7 Predictions for Jeremy Lin’s First Year as a Los Angeles Laker

The Los Angeles Lakers’ big summer signing wasn’t Carmelo Anthony, but a former teammate who inspired the brief era known as Linsanity.

Jeremy Lin, at the time a relative unknown, was claimed off waivers by the New York Knicks in late December, 2011. What followed was a redemptive tale connecting cultural identity to a dizzying string of high-scoring games before a season-ending knee injury.

The point guard’s 35 games with the Knicks led to a lucrative contract with the Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Lakers
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