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多倫多——收購市場可以為季后賽的球隊是一個有用的工具來添加補(bǔ)充人才和加強(qiáng)他們的旋轉(zhuǎn)進(jìn)入延伸來看,但球員剛從豁免線很少移動針或引起轟動。然而，林書豪一直是一個獨特的情況

據(jù)ESPN的阿德里安·沃納羅夫斯基周一下午報道，這位經(jīng)驗豐富的控球后衛(wèi)正在與亞特蘭大老鷹隊敲定一份買斷合同，并打算在本周晚些時候與多倫多猛龍隊簽約。對于猛禽來說，時機(jī)再好不過了。幾個小時后，球隊宣布替補(bǔ)控球后衛(wèi)弗雷德·范弗雷特的左手拇指韌帶部分受傷，將缺席至少三周的比賽。隨著第三后衛(wèi)德隆賴特被派往孟菲斯，上周他們得到了馬克加索爾，林將在多倫多的輪換中扮演關(guān)鍵角色。

在Woj的報道后幾分鐘，林成了加拿大的第一熱門話題，“林來瘋”緊隨其后。對于大多數(shù)體育迷，甚至許多非體育迷來說，這兩者仍然是密切相關(guān)的。畢竟，“林來瘋”(Linsanity)在其鼎盛時期不只是一個體育故事。2012年的幾個月——奇怪但神奇的幾個月——這位臺灣裔美國人變成了一種全球現(xiàn)象。

林書豪沒有被哈佛大學(xué)(Harvard)選中，曾被兩支NBA球隊放棄，最后來到紐約，在那里他睡在哥哥的沙發(fā)上，后來進(jìn)入尼克斯隊輪轉(zhuǎn)，一夜成名。

紐約尼克斯隊在控球后衛(wèi)的位置上一敗俱傷，結(jié)果，林得到了他的機(jī)會，并充分利用了它。在前六場比賽中，他在重要的上場時間里得到了20分甚至更多。第六次是在多倫多，“林來瘋”達(dá)到了狂熱的程度。

今天是情人節(jié)，七年前的這個星期四。原先被稱為加拿大航空中心的體育館座無人席，氣氛熱烈。有標(biāo)語和口號。林每次觸球都受到歡呼。很少有來訪的球員會受到多倫多球迷那樣的歡迎。只有科比和一群前猛龍出現(xiàn)在我的腦海里。這是特別的。

林毅夫當(dāng)天得到27分，當(dāng)然，他在比賽還剩不到一秒的時候投中了致勝的三分。人群中爆發(fā)了。

由于賽后鋪天蓋地的媒體需求，猛龍隊專門為林書豪設(shè)立了一個領(lǐng)獎臺。在過去的8年里，他們只在常規(guī)賽中這樣做過3次。一次是2010年克里斯·波什(Chris Bosh)在邁阿密熱隊(Miami Heat)的三巨頭(Big 3)的首次回歸，一次是科比2015年在多倫多的最后一場比賽后的回歸，還有一次是林書豪(他們也計劃在本月晚些時候德馬爾·德羅贊(DeMar DeRozan)備受期待的回歸時回歸)。

不只是他在做什么，而是他是如何做的，在哪里做的。當(dāng)時23歲的林是一名電音選手——積極進(jìn)取，無所畏懼。他在麥加打籃球也沒有受傷。那一年，在“林來瘋”之前，尼克斯隊的戰(zhàn)績是8勝15負(fù)，但在剩下的賽季中，戰(zhàn)績是28勝15負(fù)，這是他們連續(xù)三場季后賽中的第二場。從那以后他們再也沒有進(jìn)入季后賽。

“林來瘋”，這個運動，隨著時間的推移已經(jīng)褪色。林可能比任何人都要感謝這一點。他看起來更愿意做林書豪，這個把自己打造成一個真正可靠的NBA職業(yè)球員的球員。

如今，30歲的林書豪在NBA打了9個賽季，為7支球隊效力。傷病也在一定程度上限制了他。在布魯克林籃網(wǎng)隊的兩個賽季里，他打了36場比賽，包括去年在揭幕戰(zhàn)中膝蓋骨肌腱斷裂后的一場比賽。

安靜地，林本賽季一直是聯(lián)盟中讓人感覺良好的故事之一，他在老鷹的幫助下恢復(fù)了健康。在重建鷹隊的51場比賽中，林場均上場時間不足20分鐘，場均10.7分3.5次助攻，比他職業(yè)生涯的場均上場時間略低。

