Jeremy Lin agrees to deal with Charlotte Hornets

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Amid his quest to have a productive NBA career, Jeremy Lin has narrowed in on a landing spot.

Lin announced on his Instagram account on Wednesday night that he will join the Charlotte Hornets next season. That officially ends a one-year stint with the Lakers in which both parties expressed frustration over his inconsistency and evolving roles.

Lin also attracted interest from Dallas, Memphis, Indiana, Chicago, San Antonio and the Clippers. Although the Lakers also contacted Lin after the free agency period began on July 1, both sides appeared skeptical about extending their reunion.

Despite showing relative improvement throughout the 2014-15 season, Lin often expressed feeling uncomfortable with both a fluctuating starting and bench role as well as Byron Scott’s Princeton-based offense. Lin often lamented how the system put less emphasis on pick-and-rolls, and that how the team ran it hurt its floor spacing. It did not help that Lin lost his starting job after 19 games in favor of Ronnie Price. Lin then start another starting role in late January in favor of rookie Jordan Clarkson.

Lin often spoke in glowing terms about Kobe Bryant’s basketball expertise and willingness to mentor. But Lin admitted struggling with sharing ball-handling duties and adjusting to his high volume shooting. Although the Lakers’ star initially praised Lin’s hunger and potential, Bryant eventually became frustrated with Lin’s inconsistency that he believed stemmed from passivity and overthinking. The likelihood of the Lakers retaining Lin seemed more slim after selecting Ohio State point guard D’Angelo Russell with the No. 2 pick of the 2015 NBA Draft.

The Lakers acquired Lin from the Houston Rockets last summer in a deal that also brought them a first-round pick, which was used to select Wyoming senior power forward Larry Nance. Jr. The Rockets dealt Lin to clear up $15 million in salary as part of the organization’s unsuccessful push to acquire Carmelo Anthony and Chris Bosh. Lin has played for four NBA teams in five seasons, most notably with the New York Knicks in 2012 when so-called “Linsanity” swept the city.

Lin averaged 11.2 points on 42.4 percent shooting, 4.6 assists and 2.2 turnovers through 74 games with the Lakers, numbers that nearly mirrored his career average through five NBA seasons.

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