November 2, 2019

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September 12, 2018

Lin was acquired by the Hawks into cap space, without much in the way of sweetener going the other way. Normally, players traded into cap space are either very good or highly unwanted, and with the latter, a first-round pick (or more) is usually traded with their contract as sweetener. Not so with Lin, onto whom the Brooklyn Nets stuck only a 2025 second-round pick in moving him to Atlanta. Lin is an unlikely Hawk, a now-veteran reserve point guard without upside or team control on his contract, who nevertheless replaces Dennis Schroeder as a more harmonious, cheaper alternative to push Trae Young's career along.

Perhaps the answer to Lin's perceived value lies in the secondary revenues he creates; by virtue of his Chinese heritage and the size of their increasingly passionate fanbase, Lin yields a ton of merchandise and apparel sales for whichever team he is signed to. However, by the time the trade deadline passes, all those Hawks Lin jerseys will already have been bought. Assuming he has only negligible trade value (which he will unless the Hawks are prepared to use him to take on salary, which would be highly out of character and out of kilter with the rest of the moves they have made of late), he becomes a logical buyout candidate. On a team not intending to win anything any time soon, what incentive is there to keep him?

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June 29, 2018

Jeremy Lin
PG - 6’3, 200lbs - 29 years old - 8 years of experience

Injured mere minutes into the season, Lin’s role was to sit on the bench in a series of sharp outfits and snazzy haircuts. He performed this with aplomb, and thus can arguably be said to have had a fantastic year, apart from the bit where he was injured mere minutes into the season.

Already having opted in to his player option for next season, there is the chance that if he can prove his good health and get back to his normal career level of play, Lin will have some resale value down the right. That is likely the intent, at least, for with D’Angelo Russell in the fold, Caris LeVert’s good second year to consider and (you would imagine) a strong desire to keep the incredibly solid Spencer Dinwiddie, the need for ball handling primary playmaking guards is very much marginalised. All three have youth and upside on their side over Lin, and while decisions between the three may have to be made down the road, the more immediate decision to be made is where Lin fits in alongside them.

Even after digging out a couple of good players through the Redraft and Reclamation process thus far, the Nets still need to improve their overall talent level by quite away. Lin’s return will help with that, for he is a solid-starter-excellent-reserve calibre of lead guard who betters any team he is on. The point of signing he and Trevor Booker, though, was not so much to aid the team immediately as it was to be warm and helpful presences while waiting to be turned around for assets down the road.

It worked with Booker. With good health, maybe soon it will work with Lin as well. And if he does stay and see out his contract – which is entirely likely considering the injury – here’s hoping he gets back to the fun stuff again.

Player Plan: One year and $12,516,746 remaining. Look to move, potentially as salary relief for a team with a big 2020-expiring bad deal they wouldn’t mind attaching something useful to to be free of while getting a useful player like Lin in return. Solomon Hill, for example.

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June 29, 2017

Jeremy Lin
PG, 6’3, 200lbs, 28 years old, 7 years of experience

Seems at home in a pace-and-space system; give him a team of shooters to spot up around him and he'll find them (35.5% assist percentage) while still getting his own. Admittedly in a shortened season due to injury and ignoring the lazy defence that stats never cover well, this was nevertheless Lin's best year since Linsanity. It was notable how much the team struggled without him (1-27 stretch after he got injured; 11-12 stretch upon his return). Nonetheless, if a pick is there to be had, take it; the sign-vets-trade-vets-for-picks strategy might never work this well again.

Player Plan: Has a $12 million salary for next season, then an option for 2018/19 at $12,516,746. Shouldn’t think he would exercise the option, thus essentially making this the final year. Trade him so as to get something for him.

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July 8, 2013

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January 10, 2011

In some additional related bookkeeping, the reason for many of the players listed in the previous list was due to the NBA's contract guarantee date. All players on NBA rosters on or after January 10th have their contracts guaranteed for the remainder of the season (future seasons are unaffected); this also includes waivers. In-season waivers are 48 hours long and do not include weekends; therefore, with the 10th of January being a Monday, players had to be waived by close of business on Wednesday 5th in order to have cleared waivers before the deadline date.

Eleven players with not fully guaranteed contracts were waived in the hours before that deadline: Steve Novak, Damien Wilkins, Jarron Collins, John Lucas III, Ime Udoka, Lester Hudson, Ronald Dupree, Brian Skinner, Pops Mensah-Bonsu, Sundiata Gaines and Rodney Carney. Twenty seven unguaranteed players survived; Delonte West, Von Wafer, Brian Scalabrine, Samardo Samuels, Manny Harris, Alonzo Gee, Brian Cardinal, Melvin Ely, Gary Forbes, Jeremy Lin, Ish Smith, A.J. Price, Ike Diogu, Luc Richard Mbah A Moute, Ben Uzoh, Didier Ilunga-Mbenga, Shawne Williams, Malik Allen, Garret Siler, Patty Mills, Sean Marks, Darnell Jackson, Chris Quinn, Sonny Weems, Jeremy Evans, Cartier Martin and Hamady Ndiaye. Players with contracts who had already become guaranteed due to specific guarantee stipulations in their contracts were Sherron Collins, Derrick Brown, Josh McRoberts, Willie Warren, Derrick Caracter, Luther Head and Joey Dorsey.

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September 28, 2010

The Warriors started early, nabbing Jeremy Lin after summer league ended to a contract that has $350,000 in guaranteed money. Since this represents almost 75% of his entire rookie year salary, you can safely assumed he's sticking around for the duration

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July 10, 2010

Jeremy Lin

Lin's major strength is his scoring efficiency. As a 6'3 guard, he shot 52% last year as a first option player, which is pretty hard to imagine. But that's about it for the moment. He's an unathletic 6'3 score-first player who turns it over too much to be a point guard, who is too small and grounded to he a two guard, and who doesn't shoot from outside particularly well either. He defends fairly well, though, and neither is he timid. And if he can improve his ball-handling and jumpshot, there's enough guile there to override his physical tools. But shooting and dribble are prerequisite point guard skills for a reason.

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