NBA: Jeremy Lin Keeping Options Open; Might Not Be With The Los Angeles Lakers Anymore Next Season

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Jeremy Lin might no longer be a resident of Tinseltown anymore, as his contract is set to expire at the end of the season.

The Harvard University product will become an unrestricted free agent, which means he will be able to choose whichever team that could place the best offer in terms of salary vis-à-vis playing time.

“I’ll just cross that bridge when the time comes,” Lin was quoted on Lakersnation.com.

“I’m keeping my options open and see what’s out there. I’m just going to evaluate everything when the time comes because right now you could say stuff, but it doesn’t really matter until I’m presented (with something) at the time because I don’t know what the landscape is going to look like.”

While acquired in the offseason to fill-up the void at the playmaking position that was then a question mark due to an injury-prone Steve Nash, the 26-year-old failed to live up to expectations because of his inefficiency on the offensive end, coupled with his inability to take care of the ball.

The 26-year-old four-year veteran has failed to recreate his career since Linsanity in New York. He was overtaken by Patrick Beverley in Houston and it seems like the trend will still continue unless he works and improves on his weaknesses.

The Lakers have lost nine of their ten recent games, occupying the second to the last spot in the Western Conference with a 13-36 win-loss record.

A major overhaul in the upcoming offseason could be expected, as the purple-and-gold will try to find the next face of their franchise, with Kobe Bryant proving incapable to take on the main man’s role due to age and injuries.

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