Jeremy Lin had his best years with the New York Knicks under coach Mike D'Antoni and the two could reunite in Denver this offseason, reports indicated.
Lin took the league by storm with his "Linsanity" moment during the 2011-12 NBA season when he was playing under the offensive-minded system of D'Antoni when they were still with the New York Knicks.
Lin will become an unrestricted free agent in the offseason and the 26-year-old point guard will have a chance to reunite with D'Antoni this summer.
Recent reports indicated that D'Antoni, whose last coaching stint ended in a bad way when he was fired by the Los Angeles Lakers last year, is reportedly being considered by the Denver Nuggets, who will look for a new head coach after parting ways with Brian Shaw midway through the current season.
Kevin Ding of Bleacher Report also mentioned the possibility of a reunion between Lin and D'Antoni especially if the Lakers sign Rajon Rondo in the offseason or give rookie Jordan Clarkson the go signal to handle most of the playmaking duties next season.
According to Ding, if the Nuggets decide to hire D'Antoni, it could also signal the end of Ty Lawson's stint in Denver and Lin could be an option for them as he is very familiar with high-octane offense that is expected to be implemented by the former Phoenix Suns and Lakers head coach.
Lin, who was traded by the Houston Rockets to the Lakers in the offseason, averaged 11.2 points to go along with 4.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 74 regular-season games this year.
The former Harvard University standout started in their first 19 games this season, but lost his starting spot to Ronnie Price and Jordan Clarkson. He started again later in the regular season, but was ruled out in their last five games due to a knee injury.
Lin admitted that he was frustrated when he was moved to the bench after being named starter before the season started, but he insisted in a recent interview that he is open to staying in Los Angeles. Lin said that things improved as the season progresses, including his rocky relationship with Lakers coach Byron Scott.
"It's never going to be perfect," Lin told Orange County Register. "I think right now I'm definitely encouraged and very optimistic about the progress that was made. If you talked to me in December or January, I had a very different opinion than I do right now in April."
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