One of the biggest feel-good stories in the NBA this decade had to be the meteoric rise of the previously unknown Jeremy Lin. In what later would be dubbed as Linsanity, Jeremey Lin erupted onto the NBA scene over the stretch of a couple of weeks beginning in February, causing every person to turn their head and take notice.
It all began on February 4th, 2012. Lin had been picked up by the New York Knicks earlier in the season because their backcourt had been riddled with injuries. It was a quiet move that no one looked twice at.
Until a month later, Lin was still a nobody, logging in a couple minutes here and there for the Knickerbockers and not really having an impact. That was until, on the 4th of February, he played nearly a full game and dropped 25 points against the New Jersey Nets. That game would prove to be the first act in the story of Jeremy Lin.
Lin followed up that performance with another 28 points against the Utah Jazz and 23 points and 10 assists against the Washington Wizards. However, his best game was yet to come.
Kobe Bryant and the Lakers came to town and Lin was about to give them a show. In what would be his best game to that point, as he torched the Purple & Gold for 38 points. As if that was not enough, the following game Lin scored 12 points in the 4th quarter as well as the game-winning 3 to bring the Knicks back from 17 against the Toronto Raptors, extending their winning streak to six games.
A torn meniscus finally ended the frenzy around Lin, but his future looked bright with New York. However, as it would turn out, he signed a three-year, $25 million contract with the Houston Rockets. Although he had a few highlight games here and there, the magic he created in New York just never came back. After two seasons, he was traded to the Lakers. His performance there was barely more than lackluster. Following the end of that season, he signed a two-year deal with the Charlotte Hornets.
In Charlotte, he experienced more or less of the same type of play we have been accustomed to seeing from Lin over the last couple of years, although he did show some improvement.When facing off against the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs this year, he played quite well, even pushing Miami to seven games before finally falling.
This offseason, Lin opted out of his deal with the Hornets and has signed with the Brooklyn Nets. However, don't think that his return to New York means a resurgence for Linsanity.
When talking with NetsDaily.com about the hype surrounding his performance with the Knicks a few years back, he says:
“I'm so far past that,” he said of his 2012 run as a New York Knick. “From the outside, really during the season, I don't read anything, tweets or comments or articles or what this commentator said. So expectations are going to be the same for me.and i'm going to go in and keep my mind right. play for God and I think the last couple of years, I've been able to live with the results.
“I played, I think, the right way and that's the way I want to play in Brooklyn.”
This will be Lin's first time back in the role of a full time starter. He spent most of his time in Charlotte coming off the bench, averaging 11.7 points, three rebounds, and three assists per game.
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