Jeremy Lin tells fans ‘I more than proved I was an NBA player’ as play-off deadline looms

Free agent tells fan site of struggles to get a team and the career battles he faced along the way as NBA signing deadline looms

‘It’s very public knowledge what I did in the G League,’ Linsanity star says, asking ‘How did I end up not being in the NBA?’

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Jeremy Lin in action for the Toronto Raptors in 2019. The former ‘Linsanity’ star has not played in the NBA since leaving the then NBA champions. Photo: AFP

Published: 6:00pm, 12 May 2021Updated: 6:00pm, 12 May 2021

NBA free agent Jeremy Lin said he has “more than proved” his ability as an NBA player despite not yet signing a contract with a team this season.

“In my current situation, where I feel I’m still being asked to prove myself, it’s very public knowledge what I did in the G league,” Lin told the fan-run JeremyLin.net website.

“I more than proved that I was a top player – that I’m an NBA player – and that I could do things that people didn’t know I could do. And that is very obvious unless you’re blind or you just don’t want to see it.”

The 32-year-old referenced the fact that despite featuring in the top scoring and assists statistics in the NBA G League this season, he has not been offered a deal as a free agent despite calls from fans for him to be signed.

Lin playing for the Santa Cruz Warriors in the 2021 G League play-offs in March. Photo: Chris Marion/NBAE via Getty Images

“I think from my standpoint it’s like ‘Hey, of the top 11 [in scoring], I was seventh. Everyone else has a contract. Of the top four in assists, I was fourth but everybody in front of me has one. If you look at efficiency or just being on the second best defensive team with the second best defensive rating and having to guard positions one through four, everything is all there for everybody to see.