Jeremy Lin Agrees To Buyout With Hawks, Will Sign With Raptors

[IAMZOOTED2]

Wow, Lin's net worth is apparently 170 million!

Given his fan base this move actually makes a lot of sense both for the Raptor's and Lin.

The Raptor's get additional insurance, depth and length at the 1 spot. His pick and roll ability provides Ibaka with an excellent opportunity to maintain his current efficiency if he is put, which I suspect, on the second unit. There's talk of Lin playing the 2 beside FVV but mark my words, he's going to take FVV's spot and cut his mins. He's just a better player at this point.

Lin get a chance to compete and undoubtedly given the demographics in Toronto, further develop his fan base. Caching city for both Toronto and Lin with the added bonus of actually becoming a better team.

Dude, it would be hard to make a case that FVV is a better defender than Lin, too. I could see him usurping FVV as backup...

[LaRance]

I definitely gotta grab myself a Lin Raptors Jersey

[gpoon]

you know... this is a low key move to help keep kawhi, Kawhi wants to build his brand right and who is the most popular player in China? T-Mac! That was cause he was the best player playing with YAO and it stuck. I am sure a lot of Chinese viewers are gonna start tuning into raptors games and get exposed to Kawhi.

[anatomicbomb]

Don't get it at all. I know Toronto's got a good chance to win the East but they have a great starting PG and a top-notch back up. He's not winning a title and he's not getting big minutes, so seems like a weird move to me.

Backup is out for 3 weeks so Lin has a chance to play himself into the #2 spot and still make a deep playoff run

[kieferli]

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[LiSTWithLani]

you know... this is a low key move to help keep kawhi, Kawhi wants to build his brand right and who is the most popular player in China? T-Mac! That was cause he was the best player playing with YAO and it stuck. I am sure a lot of Chinese viewers are gonna start tuning into raptors games and get exposed to Kawhi.

Ding, ding, ding...
Not only is he talented, he's a natural fit next to lots of our guys. He pushes FVV to SG, since he's better off-ball as a shooter anyway. JLin next to Ibaka is a fantastic fit if they both come off of the bench.

Our depth chart:
Gasol/ Ibaka/ ?
Siakam/ Anunoby/ Boucher
Leonard/ Powell/ Miller
Green/ VanVleet/ McLemore
Lowry/ Lin/ V^V

Rumours of Markieff Morris joining us are also super exciting.

It's a shame that we missed out on Wes Matthews, because our backup 2/3 is our weakest position.

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Except Gangnam-Style was written by a Korean and Jeremy Lin is Chinese.

[LiSTWithLani]

Ummm, he's got a whole documentary centered around his struggle to find a home in the NBA. He made $15M+ in 2014,15. The maximum salary for players with 0-6 years was $14,746,000. I'm not sure how he did that, but it was more than he expected.

This is a dumb argument to be getting into but neither of those things have anything to do with 'being good with money.' He never actually made $15m in any season--his career most is the $13m he's making this year--and what you're talking about is his poison pill salary-match mechanism that the Rockets wrote into his RFA contract. To keep the Knicks from matching his contract, they used a loophole in which a team that matched his deal would have to pay almost two full years of his salary one year and then next to nothing the next year. It was a clever trick but it was the Rockets' idea and not Lin's, and in the end the Knicks didn't match and Lin just made a flat $8.4m over that contract's three years.

That was dumb. I think you should re-read what you're responding to. I don't think you understand what we're talking about. Yeah, Lin got $5M for two seasons (which he was worth) and $15M for one(which he was not). The last year of the contract was paid (in full) by the Lakers but only the average of the contract counted against the cap.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/jeremy-lin-7115/cash-earnings/

And I didn't say it, or even refer to it, but I believe the previous poster was talking about Lin having a degree in economics from Harvard when he suggested Lin might be good with money. Since I didn't say it myself, I can't be sure.

Thank you. Modern society tells us that typically, the more highly educated someone is, the better that they are with their money. That isn't ALWAYS true, but then if we compare Lin's education to the average NBA player, it would lead one to believe that he is several standard deviations away from the norm, as far as how smart he is.

[spaceballer]

This is a dumb argument to be getting into but neither of those things have anything to do with 'being good with money.' He never actually made $15m in any season--his career most is the $13m he's making this year--and what you're talking about is his poison pill salary-match mechanism that the Rockets wrote into his RFA contract. To keep the Knicks from matching his contract, they used a loophole in which a team that matched his deal would have to pay almost two full years of his salary one year and then next to nothing the next year. It was a clever trick but it was the Rockets' idea and not Lin's, and in the end the Knicks didn't match and Lin just made a flat $8.4m over that contract's three years.

