In a long, smart piece of the evolution of Jeremy Lin–who we sometimes forget has completed only his third full season in the NBA–the always astute GreatMambino at SB Nation takes a look at Lin’s future. Lin is very nearly the definition of an enigma–and the strange season he just had under Byron Scott’s mercurial direction did absolutely zero to clear things up. Is Lin potentially a star? Or is he, as the Mambino contends, a “rotation player”, a backup point guard like Dallas’ Devin Harris? One thing Lin has proven is that he’s tough to pigeonhole, hard to assess. What will more minutes and the right situation reveal?
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But to date it’s surely not hard to say, as The GreatMambino does, that Lin is not better (and not even as good) as at least the 19 point guards he puts on the list below. That’s interesting and it sounds daunting, but doesn’t that also theoretically mean Lin is good enough to compete for the starting spot on 11 NBA teams? That’s a lot. Here’s the list of 19 point guards Jeremy Lin is inferior to right now, according to The GreatMambino:
- Jeff Teague
- Stephen Curry
- Tony Parker
- Ty Lawson
- Eric Bledsoe
- Brandon Knight
- Monta Ellis
- Russell Westbrook
- Kemba Walker
- Goran Dragic
- Derrick Rose
- Kyrie Irving
- Damian Lillard
- John Wall
- Kyle Lowry
- Mike Conley
- Ricky Rubio
- Brandon Jennings
- Chris Paul
- Tyreke Evans
