Lin Shuhao

Lin Shuhao

Jeremy Shu howlin, born on August 23, 1988 in Palo Alto, California, USA, is an American professional basketball player and a point guard. He graduated from Harvard University and plays for the Santa Cruz warriors of NBA Development League.

From 2006 to 2010, Lin played for the Harvard basketball team. In 2010, Lin Shuhao took part in the 2010 NBA draft, but lost. After the 2010-11 NBA Summer League, Lin signed with the Golden State Warriors, becoming the first Harvard student and the first Chinese American player to enter the NBA since 1953. After joining the NBA, Lin has played for Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn nets, Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors, and won the NBA championship with the Raptors in 2018-19 season.

On August 27, 2019, Lin Shuhao signed a contract with Beijing Shougang Basketball Club. On September 15, 2020, through his personal social platform, Lin Shuhao announced that he would no longer represent Beijing Shougang men's basketball team in the CBA arena next season, but would continue to seek the opportunity to play in the American Professional Basketball League. On January 10, 2021, the NBA Development League Santa Cruz warriors officially announced the signing of Lin Shuhao.

Early experience

Childhood experience

On August 23, 1988, Lin was born into a Christian family in Palo Alto, San Francisco, California.

High school career

In the 2005-06 season, Lin Shuhao led Palo Alto High School to a 32-1 record as captain, and beat virtue high school, which ranked higher in the United States, 51-47 in the final of the California inter school league secondary League. Lin was selected into the California first team and won the Northern California second division player of the year. Lin averaged 15.1 points, 7.1 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 5 steals in senior high school.

University Days

In 2006, Lin joined Harvard University without a sports scholarship.

In 2006-07 season, Lin played 28 Games on behalf of Harvard University, averaging 18.1 minutes per game, scoring 4.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1 steals.

In 2007-08 season, Lin played 30 games on behalf of Harvard University, starting 30 games, averaging 31.3 minutes per game, scoring 12.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.9 steals, and was selected as the second best team in Ivy League.

In 2008-09 season, Lin played 28 Games on behalf of Harvard University, starting 28 Games, averaging 34.8 minutes per game, scoring 17.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.4 steals. He became the only one in the first level league of the U.S. League Championship, ranking the top 10 in scoring, rebounding, assists, steals, blocking, shooting percentage, free throw percentage and three-point percentage Four men's basketball players were selected as the first team of the best team in the Ivy League.

In 2009-10 season, Lin Shuhao played 29 games on behalf of Harvard University, starting 29 games, averaging 34.8 minutes per game, scoring 16.4 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.4 steals and 1.1 blocks, and was selected as the first team of best team in Ivy League. Lin Shuhao helped Harvard University to create a number of records, including 21 wins, 11 wins in non league games, 11 wins in home games and 10 wins in away games. At the end of his college basketball career, with a total score of 1483 points, 487 rebounds, 406 assists and 225 steals, Lin became the first player in the history of Ivy League to reach 1450 points, 450 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals.

Career

NBA career

Warrior period

In 2010, Lin Shuhao participated in the 2010 NBA draft conference, but he lost.

In the 2010-11 NBA Summer League, Lin Shuhao played five games on behalf of the Dallas Mavericks, averaging 18.6 minutes per game, scoring 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.2 steals, and ranked first in the team with a two-point shooting percentage of 54.5%. At the end of the summer league, Lin received offers from the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Lakers, the Golden State Warriors and an Eastern team.

On July 21, 2010, Lin signed a two-year contract with the Golden State Warriors. The contract is a partial guarantee contract for the 2010-11 season. The team has team options for the second season, including a salary of nearly $500000 in the first year and more than half of the guarantee contracts. Lin became the first Chinese American player to enter the NBA.

On October 28, 2010, in the warriors' 109-91 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, Lin Shuhao played for 2.5 minutes on behalf of the warriors, completing his NBA debut. On October 31, in the warriors' 83-107 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, Lin Shuhao played 16.1 minutes on behalf of the warriors, scoring 2 points, 3 assists and 4 steals, setting a career high in scoring, assists and steals. On November 21, in the warriors' 89-117 away loss to the Lakers, Lin Shuhao played 18 minutes on behalf of the warriors, scoring 13 points and 3 rebounds, setting a new record in his career. During the period from December 28, 2010 to March 17, 2011, the warriors recalled Lin Shuhao and relegated the Renault big horn sheep to NBDL three times each. On March 28, the warriors recalled Lin from NBDL's Renault sheep. On April 13, in the warriors' 110-86 home victory over the Blazers, Lin Shuhao played on behalf of the warriors as a substitute for 24 minutes, scoring 12 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, setting a new record in his career.

In 2010-11 season, Lin played 29 games on behalf of the warriors, averaging 9.8 minutes per game, with 2.6 points, 1.4 assists and 1.2 rebounds.

The Knicks period

On December 9, 2011, the warriors sacked Lin. On December 12, 2011, the Houston Rockets signed with Lin Shuhao. On December 24, before the start of the 2011-12 season, the Rockets laid off Lin Shuhao to make room for the team to sign Samuel dairymport.

On December 27, 2011, the New York Knicks announced the signing of Lin Shuhao, who was cut off by the Rockets. On January 17, 2012, Lin Shuhao was relegated to the Bay eagle team of NBDL. Lin scored 28 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists in the 122-113 victory over Maine red claws on January 20.

On February 4, 2012, when the Knicks beat the New Jersey Nets 99-92 at home, Lin Shuhao came on as a substitute for the Knicks and got 25 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, setting a new record of scoring, rebounding and assists in a single game in the regular season. On February 6, in the Knicks' 99-88 home victory over Utah Jazz, Lin Shuhao started on behalf of the Knicks, got 28 points and 8 assists, completed his career and made his first start in the regular season, setting a new record in his career. On February 8, in the Knicks' 107-93 away victory over the Washington Wizards, Lin Shuhao started on behalf of the Knicks, got 23 points and 10 assists, and got the first double data in a single regular season game, setting a new high of assists in a single regular season game. On February 10, in the Knicks' 92-85 home victory over the Lakers, Lin Shuhao played for the Knicks, scoring 38 points and 7 assists, setting a new record in a single game of his regular season career. Lin's nearly $800000 Contract became a fully guaranteed contract. On February 11, in the Knicks away to 100-98 win over Minnesota Timberwolves game, Lin Shuhao on behalf of the Knicks, got 20 points and 8 assists. In the first three games, the first four games and the first five starting games, Lin scored 89 points, 109 points and 136 points respectively, which became the highest record since the 1976-1977 NBA merger. Lin Shuhao started for the Knicks in four consecutive games, averaging 27.3 points, 8.3 assists and 2 steals. He led the Knicks to four consecutive wins and won the NBA Eastern week best player. Lin Shuhao became the first player in NBA history to score at least 20 points and send out seven assists in his first five starting games. On February 15, in the Knicks' 100-85 away victory over Sacramento Kings, Lin Shuhao started 26 minutes on behalf of the Knicks, scoring 10 points and 13 assists, setting a new record in his career. On February 16, Lin was invited to the NBA rookie challenge at the NBA all star weekend. On February 17, Lin Shuhao scored 26 points and made 9 mistakes in the 85-89 loss to the New Orleans Hornets at the home of the Knicks. He won the first seven starting games of his career

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