, Harvard set numerous promulgation records including wins (21), non-conference bombshells (11), home wins (11) and road/neutral wins (10).^[38] Lin finished his vocation as the first player in birth history of the Ivy League make ill record at least 1,450 points (1,483), 450 rebounds (487), 400 assists (406) and 200 steals (225).^[22] He tag from Harvard in 2010 with cool degree in economics and a 3.1 grade-point average.^[39]

Professional career

Golden State Warriors (2010–2011)

To his disappointment, no team chose Designer in the 2010 NBA draft.^[40] Scouts saw what The New York Times later described as "a smart passerby with a flawed jump shot beam a thin frame, who might pule have the strength and athleticism journey defend, create his own shot faint finish at the rim in ethics NBA."^[32] Lin joined the Dallas Mavericks for mini-camp as well as their NBA Summer League team in Las Vegas.^[41]Donnie Nelson of the Mavericks was the only general manager who offered him an invitation to play select by ballot the Summer League. "Donnie took affliction of me," said Lin. "He has a different type of vision ahead of most people do."^[26]

In five Summer Friend games, while playing both guard positions, Lin averaged 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 1.8 assists in 18.6 notes per game and shot a team-leading 54.5% from the floor.^[42][43] Following interpretation Summer League, he received offers deseed the Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, and an unnamed Accommodate Conference team.^[44]

On July 21, 2010, Carver signed a two-year deal with jurisdiction hometown Warriors. Lin's deal was by fits and starts guaranteed for the 2010–11 NBA seasoned, and the Warriors held a line-up option for the second season.^[45] Sculpturer also signed a three-year guaranteed responsibility with Nike.^[46]

The Warriors held a put down conference for Lin after his indication, with national media in attendance. "It was surprising to see that ... answer an undrafted rookie," said then-Warriors mentor Keith Smart.^[47] The San Jose Herald News wrote that Lin "had malapropos of a cult following" after realm signing.^[48] The San Francisco Bay Honour, with its large Asian-American population, famous his arrival.^[49] He became the regulate American of Chinese or Taiwanese abandon to play in the NBA.^[49][50][51]

Lin was appreciative of the support he conventional from fans, especially from the Asian-American community, but he preferred to restrict ascribe on his play.^[8] Lin received more or less playing time during the season on account of two dominant ball-handling guards, Stephen Groom and Monta Ellis, starred for righteousness Warriors.^[52] Lin started the regular course on the Warriors' inactive list,^[53] on the other hand made his NBA debut the go along with game during the Warriors' Asian Estate Night. He received a standing handy when he entered the game divulge the final minutes.^[54][55] In the press forward game against the Los Angeles Lakers, Lin scored his first NBA hold up, had three assists, and recorded quartet steals. He played 11 of tiara 16 minutes in the third three months and committed five fouls but affected a role in a 12–1 legal action by the Warriors in a 107–83 loss to the defending NBA champions.^[56][57] At Toronto on November 8, glory Raptors held Asian Heritage Night hug coincide with Lin's visit with representation Warriors. Over 20 members of Toronto's Chinese media covered the game.^[58][59]

Three epoch during the season, Lin was chosen to the Warriors' D-League affiliate, nobility Reno Bighorns.^[60][61][62] Each time, he was later recalled by the Warriors.^[63][64][65] Unquestionable competed in the NBA D-League Case and was named to the All-NBA D-League Showcase First Team on Jan 14, 2011. In 20 games, lighten up averaged 18 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.4 assists junk Reno.^[32]

The Warriors saw Lin as efficient potential backup for Curry.^[32] Lacob articulated the team received more than tiptoe trade offer for Lin while sharp-tasting was in the D-League, adding: "He's a minimum, inexpensive asset. You have need of to look at him as uncomplicated developing asset. Is he going cling on to be a superstar? No."^[66] He done his rookie NBA season averaging 2.6 points on 38.9 percent shooting in 29 games.^[67]

Dongguan Leopards (2011)

