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Originally Posted by acidicality
Shoe Deal for 'Warrior' Jeremy Lin?
Published by Martin Kessler on July 20, 2010 at 12:20PM
Shoe contracts are typically reserved for just the top few picks in a NBA draft every June. Former Harvard co-captain Jeremy Lin may not have been a top pick—but then again, Lin has never been one to stick with tradition.
Since news leaked Tuesday night that Lin would sign with the NBA's Golden State Warriors, Lin has been approached with a number of endorsement opportunities, including a shoe deal, his agent Roger Montgomery told The Crimson Wednesday morning.
When Lin signs with the Warriors on Wednesday at 11 a.m. PST in Oakland, Calif., he will become just the fourth Asian American to sign an NBA contract—making him the perfect marketing opportunity with the strong Asian American community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“I think he’s going to shore up our backcourt—that’s for sure,
Originally Posted by NothingToL0se
Originally Posted by acidicality
Shoe Deal for 'Warrior' Jeremy Lin?
Published by Martin Kessler on July 20, 2010 at 12:20PM
Shoe contracts are typically reserved for just the top few picks in a NBA draft every June. Former Harvard co-captain Jeremy Lin may not have been a top pick—but then again, Lin has never been one to stick with tradition.
Since news leaked Tuesday night that Lin would sign with the NBA's Golden State Warriors, Lin has been approached with a number of endorsement opportunities, including a shoe deal, his agent Roger Montgomery told The Crimson Wednesday morning.
When Lin signs with the Warriors on Wednesday at 11 a.m. PST in Oakland, Calif., he will become just the fourth Asian American to sign an NBA contract—making him the perfect marketing opportunity with the strong Asian American community in the San Francisco Bay Area.
“I think he’s going to shore up our backcourt—that’s for sure,
[h2]New Warrior Jeremy Lin draws the cameras, says he’s ready to play[/h2]
Posted by Tim Kawakami on July 21st, 2010 at 3:24 pm | Categorized as NBA, Warriors
There were more cameras and reporters and the whole shebang for Jeremy Lin’s introduction at the Warriors’ facility today than at any Warriors event since… umm… probably Media Day last October.
And if I subtract any event that did not include free food, then I’d say this was the biggest gathering of assorted media since Don Nelson’s hiring in August 2006.
There were probably five times more media representatives at W’s HQ today than were on draft night, when they picked 6th overall.
Pretty powerful showing for an undrafted point guard from Harvard. But obviously, Lin’’s from Palo Alto High, and he’s also Asian-American, in a market that is rumored to have a few Asian-Americans walking around and buying tickets and clicking on stories and blogging and etc.
Overall, Lin was poised, confident, and, as usual, not particularly in love with speaking as a role model for the Asian-American culture–which, believe me, I understand.
He just wants to play ball.
He also made it clear that he expects to earn a rotation role right away, backing up Stephen Curry.
I don’t know about that–especially with Lin’s shaky jumper–but just standing next to him, I can tell you that he’s certainly big enough and rangy enough to cover a lot of ground.
If he can play the angles, and muscle past the quicker guys on the dribble… Lin has a shot at this. I wouldn’t expect him to be the Warriors’ back-up point guard right away, but I’m not ruling out some kind of role this season.
I also think it’s clear that,even if this wasn’t directly ordered by the incoming owners, it was done with Larry Riley believing it was what Joe Lacob and Peter Guber wanted.
That the Warriors didn’t offer a summer league spot to Lin… and weren’t in on him until a few days ago… and then suddenly offered him a 2-year, partially guaranteed deal days after the sale was announced…
Well, that has NEW OWNERS MAKING A SPLASH stamped all over it. (With the added benefit of not costing very much.)
I didn’t tape Lin’s session with the TV cameras, but there were some highlights form it…
* He made it clear that he thinks he can make an impact right away.
“From my point of view, I’m ready to go,
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press conference say's he will wear #7 - God's number (Point God?)
press conference say's he will wear #7 - God's number (Point God?)Originally Posted by dyyhard
Jeremy Lin represents a lot of people. Bay Area, Harvard, Ivy League, Undrafted longshot, Asians around the world, Asian Americans. great signing.