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Lin poised for Raptors switch
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Jeremy Lin is on the move again, with the veteran guard getting waived by the Atlanta Hawks and intending to sign later this week for playoff-contending Toronto Raptors.
The Hawks waived Lin on Monday and Jim Tanner, one of his agents, confirmed Lin’s plan to join Toronto.
Lin and the Hawks worked out a buyout agreement.
“The future is bright for Atlanta!!! I truly mean that!” Lin posted on Monday on Instagram. “Everyone who knows me knows how big my dreams are and that I have so much left to give to the game. Hyped to join the Raptors!!”
Toronto will become Lin’s eighth National Basketball Association franchise, after stints with Golden State, New York, Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte, Brooklyn and this season Atlanta. He appeared in 51 games for the Hawks, averaging 10.7 points this season on nearly 47 percent shooting.
Lin gives the Raptors obvious depth at both guard spots, and will likely — once he clears waivers and joins Toronto — spend time backing up point guard Kyle Lowry and shooting guard Danny Green. And he will be needed soon, with the Raptors announcing on Monday that backup guard Fred VanVleet is expected to miss at least three weeks with a partial ligament injury to his left thumb.
While the Hawks languish eight games out of a playoff spot at 12th in the Eastern Conference on 18-38, the Raptors are 41-16, second in the East by a game to Milwaukee with the third-best record in the league after the Bucks and reigning champions the Golden State Warriors.
Lin has averaged 11.8 points in 457 career games. He has been part of three previous playoff runs, in 2013 and 2014 with Houston and 2016 with Charlotte.
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