With ‘Linsanity’ in the distant past, Jeremy Lin is eager to fit in with Charlotte Hornets

Point guard Jeremy Lin is in search of some stability with the Charlotte Hornets.

Lin said during his introductory press conference on Monday he has no regrets about leaving the New York Knicks after the 2012 season to sign with the Houston Rockets, but the 26-year-old, one-year sensation made it pretty clear he’s eager to find the right fit.

Three teams removed from “Linsanity” fame, Lin believes he may have found it with the Hornets.

Lin said he walked away excited after an in-depth conversation with Hornets coach Steve Clifford about how the team plans to use him – talks that the five-year NBA veteran said were few and far between with previous organisations.

“Just having that open line of communication early and being proactive about it was very big for me,” said Lin, who signed a two-year, US$4.37 million contract last week.

The 6-foot-3 Lin said he believes Clifford will give him an opportunity to do the things he did in the second half of the 2011-12 season with the New York Knicks, where he turned from a waiver-wire pickup to a late-season phenomenon with a knack for big shots and solid production, averaging 14.4 points per game.

Lin left New York to sign a three-year, US$25 million with Houston after that season, but his playing time and production decreased during his two seasons with the Rockets and was later traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.

He never quite fitted in there, either.