Jeremy Lin News: Lakers Coach Calls Lin 'an NBA Player,' Will Lin Get Re-Signed?
Jeremy Lin is coming off his best stretch in the season.
After playing poorly during the past few months, the 26-year-old point guard managed to get himself going right after the All-Star Break.
According to a report by Lakers Nation, coach Byron Scott has given Lin another crack at the starting line-up.
The former Harvard standout was originally part of the starting five for the Lakers after Hall of Famer Steve Nash went down with another back injury. However, 20 games into the season and the Lakers had yet to find their form and weren't winning.
As a result, Lin was designated to the bench, and played limited minutes in the several weeks that followed.
But to make matters worse for LA, Kobe Bryant suffered another season-ending injury, completely taking the hope away from the Lakers to ever land a playoff spot.
But after the All-Star Break, Lin was playing better than ever before for Los Angeles. The Linsanity star has averaged 14 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds a game since the break.
While the Lakers still have not found a way to win consistently, it is definitely good news that Lin and his teammates are playing with more cohesiveness as a unit than earlier this season.
As a result of Lin's recent performances, including a 29-point, 5-assist outburst against the Sixers, coach Scott has commended his floor general's strengths and weaknesses this season.
"He's had his ups and downs this year," he said, "but he's definitely an NBA player. We all know that. It's just a matter of what happens in the draft and everything else that determines what we're going to do with the free agent market."
