July 11, 2012 – The Hoop Doctors
On the day when it becomes official that the New York Knicks are going to match the Rockets $28M offer for Jeremy Lin in order to retain him, the Jeremy Lin camp can officially announce ‘they’ve arrived’. Less than a year ago, Jeremy Lin was grateful just to be sitting on an NBA bench, and making a mere (by NBA standards) $700K, none of which was guaranteed until part way through the season. And now he is going to have almost $30M owed to him over four years. That’s quite the pay raise.
In honor of Lin’s special day, check out this 2012 season highlight mix, the evidence as to why the Knicks are making a good decision by retaining Jeremy Lin…