Beijing Ducks want Jeremy Lin to give up on NBA, return to China

Chinese basketball reporter says CBA team are ‘actively pursuing’ last season’s star player

The 32-year-old has been linked with former teams Golden State Warriors and Brooklyn Nets in free agency period

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Jeremy Lin in action for the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association. Photo: Xinhua

Published: 1:08pm, 25 Nov 2020Updated: 1:08pm, 25 Nov 2020

While Jeremy Lin awaits a free agency offer from an NBA team, the Beijing Ducks are working to bring him back to China.

Chinese Basketball Association reporter Jia Lei posted an update to that effect on his Weibo account on Wednesday morning.

“Beijing Shougang is actively pursuing Jeremy Lin, trying to persuade Jeremy Lin to give up the NBA, return to the CBA, and join Beijing,” Jia wrote.

Lin played for the Ducks last season, signing for them after receiving no offers during NBA free agency after leaving the Toronto Raptors. With no official announcement on the upcoming NBA season, despite “interest” from NBA teams, the Ducks are moving to bring him back.

The 32-year-old performed well for Beijing, despite the season being put on pause because of the coronavirus and having to go to through quarantine after returning to China.

Pandemic prevention measures saw the CBA season resume in a bubble, where Lin took the Ducks to the play-offs and a semi-final against eventual champions Guangdong Southern Tigers.

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