http://www.newsday.com/sports/basketball/knicks/jeremy-lin-signs-25-1m-offer-sheet-with-rockets-1.3837054 http://tinyurl.com/7h29mhn Jeremy Lin signs $25.1M offer sheet with Rockets Published: July 13, 2012 4:57 PM By AL IANNAZZONE [email protected] LAS VEGAS -- Jeremy Lin became a big winner in Vegas Friday. He cashed in on his breakout season with the Knicks and signed a three-year, $25.1-million offer sheet with the Rockets, a league source said. The Knicks have three days to match the offer and to this point they have said they would. But if they blink, it's because terms of the originally reported agreement changed. The Rockets heavily backloaded the third year of the deal to make it more difficult for the Knicks to match the contract. Lin, who flew here to sign the deal, will get $5 million in the first year, $5.2 in year two and it balloons to about $14.9 million in the final year of the contract, the source said. The Rockets and Lin originally agreed on a four-year deal with the final two years being worth $9.3 million each. The fourth year was a team option. Houston's hope is to secure Lin, and if they have a good young point guard in place it could entice Dwight Howard to stay if the Rockets can acquire him. But it's risky for Houston because Howard probably would want to play with a more experienced point guard. Either way, the price is high for Lin, an undrafted point guard whose 25 career starts came last year. If the Knicks match the offer they will have more than $75 million committed to Carmelo Anthony, Amar'e Stoudemire, Tyson Chandler and Lin for the 2014-15 season. Lin means so much to the Knicks off the court and is still proving his worth on it. He averaged 18.2 points and 7.7 assists as a starter last season. But he was unavailable down the stretch and in the playoffs after opting for knee surgery. The Knicks signed veteran floor leader Jason Kidd to help mentor Lin, hoping he develops into a top point guard. Earlier this week, coach Mike Woodson said the Knicks "absolutely" would match Houston's offer for Lin. General manager Glen Grunwald used the word "likely." Before summer-league practice Friday -- and before Lin signed the offer sheet -- Woodson was asked whether the Knicks would wait the full three days to match. "Oh, I don't know," Woodson said. "Until we get it in hand and Glen and them are able to evaluate everything, we'll make a decision then." 本板首po就給LIN惹 請板大們多指教 --

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