Beijing Ducks armory baseman Jeremy Lin said Tuesday that he will leave the Chinese Basketball Association to see a return from the NBA in the 2020–21 season.
Lin made the announcement on Weibo (via Channel News Asia).
“This was the hardest resolution of my life,” he said. “Every morning I would wake up at four or five in the morning, thinking, thinking and thinking all the time. In the end, although Shougang treated me incredibly well. . . . giving me everything I wanted, in the end, I feel like I still have NBA dreams. I still have time to play, and I have to chase that. “
Lin also thanked his enthusiasts for his and provided the main points of a moving assembly with his circle of relatives to express his plans.
“I know many of my enthusiasts supported me, regardless of whether I was injured,” he said at Weibo. “Why was this resolution so difficult? Yesterday, when I shared this with my circle of family and friends, when I told them I left China, I cried. “
The 32-year-old California home team signed with the Ducks in August 2019, averaged 22. 3 points, 5. 7 rebounds, 5. 6 assists and 1. 8 steals in 39 regular-season games, and shot 49. 1% of the field, of which 33. 8% were three. -pointers.
Beijing was eliminated from the 2020 CBA playoffs through the Guangdong Southern Tigers in early August in the semi-finals.
Lin was the star of the 2011–12 NBA season when he came out of nowhere to a key contributor to the New York Knicks. The era is known as ‘Linsanity’.
The Harvard product has remained a forged player through seasons with the Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks. He played a minor role with the Toronto Raptors in the 2018-2019 season, but was part of the team’s championship. Winning team.
He averaged 11. 6 points, 4. 3 assists and 2. 8 rebounds in 480 regular-season NBA games.
Now, after a season in China, Lin will return to the United States in search of another chance to shine in the NBA.