Jeremy Lin says Knicks didn’t re-sign him due to ‘multiple points of opposition’ inside organization

Jeremy Lin said in a new interview with the Daily Beast He new york knicks After his “Linsanity” was executed in 2012 due to “multiple points of opposition” within the organization. Instead, Lin signed his three-year contract. houston rockets that summer.

Lynn is making media rounds ahead of his new documentary, 38 At The Garden, which comes out later this month. The title refers to his memorable 38-point game. los angeles lakerswhich was one of Linsanity’s highlights, the film also explores the challenges facing Asian Americans, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

That said, basketball has always been the cornerstone of any story with Lynn, and he offered some insight into the end of his tenure with the Knicks in a recent interview. Despite the success at the end of the 2011-12 season and his immense popularity, the Knicks decided not to re-sign him. There have been signs of jealousy and locker room discord from other teammates, especially Carmelo Anthony, but no one knows exactly why the Knicks transferred.

As Lynn points out, the most likely explanation is that there were multiple different factors behind the scenes.

I’m an avid Knicks fan, so I’ve been through a lot. But both Mike D’Antoni and Amar’e Stoudemire came out and said some of your Knicks teammates resented you at the height of Linsanity. did you feel it?

It’s the part you don’t touch [in the documentary], but sure. I haven’t personally experienced it, and the fact is that what D’Antoni and Amar’e said comes from their point of view, but at that moment I was so naive and overwhelmed. I’ve never felt that way personally, but if they came out and said it, I know it existed…and the fact that I never came back to New York.

In reality, you were a global icon, and experts estimated you added hundreds of millions of dollars to the value of the Knicks team at the time. I know Houston inserted Poison his pills into your contract, but it still doesn’t make sense. What do you think happened there? Do you think Mello and his jealousy are the reason you didn’t re-sign?

I mean, it’s… that’s the theory, and I think that’s what everyone says, but we don’t really know, so I can’t feed the train of speculation. , there were multiple points of opposition completely outside of Melo in what was happening, and there was already opposition within the organization after D’Antoni resigned. Or took over certain members of the front office. But from what I’ve heard and collected years later, it certainly wasn’t as rosy as people thought. I know it happened.

The move from Lynn is just one of many poor decisions the Knicks have made over the past decade. He wasn’t going to maintain his form throughout the season during Linsanity, but it was clear at the time, and later in his career, that he was a quality player.

Now 34, Lynn’s NBA days are probably behind him. He hasn’t played in the league since his 2020. golden state warriorsThe 2021 G League affiliation team didn’t even call him.