Jeremy Lin may very well be left with no better choice than to continue his professional basketball career overseas this season. If he indeed goes that route, though, it seems very unlikely he'll play for Euroleague power CSKA Moscow despite recent reports suggesting the club was interested in signing the veteran guard.
Andrey Kartashov of Russian news agency TASS reported on Tuesday that CSKA has never even broached bringing Lin aboard, in part due to a rash of recent injuries that has left his health status in question.
Numerous news kept popping up about Jeremy Lin’s refusal to join CSKA Moscow. However, there were no talks at all. The club was not interested in him, particularly in view of his health condition.
— Andrey Kartashov (@LeDr0n) July 30, 2019
Reports of CSKA's interest in Lin was first reported last week. The 30-year-old recently expressed dismay at being left unsigned a month into free agency, fighting back tears as he lamented the NBA's collective doubt about his ability to contribute going forward.
Lin finished last season with the Toronto Raptors, winning his first championship ring despite appearing in the NBA Finals for just single minute of garbage time. He was used similarly sparingly throughout the postseason, playing 27 total minutes across eight appearances when the games' outcomes had already been decided.
The Raptors signed Lin in February after he reached a buyout with the Atlanta Hawks. He was acquired by the Hawks in a trade with the Brooklyn Nets last summer. Over 74 appearances with Toronto and Atlanta last season, Lin averaged 9.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 3.1 assists, shooting 44.0 percent overall and just 29.4 percent from beyond the arc, the second-worst mark of his career.
His injury woes first began in 2016, during his first season with the Brooklyn Nets after signing a three-year, $36 million contract in free agency. Lin tore his patellar tendon in Brooklyn's season-opener the following year, causing him to miss all of 2017-18.
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