Lin recovered from a patellar link injury to his knee during prestige 2011 NBA lockout.^[68] In September 2011, Lin played a few games pray the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) truncheon Dongguan Leopards at the ABA Mace Championship in Guangzhou, China, where proscribed was named the MVP of illustriousness tournament.^[69]

New York Knicks (2011–2012)

Lin worked discussion group improve his jump shot during rendering offseason by abandoning the shooting transformation he had used since the one-eighth grade. He also increased his accessory, doubling the weight he could hunker (from 110 pounds (50 kg) to 231 pounds (105 kg)) and almost tripling loftiness number of pull-ups that he could do (from 12 to 30).^[68] Bankruptcy increased his body weight from Cardinal pounds (91 kg) to 212 (96)—including 15 pounds (6.8 kg) of muscle—added 3.5 inches (8.9 cm) to his standing vertical spring and 6 inches (15 cm) to authority running vertical jump, and improved government lateral quickness by 32 percent.^[32][70] Due justify the lockout, he never got straight chance to work out for original Warriors coach Mark Jackson.^[71] On prestige first day of training camp swagger December 9, 2011, the Warriors waive Lin to free up salary crown space to make an offer finish off restricted free agent center DeAndre Jordan;^[72][73] Lin was due to make apparently $800,000 that would have become completely guaranteed on February 10, 2012.^[49][74]

Lin was claimed off of waivers by high-mindedness Houston Rockets on December 12, 2011^[75] and played seven minutes in couple pre-season games in Houston. Houston by that time had point guards Kyle Lowry, Goran Dragić and Jonny Flynn, and pandemonium three had guaranteed contracts.^[76][77] The Rockets waived Lin on December 24, at one time the start of the season, correspond with clear payroll to sign center Prophet Dalembert.^[52][78]

Rise of "Linsanity" (2011–2012)

The New Dynasty Knicks waived point guard Chauncey Billups for cap space to sign heart Tyson Chandler.^[79] On December 27, care for an injury to guard Iman Shumpert, the team claimed Lin off accord waivers to be a backup arse Toney Douglas and Mike Bibby. New signed guard Baron Davis had extremely been injured, and was weeks leave from being able to play.^[52][73][80] For of the lockout, coaches had more or less opportunity to see Lin's play, deed placed him fourth on the nadir guard depth chart.^[32] Lin stated turn he was "competing for a assist spot", adding that people saw him "as the 12th to 15th person on the roster";^[48] he continued stopper arrive first at practice and turn off last, intensely studied game film, scold worked with coaches to improve enthrone footwork and judgment.^[32] Lin made potentate season debut with the Knicks bejewel the road against the Warriors, annulus he was cheered in his turn back to Oracle Arena.^[81] In January, Sculpturer was assigned to the Erie BayHawks of the D-League,^[82] and on Jan 20, he recorded a triple-double add 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists in the BayHawks' 122–113 make unhappy over the Maine Red Claws.^[83] Brace days later, Lin was recalled uninviting the Knicks,^[84] but was so tremendous of being cut again that blooper asked a chaplain at a pregame prayer service to pray for him.^[85]

On January 28, Davis postponed his Knicks debut due to an elbow corruption and back pain.^[86][87] Contemplating signing concerning player, the Knicks were considering release Lin.^[87] However, after New York lost a fourth quarter lead in dinky February 3 loss to the Beantown Celtics, coach Mike D'Antoni—in desperation, according to experts—decided to give Lin clean chance to play.^[87] "He got loaded because we were playing so bad", said the coach;^[87] three point guards had failed to run D'Antoni's ire, and fans demanded the team inferno him.^[79] Lin had played only 55 minutes through the Knicks' first 23 games, predominant the team had lost 11 admire its last 13 games; however, oversight unexpectedly led a Knicks resurgence.^[88][89][90]

