Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin
Lin in 2017
No. 7 – New Taipei Kings
PositionPoint guard / shooting guard
LeagueTaiwan Professional Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1988-08-23) August 23, 1988 (age 36)
Torrance, California, U.S.
Nationality
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High schoolPalo Alto (Palo Alto, California)
CollegeHarvard (2006–2010)
NBA draft2010: undrafted
Playing career2010–present
Career history
2010–2011Golden State Warriors
2010–2011Reno Bighorns
2011Dongguan Leopards
2011–2012New York Knicks
2012Erie BayHawks
20122014Houston Rockets
2014–2015Los Angeles Lakers
2015–2016Charlotte Hornets
20162018Brooklyn Nets
2018–2019Atlanta Hawks
2019Toronto Raptors
2019–2020Beijing Ducks
2021Santa Cruz Warriors
2021–2022Beijing Ducks
2022Guangzhou Loong Lions
2023Kaohsiung 17LIVE Steelers
2023–presentNew Taipei Kings
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Jeremy Lin
Traditional Chinese林書豪
Simplified Chinese林书豪
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinLín Shūháo
Bopomofoㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄕㄨ ㄏㄠˊ
Wade–GilesLin2 Shu1-Hao2
IPA[lǐn ʂúxǎʊ]
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingLam4 Syu1 Hou4
Southern Min
Hokkien POJLîm Su-hô

Jeremy Shu-How Lin (born August 23, 1988) is a Taiwanese-American[1][2] professional basketball player for the New Taipei Kings of the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL). He unexpectedly led a winning turnaround with the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) during the 2011–12 season, sparking a cultural phenomenon known as "Linsanity". Lin was the first American of Chinese or Taiwanese descent to play in the NBA, and is one of the few Asian Americans to have played in the league. He is the first Asian American player to win an NBA championship, having done so with the Toronto Raptors in 2019.

Lin grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and earned Northern California Basketball Player of the Year honors as a senior in high school. After receiving no athletic scholarship offers, he attended Harvard University, where he was a three-time all-conference player in the Ivy League. Undrafted out of college, Lin signed with his hometown Golden State Warriors in 2010. He seldom played in his rookie season and received assignments to the NBA Development League (D-League). In 2011, Lin was waived by both the Warriors and the Houston Rockets before joining the New York Knicks early in 2011–12.

At first, Lin played sparingly for the Knicks, and he again spent time in the D-League. In February 2012, however, he was promoted to the starting lineup and led the team on a seven-game winning streak. Lin's stellar play during the season helped the Knicks make the 2012 playoffs; it also catapulted him to international fame. Lin appeared on the covers of Sports Illustrated and Time and was named to the Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world. In July 2012, Lin won the ESPY Award for Breakthrough Athlete of the Year.

Following his Knicks tenure, Lin played for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks, and Toronto Raptors. While he experienced some success in Houston and Charlotte, he battled injuries in the ensuing seasons. In August 2019, he left the NBA and signed with the Beijing Ducks, where he became an All-Star in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Attempting to return to the NBA, Lin played with the Warriors' development team in 2021. He returned to the CBA and played with the Ducks and later the Guangzhou Loong Lions. He left the Loong Lions midseason in 2022–23 and joined PLG's Steelers in 2023.

  1. ^ a b Liao Lu-wei, Jake Chung (August 20, 2020). "NBA star Lin gains ROC citizenship". Taipei Times. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Matthew Strong (August 19, 2020). "Basketball star Jeremy Lin has obtained Taiwan passport". Taiwan News. Retrieved June 6, 2021.