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.
Source: Rotoworld.com