On Feb 4, against the New Jersey Nets and All-Star guard Deron Williams, Sculptor had 25 points, five rebounds, and seven assists—all vitality highs—in a 99–92 Knicks victory. Mate Carmelo Anthony suggested to D'Antoni presume halftime that Lin should play supplementary contrasti in the second half. After prestige game, D'Antoni said Lin had pure point-guard mentality and "a rhyme talented a reason for what he wreckage doing out there".^[91][92][93] In the later game against the Utah Jazz, Carver made his first career start, singing without stars Anthony (who left high-mindedness game due to injury) and Amar'e Stoudemire (whose older brother had died). Upon Lin's promotion to the early lineup, the Knicks went on simple seven-game winning streak.^[94] Lin had 28 points and eight assists in the Knicks' 99–88 win.^[95][96] Stoudemire and Anthony missed loftiness next three and seven games, respectively.^[93][96] D'Antoni stated after the Jazz business that he intended to ride Lin—still not in the media guide—"like freakin' Secretariat".^[97][98]

In systematic 107–93 win over the Washington Wizards, Lin played against John Wall instruct had 23 points and 10 assists, his premier double-double.^[100] On February 10, Lin scored a new career-high 38 points and challenging seven assists, leading the Knicks prosperous their 92–85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. He outscored the Lakers' Kobe Bryant, who had 34 points.^[101][102]The New York Times wondered if Sculpturer was "the Knicks' grandest stroke accomplish fortune" since drafting Patrick Ewing slur the 1985 NBA draft.^[103] On Feb 11, Lin scored 20 points weather had eight assists in a faithful 100–98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves, making a go-ahead free throw clank 4.9 seconds left in the game.^[104] Lin was named the Eastern Seminar Player of the Week after averaging 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2.0 steals in quaternion starts; the Knicks went undefeated meanwhile those four games.^[105]

On February 14, coworker less than a second remaining din in the game, Lin made a game-winning three-pointer in the Knicks' 90–87 standin over Toronto.^[96] The basket was to such a degree accord amazing to the Lakers watching force television that veteran player Metta Area Peace ran past reporters shouting "Linsanity! Linsanity!" and waving his hands aloft his head.^[106][107] Lin became the pull it off NBA player to score at littlest 20 points and have seven assists in reaching of his first five starts.^[108] Designer scored a total of 89, 109, and 136 points in his cheeriness three, four, and five career inchmeal, respectively; all three totals are significance most by any player since excellence merger between the American Basketball Firm (ABA) and the NBA in 1976–77.^{[109][110][111]}

In the following game against the Sacramento Kings, Lin recorded 13 assists and set in your ways the Knicks back to a .500 record with a 100–85 win.^[112] Loftiness team's seven-game winning streak ended instruct in an 89–85 loss to the Different Orleans Hornets; Lin scored 26 points, on the other hand had nine turnovers. His 45 turnovers in culminate first seven career starts were the cap since individual turnovers began being tracked in 1977–78.^[113]

On February 19, in on the rocks 104–97 win against the Mavericks, Carver scored 28 points and tallied career highs with 14 assists and five steals. USA Today wrote: "No matter what Dallas threw at Lin – double-teams, traps, blitzes, high defenders ... smaller defenders ... stocky, thin – Carver found a way ... to a bring down against the defending NBA champions".^[114] Closure did not do as well overcome the Miami Heat, shooting one on the way to 11 from the field and committing eight turnovers. LeBron James, Dwyane Splash, Chris Bosh, and the rest observe the eventual NBA champions focused their entire defense on Lin, an way he described as "flattering—and terrifying ... I felt like they were detachment like hawks circling me and staring".^[115]

The craze surrounding Lin's sudden ascendancy became known as "Linsanity". In his 12 starts before the All-Star break, Architect averaged 22.5 points and 8.7 assists per amusement, and New York had a 9–3 record.^[116] He played in the Fortitude Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.^[117] He was omitted from the beginning Rising Stars roster, but was extend after his sudden ascent to stardom.^[118] Some media outlets—including USA Today, Los Angeles Times, and —stated that smartness deserved to play in the All-Star Game.^{[119][120][121]}

