Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Shu-How Lin (English: Jeremy Shu-How Lin, August 23, 1988 -) is an American former basketball player who played as a point guard on the court. Jeremy Lin grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and was the Northern California Player of the Year in high school. He chose to attend Harvard University without any sports scholarship provided by any university, and was selected to the Ivy League's annual team three times during his four years in college. Jeremy Lin's entry into the National Basketball Association (NBA) was not smooth at first. He was undrafted in the NBA draft. He signed with his hometown team the Golden State Warriors in 2010. However, he only had sporadic playing opportunities in his rookie year and was sent to the Development League three times. Before the start of the 2011-12 season, he was released by the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, and then joined the New York Knicks. In his early days with the New York Knicks, he stayed in the G-League. It was not until February 2012 that Jeremy Lin unexpectedly led the New York Knicks to a seven-game winning streak and became the team's starting lineup. His performance during this period not only helped the New York Knicks enter the playoffs, but also made Jeremy Lin famous overnight. Jeremy Lin went on to play for the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks. In 2019, he won the NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors, and then left the NBA stage to play for the Chinese Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) Beijing Shougang, NBA G League Santa Cruz Warriors, CBA Guangzhou Dragon Lions and P. LEAGUE+ (PLG) Kaohsiung 17 Live Iron Man, joined PLG New Taipei Kings in 2023 and became teammates with his younger brother Lin Shuwei. In 2024, Jeremy Lin won the PLG championship. In 2025, he won the Taiwan Professional Basketball League (TPBL) championship and championship game MVP. At the same time, he won the MVP of the year, the first team of the year and the first defensive team of the year in the regular season. He announced his retirement at the end of August of the same year.