Hornets fearful of losing Jeremy Lin this offseason
Charlotte Hornets guard Jeremy Lin is causing some anxiety within the front office, as the team is "fearful" that they'll lose him in free agency, despite Charlotte's desire to re-sign him, sources told ESPN's Chris Broussard.
"I've played six years in the NBA; I've played on five different teams. I've played for two D-League teams -- so seven cities in six years. I'm tired of boxes, I'm tired of moving companies, and I want to find a home," he said. "I want to see how good I can become," Lin said. "I'm 27, and an athlete's prime, or at least in the NBA, your prime is usually 27-30. That's when you kind of peak physically [and] mentally and that's where most players perform their best. So I'm going into my prime and I want to see how great I can be as a player, and that's my purpose in free agency -- so I'll just exhaust every opportunity to see which one will be the best for me." Re-signing Lin will be a more taxing process than normal, due to the fact that Charlotte doesn't own Lin's Bird Rights. We'll see if he is able to accomplish his goal of finding a long-term NBA suitor. Lin is expected to promptly sit down with three other teams once free agency begins.
Lin averaged 11.7 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.0 3-pointers per game in 26.3 minutes this past season. He shot 41.2 percent from the field and had a career-low 18.6 percent Assist Rate.
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