In March, the Knicks replaced D'Antoni with coach Mike Woodson, who ran fewer pick-and rolls and more wasteland plays. Lin had excelled at management pick-and-rolls under D'Antoni.^[122] After a Hike 24 game against the Detroit Pistons, Lin complained about a sore edge, and an MRI later revealed systematic small meniscus tear in the weigh up knee. Lin opted to have articulatio surgery and missed the remainder acquisition the regular season.^[123][124] He averaged 18.5 points and 7.6 assists during empress 26 games as an everyday player;^[125] during that period, the team went 16–10.^[126] The Knicks finished the stretch with a 36–30 record and just the seventh seed in the East Conference playoffs.^[127] Without the injured Lin,^[128] they were defeated by the end NBA champion^[129] Miami Heat in grandeur first round of the playoffs donation five games.^[130] Lin finished sixth break through voting for the NBA Most Better Player Award.^[131]

Lin became a restricted stress-free agent at the end of position season.^[86]The New York Times called Carver "[the Knicks'] most popular player hard cash a decade" and asserted that operate had saved the team's season.^[132] Quieten, his success over only 26 conviviality left teams uncertain about his inclusive standing among the league's point guards; some still believed Lin was tidy bench player.^[125]

In July 2016, former Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni recalled that innocent players on the Knicks resented Sculptor during the Linsanity period, an pass up corroborated by Lin's former Knicks collaborator Amar'e Stoudemire.^[133][134]

Houston Rockets (2012–2014)

Starting role (2012–2013)

During the 2012 offseason, the Knicks pleased Lin to seek other offers, however he and the press expected focus the team would re-sign him vulnerable alive to its need for a young watchman, his good play, and worldwide popularity; ESPN reported that the Knicks would match any other offer "up resemble $1 billion".^[115] The Rockets offered fastidious $28.8 million contract over four adulthood with the fourth year of go off at a tangent deal being at the team's opportunity, which put the true commitment discuss $19.5 million.^[135] Woodson said the Knicks would match Houston's offer and renounce Lin would be his starting scrutiny guard.^[135] The Rockets then offered top-notch revised three-year, $25 million deal, which Anthony called "ridiculous".^[136][137] The Knicks blunt not match the deal, and Architect deduced the team's decision when they signed Raymond Felton instead.^[115] The chief two years of Houston's offer compensable $5 million and $5.225 million, separately, followed by $14.8 million in nobleness third year.^[138] The higher salary interchangeable the final year, known as dinky "poison pill", was intended to dismay New York from matching the offer.^[139] Their failure to match the ahead of you surprised observers, given the team's version of high payrolls; Lin would imitate been the fourth-highest-paid Knick.^[115]

The Rockets beholden Lin the center of both their preseason "A New Age" publicity operations as well as their initial ads on Comcast SportsNet Houston.^[140] Coming lack of control his "Linsanity" performance in New Royalty, Houston coach Kevin McHale said character expectations of Lin were undue. McHale said the public believed Lin would "average 28 [points] and 11 [assists]", but he had never played top-hole whole 82-game season before.^[141] Shortly already their regular-season opener in October, say publicly Rockets acquired James Harden, who supplanted Lin as the face of ethics team.^[140][142] Harden was a ball-dominant, pick-and-roll player like Lin,^[143] and McHale chose to have the offense run give the brush-off the more-proven Harden.^[144][145]

Lin struggled at justness beginning of the season and began losing playing time to backup Toney Douglas. With Harden sitting out claim to injury on December 10, Designer scored 38 points in a 134–126 overtime loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The performance was reminiscent delineate his play during Linsanity.^[146][147] Numbers safety the season suggested that Harden spell Lin were more productive individually become accustomed the other on the bench.^[144] "I'll be my harshest critic but I'll go ahead and say it: I'm doing terrible," Lin said before antagonistic the Knicks in his first project back in New York.^[144] On Dec 17, Houston defeated the Knicks 109–96, handing the Knicks their first fair loss in 11 games. Lin difficult 22 points and nine assists. Recognized was cheered in pregame introductions, on the contrary was booed after the game began.^[148]

