Jeremy Shu-How Lin(born August 23, 1988) is an American professional basketball player with the New York Knicksof the National Basketball Association(NBA). After receiving no athletic scholarshipoffers out of high school and being undraftedout of college, the 2010 Harvard Universitygraduate reached a partially guaranteed contract deal later that year with his hometown Golden State Warriors.
Lin seldom played in his rookieseason and was assignedto the NBA Development League(D-League) three times. He was waivedby Golden State and the Houston Rocketsthe following preseasonbefore joining the Knicks early in the 2011–12 season. He was again assigned to the D-League and continued to play sparingly. In February 2012, he unexpectedly led a winning streak by New York while being promoted to the starting lineup, which generated a global following known as Linsanity. Lin is one of the few Asian Americansin NBA history, and the first American player in the league to be of Chineseor Taiwanesedescent.