目前還不清楚林書豪是否會成為球隊的一員——有傳言說老鷹隊想留住他，幫助指導(dǎo)年輕球員——但現(xiàn)在他已經(jīng)成為了球隊收購市場上的頂級控球后衛(wèi)，而收購市場目前仍在形成當(dāng)中。

這是一年中的那個時候。一些在最后期限前無法交易他們的資深角色球員的球隊說，球員，為他們的年輕球員開放了上場時間，同時給這些老兵一個簽約的機(jī)會，并為一個競爭者作出貢獻(xiàn)。

從歷史上看，猛龍隊在收購市場上沒有多少運氣。一年前他們擊中了兩個目標(biāo)——馬爾科·貝利內(nèi)利和埃爾桑·伊萊亞索瓦，他們都去了76人。

在林書豪之前，他們在這個時候能帶來的最引人注目的名字是2016年薩克拉門托國王隊(Sacramento Kings)的前鋒賈森·湯普森(Jason Thompson)。從這個角度來看，湯普森在那個賽季只代表多倫多出戰(zhàn)了19場比賽，場均4.6分4.2個籃板。公平地說，這更接近收購方的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。這不是說球隊要放棄全明星球員。那些出色的球員通常都是有原因的，很少能對他們的新團(tuán)隊產(chǎn)生實質(zhì)性的影響。

Lin可能是個例外。一旦進(jìn)入收購市場，就會有很多變數(shù)影響玩家的決定。這不僅僅是想要獲得勝利。對于許多仍有好年景的球員來說，他們希望在不受限制的自由球員市場之前重建自己的價值，為此他們需要發(fā)揮。對于林和猛禽隊來說，這是一場完美的風(fēng)暴。林書豪不僅將自2016年以來首次重返季后賽，屆時他將有機(jī)會與多倫多猛龍隊(Toronto)一起進(jìn)入總決賽，而且還將進(jìn)入常規(guī)輪換陣容。

他也非常適合。雖然范列特沒有上場，但林有能力在第二節(jié)進(jìn)攻。他還可以和凱爾·洛瑞(Kyle Lowry)分享后場，或者像賴特曾經(jīng)做的那樣，在他回來后和范弗雷特(VanVleet)分享后場。他的擋拆技術(shù)很好，這將幫助他和加索爾和伊巴卡迅速發(fā)展化學(xué)反應(yīng)。他也是職業(yè)生涯35%的三分射手。

另一個好處是他們讓他遠(yuǎn)離東部對手。作為猛禽隊的長期殺手，林在職業(yè)生涯中對陣多倫多猛禽隊的場均得分為16.9分——比對陣其他任何球隊都要高。

從覆蓋率的角度來看，“林來瘋”可能還會卷土重來，至少在最初是這樣。媒體對林的關(guān)注應(yīng)該在他到來后得到，甚至球迷的反應(yīng)對于賽季中自由球員的簽約來說都是不尋常的，但是考慮到林獨特的職業(yè)生涯，這也許是合適的。

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Lin could have immediate impact in VanVleet's absence

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TORONTO – The buyout market can be a useful tool for playoff teams to add supplementary talent and fortify their rotations heading into the stretch run, but players fresh off the waiver wire rarely move the needle or cause a stir.

However, Jeremy Lin has always been a unique case.

The veteran point guard is finalizing a contract buyout with the Atlanta Hawks and intends to sign with the Toronto Raptors later this week, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Monday afternoon.

For the Raptors, the timing couldn’t be better. Hours later, the team announced that backup point guard Fred VanVleet would miss at least three weeks with a partial ligament injury to his left thumb. With third guard Delon Wright sent to Memphis in the trade that landed them Marc Gasol last week, Lin will play a crucial role in Toronto’s rotation right out of the gate.

Minutes after Woj’s report, Lin was the No. 1 trending topic in Canada, with ‘Linsanity’ just behind. For most sports fans, even many non-sports fans, those two still go hand-in-hand. After all, Linsanity, at its peak, was more than just a sports story. For a few months in 2012 – a strange but magical few months – the Taiwanese-American turned into a global phenomenon.

Lin was undrafted out of Harvard and was waived by two NBA teams before ending up in New York, where he was sleeping on his brother’s couch before breaking into the Knicks rotation and becoming an overnight sensation.