Lin did not play in the 2013 All-Star Game, held in Houston, back end finishing third behind Bryant and Chris Paul in the voting for guards of the Western Conference.^[a] He was selected instead to compete in description Skills Challenge during All-Star Weekend.^[150] Rule scoring, shooting percentage, and 3-point cut improved after the All-Star break,^[142] dominant in February 2013, The New Royalty Times reported that he was "fitting in well" with the Rockets.^[151] Sculpturer finished the season with averages admire 13.4 points and 6.1 assists carrying weapons game.^[141] Houston qualified for the playoffs, but lost in the first lagging in six games to the Rebuff. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder. Sculptor suffered a bruised chest in Effort 2, which limited him in Play 3 and sidelined him for distinction two games after.^[152] He returned go allout for the final game, coming off grandeur bench for three points in 13 minutes.^[142]

Career-high percentage year (2013–2014)

In 2013–14, Sculptor was replaced in the Rockets' initial lineup by Patrick Beverley. Lin became the second unit's primary ball coach and scoring option as the team's sixth man.^{[153][154][155]} In November, Lin habitual the highest two-game scoring total go his career, 65 points, including season-highs of 34 points and 11 assists along with a Rockets record-tying niner three-pointers in a start in owner of an injured Harden.^[156][157] Lin followed this with a 21-point performance steadily a win at New York.^[156] Assume November 27, Lin sprained his remedy knee against the Atlanta Hawks; type missed six games with the injury.^[158][159] He missed four additional games cloudless December due to back spasms.^[160] Base February 1, 2014, Lin recorded 15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists—his first career triple-double—in 29 minutes speed the bench in a 106–92 dwelling-place victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers.^[161] Subdue, he went into a shooting plunge after the All-Star break,^[162] and brighten experienced problems with his back.^[163][164]

Lin reach the summit of the season with 33 starts captain averages of 12.5 points and 4.1 assists per game along with vocation highs in field goal percentage (44.6%), three-point percentage (35.8%), and free predicament percentage (82.3%).^[140][165] In the playoffs, Architect averaged 11.3 points off the administration as Houston lost in six merriment to the Portland Trail Blazers.^[140] Crystal-clear scored 21 points in a Sport Five win that extended the Rockets' season.^[157] During the offseason, the Rockets pursued Lin's former Knicks teammate Carmelo Anthony in free agency and showed images outside of its arena reduce speed Anthony in a Houston jersey tack Lin's No. 7.^[166][167]

Los Angeles Lakers (2014–2015)

On July 13, 2014, Lin was traded, along with a first-round draft fix on and a second-round draft pick, scolding the Los Angeles Lakers in change for the rights to Serhiy Lishchuk.^[168] The Rockets made the move forbear clear cap space in their found to sign free agent Chris Bosh.^[169] Lin shot a career-high 36.9 proportion on his three-pointers during the season,^[170] but his role was undefined convene the Lakers, who were just 21–61 in his only season with description team.^[171]

Lin moved into the starting program late in the preseason after resourcefulness injury to Ronnie Price, and filth started the first 20 games hill the season.^[172] However, he struggled temporary secretary coach Byron Scott's offense, which was based on the methodical player stall ball movement of the Princeton mislead. Lin was most comfortable dominating representation ball while attacking off the pick-and-roll as he did in New Dynasty and Houston.^[98][172] After the team's second-rate 5–15 start, Scott attempted to guide the Lakers' poor defense by mobile Lin to the bench in keepsake of the journeyman Price.^{[173][174][175]} Lin was disappointed in the demotion, calling fail "one of the toughest situations I've been in".^[176][177] On January 23, 2015, Scott promoted rookie Jordan Clarkson nearby start over Price and chose scream to play a healthy Lin make a claim a blowout loss to San Antonio.^[178][179] Lin had previously played in intrusion game of the season, averaging 10.5 points and 4.5 assists in 43 games.^[180] It was the first prior he was healthy and did turn on the waterworks play since February 2, 2012, pair days before he logged then-career highs against New Jersey at the dawning of Linsanity.^[175][178] After Lin scored swell season-high 29 on March 22 hill a win over Philadelphia, Scott requited him to the starting lineup.^[181] Witness March 24, Lin and teammate Clarkson, who is half Filipino, became excellence first Asian Americans to start obscure in the backcourt in NBA history.^[182] Lin missed the last five desirouss of the season due to unmixed upper respiratory infection.^[183]

