Jeremy Lin took the NBA world by storm in late January and February of this past season. Then he took the NBA world by storm with the contentious restricted free agency that saw him leave The Big Apple for Clutch City (awful memories of 1994 just came rushing back into The Empire State). The debate on whether the Knicks should match the extremely back-loaded contract Daryl Morey and the Rockets gave him raged within the Knicks fan base.
The story of Lin's free agency became a question of what Lin was worth to a team both for his on-court prowess (albeit in a small sample size) and the off-court marketing bonanza he helped inspire. Lin was the story of the season for the way he rocked the big stage at Madison Square Garden and then further for the way China adopted him as the heir to Yao Ming in that emerging basketball market. It is no coincidence that Lin's jersey became one of the top five sellers last year.
Lin's stats do not seem to warrant a $25 million deal over ...
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Jeremy Lin,
Yao Ming,
Carmelo Anthony,
James Dolan,
Kevin Mchale,
Luis Scola,
Kyle Lowry,
Goran Dragic,
Dwight Howard,
Omer Asik
TEAMS: Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls
TEAMS: Houston Rockets, New York Knicks, Phoenix Suns, Orlando Magic, Chicago Bulls
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