Recently, there has been a shortage of manpower in various teams due to health and safety agreements. They had to sign a number of role players to complement the team's strength, with people like Miles, Thomas Jr., Johnson and 2014 No. 8 Show Stauskas all getting contracts to return to the NBA. Seeing this scene, many fans will sigh and sigh, if Jeremy Lin did not return to the CBA this year, will he return to the NBA?
Jeremy Lin played well in the NBA that year, and his highlight performance in the Knicks will not be forgotten. Leaving the Knicks for the Rockets, Jeremy Lin gradually changed from highlight to mediocre, playing tepidly and being a qualified rotation player. Later, Jeremy Lin was plagued by injuries. Twice in his career, he experienced major injuries, and the injury caused Jeremy Lin to fall quickly. After winning the championship with the Raptors in 19 years, Jeremy Lin could not return to the NBA.
Jeremy Lin, who played in the CBA, performed well. But fans who know Jeremy Lin know he wants to get back to the NBA, and the NBA is the best stage to prove himself. Unfortunately, Jeremy Lin missed this opportunity, and the decline in physical fitness is one aspect. In the NBA for several seasons, Jeremy Lin's advantage has not been left behind, but his disadvantage has not been significantly filled. The disadvantage here is a three-point shooting apart from defense.
The NBA is now a small-ball league with high demands on three-pointers. A defender player who does not have a stable projection, it is very difficult to stand. Jeremy Lin has not shown a stable three-point shooting efficiency so far in his career. The career average three-point shooting percentage is only 34.2 percent. Jeremy Lin's three-point efficiency in the CBA is not excellent compared to other foreign aides. At that time, people's strategy for defending Jeremy Lin was to assist Inc. Lin, limiting his breakthrough without limiting his three-point shooting. When Jeremy Lin played for the Warriors' development league team, even though his statistics were good, he sorted out the team's offense well and had an excellent overall view. But the Warriors still didn't give him a contract, and that's why.
Defensive and physical decline is an even more important factor. Jeremy Lin was actually a very physical player, and when he played well in the Knicks, his body was the cornerstone. Jeremy Lin's sprint speed is the same level as Wall and Rose, and if he loses the breakthrough speed at an older age, it will be difficult for Jeremy Lin to gain a foothold in the NBA. Defensively, Jeremy Lin's movement speed slipped and it would be easier for opponents to break through him. At this stage, the league is unlikely to give a three-point unstable and mediocre defensive guard contract.
Finally, there is the luck factor, looking back at Jeremy Lin's career, his good luck seems to have run out in the Knicks. Seriously injured while playing for the Nets, eager to return to the NBA but again and again defeated by reality. This time, Jeremy Lin chose to return to the CBA, but did not expect a large-scale shortage of personnel in the NBA due to the health and safety agreement. If Jeremy Lin had seized the opportunity during this window, perhaps he would have won the favor of an NBA team and secured a short contract.
It's just that this shouldn't happen again. Jeremy Lin is 33 years old, and the probability of returning to the NBA in the future is basically 0. His career has been perfect enough to earn people's respect. It's just that people will regret, if Jeremy Lin can play 1 or 2 more seasons in the NBA, how good would it be? Dear readers, how do you evaluate Jeremy Lin's NBA career? Feel free to leave a message in the comments section of the article.