Could be, according to Roger Montgomery, agent for the Knicks’ Jeremy Lin, whose midseason meteoric rise created plenty of hoopla at Madison Square Garden — and sold plenty of Knicks jerseys and “Linsanity” T-shirts.
“I don’t expect that,” Montgomery told the New York Post when asked if the point guard would definitely return to New York next season. “We’re not anticipating that’s going to happen. We don’t have assurances on anything. I know history shows most restricted free agents go back to their team, but I’m not going to assume anything.
“We’re waiting to see what happens.”
Lin, meanwhile, said the negotiations are not over until they are over.
“There’s always going to be uncertainty until the final contract is signed,” Lin said, according to WebProNews, “so definitely nothing is set in stone.”
Lin, 24, made $762,000 for this past season. As a restrictive free agent, the Knicks would keep Lin if they matched another team’s offer. Montgomery, meanwhile, must convince teams his client is worth bidding on.