That was dumb. I think you should re-read what you're responding to. I don't think you understand what we're talking about. Yeah, Lin got $5M for two seasons (which he was worth) and $15M for one(which he was not). The last year of the contract was paid (in full) by the Lakers but only the average of the contract counted against the cap.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/jeremy-lin-7115/cash-earnings/

And I didn't say it, or even refer to it, but I believe the previous poster was talking about Lin having a degree in economics from Harvard when he suggested Lin might be good with money. Since I didn't say it myself, I can't be sure.

Thank you. Modern society tells us that typically, the more highly educated someone is, the better that they are with their money. That isn't ALWAYS true, but then if we compare Lin's education to the average NBA player, it would lead one to believe that he is several standard deviations away from the norm, as far as how smart he is.

He seems to have made good investment decisions. He is a joint investor in an analytics startup financed by Sam Hinkie, Mark Cuban, and Steve Nash. The company founded by ex-Apple engineers recently released an app called "Homecourt" that is being used by the Celtics, Sixers, Duke, and NBA players in off-season workouts. All you need is a phone's camera and maybe a tripod at most, so anyone can use it in their backyard without specialized equipment.

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/08/17/homecourt-app-steve-nash-jeremy-lin-mark-cuban-nets-duke

[CobraCommander]

Wow, Lin's net worth is apparently 170 million!

Given his fan base this move actually makes a lot of sense both for the Raptor's and Lin.

The Raptor's get additional insurance, depth and length at the 1 spot. His pick and roll ability provides Ibaka with an excellent opportunity to maintain his current efficiency if he is put, which I suspect, on the second unit. There's talk of Lin playing the 2 beside FVV but mark my words, he's going to take FVV's spot and cut his mins. He's just a better player at this point.

Lin get a chance to compete and undoubtedly given the demographics in Toronto, further develop his fan base. Caching city for both Toronto and Lin with the added bonus of actually becoming a better team.

Dude, it would be hard to make a case that FVV is a better defender than Lin, too. I could see him usurping FVV as backup...

He isnt taking FVVs job under any circumstances. The real question is who will Lin back up next year or will he look for a starting job. This is a clear ring hunt....its kinda interesting that Lin is already in the ring hunt phase of his career.

[CobraCommander]

That was dumb. I think you should re-read what you're responding to. I don't think you understand what we're talking about. Yeah, Lin got $5M for two seasons (which he was worth) and $15M for one(which he was not). The last year of the contract was paid (in full) by the Lakers but only the average of the contract counted against the cap.

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/atlanta-hawks/jeremy-lin-7115/cash-earnings/

And I didn't say it, or even refer to it, but I believe the previous poster was talking about Lin having a degree in economics from Harvard when he suggested Lin might be good with money. Since I didn't say it myself, I can't be sure.

Thank you. Modern society tells us that typically, the more highly educated someone is, the better that they are with their money. That isn't ALWAYS true, but then if we compare Lin's education to the average NBA player, it would lead one to believe that he is several standard deviations away from the norm, as far as how smart he is.

He seems to have made good investment decisions. He is a joint investor in an analytics startup financed by Sam Hinkie, Mark Cuban, and Steve Nash. The company founded by ex-Apple engineers recently released an app called "Homecourt" that is being used by the Celtics, Sixers, Duke, and NBA players in off-season workouts. All you need is a phone's camera and maybe a tripod at most, so anyone can use it in their backyard without specialized equipment.

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/08/17/homecourt-app-steve-nash-jeremy-lin-mark-cuban-nets-duke

Interesting how people always go back to Lin went to “Haaaavard” to tell you how smart he is when Lin Never pulls the “I’m so smart card because I went to Harvard”. Lin is smart like a TON of basketball players and he is a legit baller- he makes great money playing in the NBA like all the vets- but the 2 guys that will lap the field when it comes to money made off the court will be Jordan and Lebron- State School MJ and No School LJ-

I love that Lin has a legit following because he is (no matter what people may think) somewhat of a Jackie Robinson for the asian community. The fact that Lin has kept his wits about him when he is often fighting to get playing time on bad teams or getting moved for younger “less capable at the time” talent and he just keeps it quiet...and keeps it moving...is impressive. The pressure that dude is under is serious.... Better players dont get 3+ pages of comments when they get the buy out

[LiSTWithLani]

Thank you. Modern society tells us that typically, the more highly educated someone is, the better that they are with their money. That isn't ALWAYS true, but then if we compare Lin's education to the average NBA player, it would lead one to believe that he is several standard deviations away from the norm, as far as how smart he is.

He seems to have made good investment decisions. He is a joint investor in an analytics startup financed by Sam Hinkie, Mark Cuban, and Steve Nash. The company founded by ex-Apple engineers recently released an app called "Homecourt" that is being used by the Celtics, Sixers, Duke, and NBA players in off-season workouts. All you need is a phone's camera and maybe a tripod at most, so anyone can use it in their backyard without specialized equipment.

