Who will be Stephen Curry’s understudy next season? On paper, the 2020/21 squad does not yet have a good-caliber point guard to spare and replace it, and according to Jia Lei, a Chinese journalist, the Warriors are interested in Jeremy Lin, who is coming out of a big league. season in China.
The former Knicks and Rockets point guard set down in Los Angeles this fall and he’s made it clear he wants to play in the NBA again next season. “Even though the Ducks treated me well, gave me everything I wanted, I still have NBA dreams” he had confided this summer. “I still have time to play there and I have to go get it. “
At Golden State, we know him well because it is there that he started. It was in 2010 when he had not been drafted. He had managed to land a two-year contract, but spent most of his time in the D-League, before finally being cut a year later. He did not know Steve Kerr since the coach was Mark Jackson but his human qualities, his experience and his playing intelligence could be invaluable for this revival season for the Warriors.
A month ago, it was Nick Nurse who spoke about his former substitute point guard, believing that he absolutely had his place in the NBA. Even at 32.
« Here’s why Jeremy Lin should return to the NBA and why he should return as early as next season: First, it’s because the NBA is a pick-and-roll sport Explained the Toronto coach. ” It’s based on reading the pick-and-roll and the creation that comes with it, and Jeremy is one of the best pick-and-roll leaders of the past ten years. That’s why he had exploded in New York, and that’s why he then became successful whenever he could play pick-and-roll. He has a very high game intelligence, and he can see things before they develop.. »
