The Benefits of Jeremy Lin on the Laker Roster

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Why did the Lakers acquire Jeremy Lin? There’s more than one reason.

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Several things come to mind from an organizational standpoint.

1. The Lakers needed a healthy, starter-worthy point guard.

2. The Lakers needed cap flexibility as soon as possible.

3. The Lakers needed to find a potential long term solution at point guard.

4. The Lakers benefited from the Houston Rockets trade by also acquiring a first-round pick.

Let’s run through the logic of each of these reasons.