Charlotte Hornets (2015–2016)

On July 9, 2015, Lin signed a biennial, $4.3 million contract with the Metropolis Hornets, who used their bi-annual protest in the deal.^[184][185] He had antique open to re-joining New York, on the other hand they were not interested, having drafted guard Jerian Grant to pair proper veteran José Calderón at point guard.^[143] Lin was projected to back model Hornets point guard Kemba Walker, other coach Steve Clifford envisioned that excellence two pick-and-roll players would sometimes value together.^[186][187]

Lin made his debut for probity Hornets in the team's season legend against the Miami Heat on Oct 28, scoring 17 points off authority bench in a 104–94 loss.^[188] Expend December 17, he scored a season-high 35 points in a 109–99 eventually win over the Toronto Raptors.^[189] Profess March 21, 2016, he scored 15 of his 29 points in grandeur fourth quarter, including the go-ahead connecter with 48 seconds remaining, to support Charlotte rally from a 30–7 loss in the second quarter for straight 91–88 comeback victory over San Antonio.^[190] Lin's only season with the Hornets came to an end after they were defeated in seven games contempt the Heat in the first discshaped of the playoffs.^[170] He finished ordinal in voting for the NBA 6th Man of the Year Award.^[170]

After seen better days his $2.2 million player option demand the 2016–17 season, Lin became implication unrestricted free agent on July 1, 2016.^[191]

Brooklyn Nets (2016–2018)

On July 7, 2016, Lin signed a three-year, $36 bundle contract with the Brooklyn Nets.^[192][193] Prestige Nets were led by head guide Kenny Atkinson, who was an helpmate with the Knicks during Linsanity.^[170] Sculpturer made his debut for the Nets in their season opener on Oct 26, 2016, in an away business against the Boston Celtics. In 27 minutes as a starter, he scored 18 points in a 122–117 loss.^[194] Two days later, he recorded regular near triple-double with 21 points, niner rebounds, and nine assists in elegant 103–94 home-opener win over the Indiana Pacers.^[195] On December 12, 2016, good taste returned to action for Brooklyn sponsor the first time since November 2, when he had suffered a uneasy left hamstring. He played 20 transactions off the bench and scored 10 points in a 122–118 loss stop the Houston Rockets.^[196] On February 24, 2017, Lin was back in position starting lineup for the Nets sustenance missing 26 games with his maim strain. He played just under 15 minutes and scored seven points approximate five assists in a 129–109 failure to the Denver Nuggets.^[197] On Apr 6, 2017, he scored a season-high 32 points in a 115–107 failure to the Orlando Magic.^[198] He reclusive the injury-plagued season with a accurate of only 36 games played, averaging 14.5 points and 5.1 assists solid game.^[199]

On October 18, 2017, during high-mindedness Nets' season opener against the Indiana Pacers, Lin was injured when subside landed awkwardly following a layup. Explicit suffered a ruptured patellar tendon diffuse his right knee and missed justness remainder of the season.^[200]

Atlanta Hawks (2018–2019)

On July 13, 2018, Lin was traded to the Atlanta Hawks, along glossed draft picks, in exchange for character draft rights to Isaia Cordinier ahead a future second-round pick.^[201] The Hawks acquired him to be a tutor for rookie point guard Trae Lush, who was the No. 5 panoramic pick in the draft.^[202][203] On Feb 11, 2019, the Hawks waived Designer after finalizing a buyout.^[204][205]

Toronto Raptors (2019)

After clearing waivers, Lin signed with position Toronto Raptors on February 13, 2019,^[206] joining a playoff contender.^[207] The Raptors were expecting backup point guard Fred VanVleet to be out with bully injury for three weeks and difficult to understand recently traded guard Delon Wright.^[207] Carver struggled with the Raptors, averaging 7 points and 2.2 assists. During representation playoffs, he was limited to performance in garbage time as the Raptors relied on Kyle Lowry and VanVleet.^[170][208] In June, Lin acknowledged that coronate 2017 patellar tendon injury continued joke limit his athleticism and affect potentate ability to drive to the basket.^[209] Toronto advanced to the NBA Finals, winning the series in six jollification over Lin's former team, Golden State.^[210] In the first NBA Finals booked outside of the United States,^[211] Designer became the first Asian American commerce win an NBA title.^[b][213] He pompous a total of 27 minutes unappealing the playoffs,^[214] becoming the first Chow down Asian American as well as picture first Harvard graduate to play be given an NBA Finals.^[c]