The Knicks were depleted at the point guard position and, as a result and seemingly out of nowhere, Lin got his opportunity and made the most of it. He scored 20 or more points in his first six games playing big minutes. The sixth came in Toronto, where Linsanity reached a fever pitch.

It was Valentine’s Day, seven years ago this coming Thursday. The arena formerly known as Air Canada Centre was full and the atmosphere electric. There were signs and chants. Lin was cheered every time he touched the ball. Few visiting players have ever gotten that kind of reception from the Toronto fans. Only Kobe Bryant and a bunch of former Raptors come to mind. This was special.

Lin?scored 27 points that day and, of course, he hit the game-winning three-pointer with less than a second remaining. The crowd erupted.

Because of the overwhelming and almost unprecedented media demand after the game, the Raptors set up a podium specifically for Lin. Over the last eight years they’ve only done that three times during the regular season. Once for Chris Bosh when he made his first return with the Miami Heat’s Big 3 in 2010, once for Bryant after his last game in Toronto in 2015, and then for Lin. (They’re planning to do it for DeMar DeRozan’s highly anticipated return later this month as well).

It wasn’t just what he was doing, it was how he was doing it and where he was doing it. Lin, 23 at the time, was an electric player – aggressive and fearless. That he was playing in the mecca of basketball also didn’t hurt. The Knicks were 8-15 pre-Linsanity that year, the lockout-shortened season, but went 28-15 the rest of the way, en route to their second of three straight playoff appearances. They haven’t made the postseason since.

Linsanity, the movement, has faded over time. More than anybody else, Lin is probably thankful for that. He’s looked far more comfortable just being Jeremy Lin, the player, who has turned himself into a really solid NBA pro.

Now 30, Lin has bounced around a bunch, playing for seven teams in nine NBA seasons. Injuries have also limited him to some degree. In two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets, he played 36 games, including just one last year after rupturing the patella tendon in his right knee in the opener.

Quietly, Lin has?been one of the league’s feel-good stories this season, bouncing back and looking healthy with the Hawks. Playing just under 20 minutes per game in 51 games with the rebuilding Hawks, Lin averaged 10.7 points and 3.5 assists – a hair lower than his career averages.

It wasn’t clear if Lin would become available – there was speculation that the Hawks wanted to keep him around to help mentor their young players – but now that he has, he immediately becomes the top point guard on the buyout market, which is still materializing.

This is that time of year. Losing teams that were unable to trade some of their veteran role players at the deadline release said players, opening up playing time for their young guys while giving those vets a chance to sign with and contribute to a contender.

Historically, the Raptors haven’t had much luck on the buyout market. A year ago they struck out on a couple targets – Marco Belinelli and Ersan Ilyasova, who both went to the 76ers.

Prior to Lin, the most notable name they were able to bring in at this time of year was long-time Sacramento Kings forward Jason Thompson in 2016. To put that into perspective, Thompson appeared in just 19 games for Toronto that season, averaging a modest 4.6 points and 4.2 rebounds. That’s closer to the norm for buyout guys, to be fair. It’s not like teams are letting all-stars go. The guys that are out there are generally out there for a reason and rarely make a substantial impact with their new team.

Lin could be the exception. There are plenty of variables that factor into a player’s decision once they hit the buyout market. It’s more than simply wanting to go to a winning situation. For many of them that still have good years ahead of them, they’re looking to re-establish their value ahead of unrestricted free agency, and to do that they need to play.

This was the perfect storm for Lin and the Raptors. Not only will Lin return to the playoffs for the first time since 2016, where he’ll have a chance to reach the Finals with Toronto, but he’ll step right into the regular rotation.

He’s also a great fit. While VanVleet is out, Lin is capable of running the offence with the second unit. He can also share the backcourt with Kyle Lowry, or with VanVleet once he returns, as Wright used to. He’s very good in the pick and roll, which should help him develop quick chemistry with Gasol and Serge Ibaka. He’s also a 35 per cent career three-point shooter.

An added benefit is they keep him away from their Eastern Conference rivals. A long-time Raptor killer, Lin is?averaging 16.9 points against Toronto over his career – more than he’s scored against any other team.

Linsanity may be in store for a bit of a reprise from a coverage standpoint, at least initially. The media attention Lin should get upon his arrival and even the reaction from the fans are uncommon for a mid-season free agent signing, but perhaps that’s fitting, given Lin’s remarkably unique career.