Was signing Jeremy Lin the dumbest free agent signing of all time?

[MonroeFAN]

I agree with whomever said Landry Fields. This guy was an interesting role player, and Toronto thought they found a diamond in the rough. There is even a member on here who has a signature claiming for him to be a star.

Goofy Canadians.

[astrosmaniac]

It's not the worst signing... it was a gamble, like a draft pick.. they got a small sample size and then had a bidding war, so they over paid, but it was a good risk.

That said, I would say it was ironic... since they signed him before NY, then didn't play him, and let him sign with NY. I mean, they had him BEFORE he blew up in NY and gave up on him. Then they sign him... I mean, didn't they get a good enough look at him the first time around?

I liked him in TC. But they already had 3 PGs with guaranteed contracts and with our front court depth they didnt have the roster spots to keep 4 PGs

[heyman321]

I agree with whomever said Landry Fields. This guy was an interesting role player, and Toronto thought they found a diamond in the rough. There is even a member on here who has a signature claiming for him to be a star.

Goofy Canadians.

signing Landry Fields was a tactic to get Steve Nash to the Raptors, they didn't sign him because they thought he was prime T-mac, genius.

[MonroeFAN]

You were the one actually, nice NEW signature.

[29$JerZ]

Oh Yeah

Lin's BFF Landry Fields, check him out

Landry Fields
$5,000,000
$5,225,000
$8,500,000

This Season

2012-13	24	TOR	NBA	5	5	21.4	1.0	4.8	.208	0.0	0.6	.000	0.4	0.6	.667	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.6	0.6	0.0	1.0	1.2	2.4

His PER is 1.33

[MonroeFAN]

Actually,

If he were to play as well as he was in NY, the contract isn't a bad one. Hey Detroit signed BG and CV thinking they were going to be the next big thing.

[heyman321]

You were the one actually, nice NEW signature.

Yes I was that one, why are you acting like I'm denying it? That signature was a joke you idiot, and it seems everyone on the forum besides you understood that.

[evadatam5150]

he sure was he should be on a couch right now out of the league, but fans and I Guess gms were blinded by 9 games.

Pretty much this.. The hype was all there with no real NBA substance to back it up.. Sure he had a great run of a few games but eventually landed in reality.. I think the real problem is that he was playing for NY at the time and the media craze really got out of hand.. He's an average player at best who got hot in the right city at the right time.. Superstar player he is not though..

[astrosmaniac]

Pretty much this.. The hype was all there with no real NBA substance to back it up.. Sure he had a great run of a few games but eventually landed in reality.. I think the real problem is that he was playing for NY at the time and the media craze really got out of hand.. He's an average player at best who got hot in the right city at the right time.. Superstar player he is not though..

how does "average player" translate to he should be out of the league (which is what DMF said and you said you agreed)?

i dont think anyone here is claiming he's a superstar, but it's not like he was paid like one. does the deal look bad now? yes, but in a couple months it will look better IMO, and even if he never improves from his numbers right now, it's still not the worst signing in NBA history

[Kashmir13579]

Clearly 16 games tell the whole story. I guess Brooklyn should be mad at joe j stealing money from them with his terrible production

The Nets might as well have signed Lin at $25,000,000

[Kashmir13579]

Oh Yeah

Lin's BFF Landry Fields, check him out

Landry Fields
$5,000,000
$5,225,000
$8,500,000

This Season

2012-13	24	TOR	NBA	5	5	21.4	1.0	4.8	.208	0.0	0.6	.000	0.4	0.6	.667	0.6	2.6	3.2	1.6	0.6	0.0	1.0	1.2	2.4

His PER is 1.33

LOL... who could've seen that coming?? The contract or the PER.....

[Anji]

I cheated.

Raef LaFrentz 7 years 70 million
Austin Croshere 5 years 50 million


Lin is just over hyped, wish somebody would show those figures of all that money a Ramon Session level point guard is bringing into the Rockets chauffeurs.

[Kashmir13579]

I cheated.

Raef LaFrentz 7 years 70 million
Austin Croshere 5 years 50 million


Lin is just over hyped, wish somebody would show those figures of all that money a Ramon Session level point guard is bringing into the Rockets chauffeurs.

damn....

[knicks=love]

I've never seen this in NBA history. You had two starting PGs on your roster, let them both walk so you could overpay a guy that doesn't seem like he belongs on a basketball court.

Goran Dragic signed a 4 year 30 million dollar deal.

Kyle Lowry had 2 years 12 million left on his deal.

Jeremy Lin signed a 3 year 25 million dollar deal.

Dragic: 15.4/3/6.5

Lowry: 18.3/5.7/6.0

Lin: 10.5/4.2/6.2 38.6%

Other bad moves can at least be explained, trying to fill a need, trying to win now, weak market, trade demands, team chemistry, trying to shed salary, trying to rebuild. None of which explains the Lin signing.

i guess you didn't hear about toronto signing landry fields

[seikou8]

i guess you didn't hear about toronto signing landry fields

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