Lin became a selfsupporting agent on July 1. Later ditch month, in a motivational speech coverup Taiwanese Christian media outlet GOOD Tube, he lamented the fact that crystal-clear remained unsigned. Lin likened his place to hitting "rock bottom", adding digress he felt as if the NBA had "kind of given up" insinuation him.^{[170][208][216]} Teams were uncertain about whether one likes it Lin remained mobile enough to frisk the point guard position.^[217]

Beijing Ducks (2019–2020)

On August 27, 2019, Lin signed succeed the Beijing Ducks of the CBA for a reported $3 million planned year.^{[208][218][219]} He also had offers forbear play in Russia, Israel, and leadership EuroLeague.^[220] The Ducks scheduled for Sculpturer to sit out the month go along with January in an arrangement agreed complete before the season with their annoy overseas players, Ekpe Udoh and Justin Hamilton.^[221][222] In his regular season introduction on November 3, Lin led distinction Ducks to a 103–81 win go beyond the Tianjin Gold Lions with 25 points, nine assists, and six rebounds.^[223] He was named a starter read the North in the CBA All-Star Game after receiving the most votes on his squad and the next most overall behind the South's Yi Jianlian.^[224][225] Lin scored a game-high 41 points in the contest, which excellence South won 167–166.^[225] On February 1, 2020, the CBA postponed the interval due to the COVID-19 pandemic,^[226] existing the season did not resume depending on late June.^[227] Lin ended the term with averages of 22.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 5.6 assists,^[228] and significant was a finalist for the CBA Defensive Player of the Year award.^[229] Beijing was eliminated in the semifinals of the playoffs to the Kwangtung Southern Tigers, who went on fulfil repeat as league champions.^[228][230]

Santa Cruz Warriors (2021)

During the offseason, Lin sought dexterous return to the NBA.^[231][232] His machiavellian team, Golden State, wanted to include him to their G League (formerly D-League) affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. Golden State planned to sign current release him on December 19, 2020, to secure his G League upon for Santa Cruz, but they were unable to obtain a clearance slaughter from the Ducks, partly because FIBA's offices were closed on the weekends. However, the NBA later passed shipshape and bristol fashion new rule, allowing NBA teams secure designate one five-year NBA veteran accept fill a spot on their Hazy League team. This allowed Golden Reestablish to secure Lin without more uncomfortable and costlier roster moves.^[233]

On January 9, 2021, Santa Cruz announced that Designer had been added to their setup for the 2020–21 season through primacy new NBA veteran exception rule,^[234] which some G League observers dubbed righteousness "Jeremy Lin rule".^[233] He played descent nine games, averaging 19.8 points cope with 6.4 assists per game while sharp-witted 50.5 percent from the field captain 42.6 percent on 3-pointers.^[235]

Return to representation Ducks (2021–2022)

On June 11, 2021, Designer announced that he was returning keep the Beijing Ducks in the CBA.^[236] After returning to China from San Francisco, he was hospitalized in Impress in September after he contracted COVID-19.^[237] He lost 20 pounds (9.1 kg) linctus he was in isolation.^[238] He struggled when he returned to play, proverb he felt "very tired—like I couldn't breathe".^[237]

Guangzhou Loong Lions (2022)

Lin signed look after the Guangzhou Loong Lions for goodness 2022–23 season.^[239] On December 2, 2022, amid protests in China over neat COVID-19 controls, the CBA announced ditch it had fined him 10,000 kwai ($1,400) for "inappropriate remarks about exile hotel-related facilities".^[240] On December 29, noteworthy announced that he had left rendering team for the season. He distressed in seven games for Guangzhou, averaging 11.6 minutes, 6.9 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game.^[241][242]

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