Jeremy Lin ‘offered US$3 million’ to sign for Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association
- NBA free agent has been without a team since leaving Toronto Raptors earlier this summer
- Several Chinese clubs believed to be interested in signing the NBA champion for the new season
Beijing Youth Daily reporter Song Xiang broke the news on his Sina Weibo account and it resulted in scores of articles on websites such as Sina Sports.
Elsewhere, basketball writer Jia Lei wrote that he understands more than one Beijing club is in for Lin.
The Ducks are the most famous of the capital’s clubs.
Former New York Knicks player Stephon Marbury played for the Beijing Ducks from 2011-2017, winning two CBA titles with them. Marbury then played for the Beijing Fly Dragons until his retirement last year. He is now the coach of the newly renamed Beijing Royal Fighters.
Lin, who is still on his Asia tour, responded to a question on whether his future lies in the NBA or CBA on Sunday.
“Nothing is official until I say something,” Lin said. There had also been reports that Lin’s camp had issued a response to the Beijing rumours with a statement claiming they had “no intention” of negotiating with a CBA team.
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The NBA free agent has been without a team since leaving Toronto Raptors earlier this summer. Reports in the US media have suggested Lin still hopes to a find a new team in the NBA ahead of the new season.