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Jeremy Shu How Lin was born in Los Angeles
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Lin signed a two-year deal with the Golden State Warriors
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At Toronto on November 8, the Raptors held Asian Heritage Night to coincide with Lin's visit with the Warriors.
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On the first day of training camp on December 9, 2011, the Warriors waived Lin
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On December 12, 2011, Lin was claimed off waivers by the Houston Rockets.
He played seven minutes in two preseason games with the Rockets, who already had Kyle Lowry, Goran Dragić and Jonny Flynn as point guards with guaranteed contracts. -
On December 24, before the start of the season, the Rockets waived Lin to clear payroll to sign center Samuel Dalembert.
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The New York Knicks claimed Lin off waivers on December 27
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On January 20, he had a triple-double with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists in the BayHawks' 122–113 victory over the Maine Red Claws.
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On February 4, Lin outplayed All-Star guard Deron Williams and had 25 points, five rebounds, and seven assists—all career-highs—in a 99–92 Knicks victory over the New Jersey Nets.
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Lin was a favorite of Lacob,[96][97] but the Warriors were freeing up salary cap space to make an offer to restricted free agent center DeAndre Jordan;[98][99] Lin was due to make nearly $800,000 that would have become fully guaranteed on February 10, 201
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On February 10, Lin scored a new career-high 38 points and had seven assists, leading the Knicks in their 92–85 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
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On February 14, with less than a second remaining, Lin scored a game-winning three-pointer against the Toronto Raptors.
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On February 19 in a 104–97 win against the Mavericks, Lin scored 28 points and tallied career highs with 14 assists and five steals.