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/08/17/homecourt-app-steve-nash-jeremy-lin-mark-cuban-nets-duke

Interesting how people always go back to Lin went to “Haaaavard” to tell you how smart he is when Lin Never pulls the “I’m so smart card because I went to Harvard”. Lin is smart like a TON of basketball players and he is a legit baller- he makes great money playing in the NBA like all the vets- but the 2 guys that will lap the field when it comes to money made off the court will be Jordan and Lebron- State School MJ and No School LJ-

I love that Lin has a legit following because he is (no matter what people may think) somewhat of a Jackie Robinson for the asian community. The fact that Lin has kept his wits about him when he is often fighting to get playing time on bad teams or getting moved for younger “less capable at the time” talent and he just keeps it quiet...and keeps it moving...is impressive. The pressure that dude is under is serious.... Better players dont get 3+ pages of comments when they get the buy out :)

Except we're talking about a Raptors signing and the Raptors board is rampant!

Also, the fact that MJ & LBJ make more money does not mean that they are smarter, it simply means that they have capitalized on some of their many opportunities. I'm less impressed by the the top end talent that makes lots of money and more impressed by the lesser guys that also make a lot of money.

[IAMZOOTED2]

Thank you. Modern society tells us that typically, the more highly educated someone is, the better that they are with their money. That isn't ALWAYS true, but then if we compare Lin's education to the average NBA player, it would lead one to believe that he is several standard deviations away from the norm, as far as how smart he is.

He seems to have made good investment decisions. He is a joint investor in an analytics startup financed by Sam Hinkie, Mark Cuban, and Steve Nash. The company founded by ex-Apple engineers recently released an app called "Homecourt" that is being used by the Celtics, Sixers, Duke, and NBA players in off-season workouts. All you need is a phone's camera and maybe a tripod at most, so anyone can use it in their backyard without specialized equipment.

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/08/17/homecourt-app-steve-nash-jeremy-lin-mark-cuban-nets-duke

Interesting how people always go back to Lin went to “Haaaavard” to tell you how smart he is when Lin Never pulls the “I’m so smart card because I went to Harvard”. Lin is smart like a TON of basketball players and he is a legit baller- he makes great money playing in the NBA like all the vets- but the 2 guys that will lap the field when it comes to money made off the court will be Jordan and Lebron- State School MJ and No School LJ-

I love that Lin has a legit following because he is (no matter what people may think) somewhat of a Jackie Robinson for the asian community. The fact that Lin has kept his wits about him when he is often fighting to get playing time on bad teams or getting moved for younger “less capable at the time” talent and he just keeps it quiet...and keeps it moving...is impressive. The pressure that dude is under is serious.... Better players dont get 3+ pages of comments when they get the buy out

Lin gets daps because he deserves them. He's built up a ton of sweat equity thru past hard work which, clearly, has value. His time and demeanor in NY when Melo got but hurt helped his case a ton, but still... He's a better than average ball handler, good in Pick and roll, dependable jumper, and listens to his bloody coach. Not world beating skills, but surprisingly few NBA players possess these qualities.

[Pickled Prunes]

Thank you. Modern society tells us that typically, the more highly educated someone is, the better that they are with their money. That isn't ALWAYS true, but then if we compare Lin's education to the average NBA player, it would lead one to believe that he is several standard deviations away from the norm, as far as how smart he is.

He seems to have made good investment decisions. He is a joint investor in an analytics startup financed by Sam Hinkie, Mark Cuban, and Steve Nash. The company founded by ex-Apple engineers recently released an app called "Homecourt" that is being used by the Celtics, Sixers, Duke, and NBA players in off-season workouts. All you need is a phone's camera and maybe a tripod at most, so anyone can use it in their backyard without specialized equipment.

https://www.si.com/nba/2018/08/17/homecourt-app-steve-nash-jeremy-lin-mark-cuban-nets-duke

Interesting how people always go back to Lin went to “Haaaavard” to tell you how smart he is when Lin Never pulls the “I’m so smart card because I went to Harvard”. Lin is smart like a TON of basketball players and he is a legit baller- he makes great money playing in the NBA like all the vets- but the 2 guys that will lap the field when it comes to money made off the court will be Jordan and Lebron- State School MJ and No School LJ-

I love that Lin has a legit following because he is (no matter what people may think) somewhat of a Jackie Robinson for the asian community. The fact that Lin has kept his wits about him when he is often fighting to get playing time on bad teams or getting moved for younger “less capable at the time” talent and he just keeps it quiet...and keeps it moving...is impressive. The pressure that dude is under is serious.... Better players dont get 3+ pages of comments when they get the buy out

I don't disagree with most of what you're saying but I think you would have to go back to the beginning of this conversation thread to really know how the conversation got to where it is. There have been multiple misunderstandings of points being made and we're three topics removed from where it started.