Report: Jeremy Lin to Sign Deal With Warriors' G League Affiliate

Former NBA guard Jeremy Lin is expected to sign with the Warriors and play for the team's G League affiliate.

Jeremy Lin is signing a deal in the NBA G League and will play with the Golden State Warriors’ affiliate, according to The Athletic's Shams Charania. 

In mid December, The Athletic reported that Lin's return to Golden State failed to materialize. An initial deal was pending a letter of clearance from the Chinese Basketball League, though it did not arrive in time for a December waiver deadline.

In December, Lin was expected to sign an Exhibit 10 deal with the Golden State Warriors to join their G League affiliate team in Santa Cruz.

The G League has yet to officially announce its plans for the upcoming season. However, according to multiple reports, the league is planning on creating a single-site tournament in Orlando this February. According to ESPN's Jonathan Givony, teams are expected to gather in local markets in mid-January, before later arriving in Orlando and beginning gameplay around Feb. 8. 

After playing nine seasons in the NBA from 2010-19, Lin spent the last year with the Beijing Ducks in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). Lin must receive clearance from the CBA to sign with the Warriors.

Lin averaged 22.3 points, 5.6 assists and 5.7 rebounds in 39 games played with the Ducks. After the season ended, Lin announced his plans to leave the CBA China league to attempt to return to the NBA.

"In the end, although Shougang (the Ducks) has treated me incredibly well, giving me everything I wanted, in the end, I feel that I still have NBA dreams," Lin wrote on social media. "I still have time to play (there) and I have to chase this.”

Lin, 32, is best known for his time with the New York Knicks, where "Linsanity" began. In February 2012, Lin was featured on back-to-back Sports Illustrated covers. 

Lin started his career with his hometown Warriors after signing a two-year deal in 2010. The Palo Alto native has played for eight teams throughout his career and won an NBA championship with the Toronto Raptors during the 2018-19 season.

Lin averaged 11.6 points, 4.3 assists and 2.8 rebounds in his nine NBA seasons.