(Big C) With Iman Shumpert out for 2-4 weeks the Knicks look to add another guard to help them off the bench. That guard is Jeremy Lin. According to Knicks press release the Knicks have signed the young guard. Lin has been cleared off waivers as early as this morning.

"NEW YORK, December 27, 2011 – New York Knickerbockers Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations and Interim General Manager Glen Grunwald announced today that the team has claimed guard Jeremy Lin off waivers.

          Lin, 6-3, 200-pounds, averaged 2.6 points, 1.4 assists and 1.2 rebounds over 9.8 minutes in 29 games with Golden State last season and in 20 games for Reno of the NBA D-League, he averaged 18.0 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists in 20 games. The Torrance, CA-native, signed with the Warriors as an undrafted free agent on Jul. 21, 2010, following a four-year playing career at Harvard University where he appeared in 115 games (87 starts) and averaged 12.9 points on .481 shooting, 4.3 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.96 steals over 29.3 minutes. Waived by the Warriors on Dec. 9, 2011, Lin was claimed off waivers by Houston on Dec. 12, and later waived on Dec. 24."-Knicks Press Release

Jermey Lin is currently very popular and viewed as a player that has potential to be a solid NBA guard backup. Lin is in good health, unlike Baron Davis when the Knicks picked him up off waivers. This is a low-risk move by the Knicks. Lin does not have a big contract and his contract is not guaranteed. Therefore the Knicks can cut him at any point.

Jeremy Lin at this point still needs to be shaped into playing the point as opposed to a player that could be an immediate contributor. I view Lin as a project. The good thing is Lin could excel with a team like the Knicks.

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