Jeremy Lin is coming back.Well, not to the Warriors, but he'll be at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night.The Knicks, who play at Golden State, have signed the former Warrior to a non-guaranteed contract according to a release from the team. Call it a little bit of insurance because Knicks rookie guard Iman Shumpert will miss time with injury.
Lin will back up starter Toney Douglas at point guard.
He signed a two-year deal with the Warriors (though Year 2 was not guaranteed) in July 2010. The signing was initiated by owner Joe Lacob, who had watched Lin as far back as high school. He was waived on December 9, 2011, the first day of training camp.Lin wasn't so much let go for basketball reasons but because the Warriors cleared as much cap space as possible to make a run at Clippers center DeAndre Jordan. With the help of Lin's salary -- among others - the Warriors were able to sign Jordan to an offer sheet worth 42.7 million over four years. The Clippers subsequently matched the offer.The Rockets claimed Lin three days later but he was waived last Sunday.
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Lin, the former Harvard star, won a Division II CIF title at Palo Alto High in 2006.