For the Los Angeles Lakers, Jeremy Lin's value may not extend beyond his expiring contract and the future first-round draft pick he brought with him from the Houston Rockets.
If Lin boosts ticket sales or plays his way into a permanent role going forward, that's even better. But he'll spend next season draped in purple and gold because of the assist he gave the franchise's future asset collection.
For the player himself, though, this is something so much greater that it can't easily put into words. More than anything, this is a chance to prove he's a legitimate NBA player, not just the main character in a story so unbelievable it still boggles the minds of those who witnessed it.
His journey left a remarkable trail that may never be retraced. He has toiled in the D-League, been buried on the bench and more than once floated out on the waiver wire.
Then came that miraculous two-month stretch with the New York Knicks in 2012, the global phenomenon that was simply dubbed "Linsanity." It began when desperation thrust him into then-Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni's lineup, continued with a stretch of hi ...
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Jeremy Lin Has Golden Opportunity to Reinvent Himself with Los Angeles Lakers
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