The reports were good from
Portsmouth and from multiple team workouts. The Los Angeles Lakers & New York
Knicks each had two 2nd round picks while the Miami Heat had 4 picks! Instead
these guys got picked (only Fields had even a decent NBA career):
32 Dexter Pittman (MIA)
38 Andy Rautins (NYK)
39 Landry Fields (NYK)
41 Jarvis Varnardo(MIA)
42 Da'Sean Butler (MIA)
43 Devin Ebanks (LAL)
48 Latavious Williams (MIA)
58 Derrick Caracter (LAL)
Bleacher Report, The Ringer, and others all have
Jeremy Lin in the lottery of a 2010 mock redraft. The Ringer just did it's mock
redraft for 2010:
1 Paul George
2 John Wall
3 Gordan Hayward
4 Demarcus Cousins
5 Eric Bledsoe
6 Derrick Favors
7 Avery Bradley
8 Greg Monroe
9 Ed Davis
10
Jeremy Lin
I'd even put him above Monroe and Davis for sure and could possibly
move higher with a strong finish to his career.
Now, as we wait, we see free
agent after free agent point guard sign. I feel Jeremy is as valuable if not
more so than all of these as of today.
Jordan Bone
Ky Bowman
Trey Burke
Facundo
Campazzo
Jevon Carter
Michael Carter Williams
Matthew Dellavedova
Kris Dunn
Frank Jackson
Raul Neto
Elfrid Payton
Austin Rivers
Rajon Rondo
Brad Wannamaker
When I say Jeremy is as valuable, I include his vet leadership, being a scoring
threat as a combo guard as well as being able to come in and at minimum be a
strong backup point guard.
Obviously, his last few months in the NBA as a Raptor
didn't go well. He was still recovering physically and honestly, was not there
mentally when given a shot. After 1 year in China he looks like a different
player and person now.
Watching his recent workout clips you can see the chip on
his shoulder that he had early on in his career has reappeared. His explosive
first step is back as well as being able to go by guys even when they're trying
to take away his right hand. His shot looks smooth with little hesistation. His
floater and midrange pullup game looks nice.
Being healthy physically, you can
see his fearless mindset is back. He looks nothing like the player from 2 years
ago. He actually looks better than ever!
Now, he just needs someone to give him
a chance, like the Warriors did in 2010 and the Knicks in 2011. I believe after
Houston decides what direction it wants to go with James Harden and Russell
Westbrook, we could see a few opportunities arise.
My hope is JLin to the Rockets
if Harden and Westbrook are gone. Head Coach Stephen Silas was an assistant with the Warriors and Hornets during Jeremy's time there and they've seemed to have built a strong relationship. However,
in the end only God knows what will happen. Just as in 2011, I'm certain if Lin
is given the opportunity, he will shine for the Lord!
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