Jeremy Lin is a well-known name in the field of basketball. It has been claimed that the current amount of Jeremy Lin net worth reaches 600 million dollars. Jeremy accumulates the net worth as a professional basketball player in the position of point guard for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jeremy Shu-How Lin, to give him a full name, was born on August 23, 1988 in Los Angeles, California, U.S. He was playing basketball since his childhood. Firstly, he was taught by his father, Lin Gie-Ming, later his mother, Shirley Lin, worked with coaches who trained him on the National Junior Basketball program.
Jeremy Lin Net Worth $600 Million
Jeremy was a very successful player and was the captain of the high school team. He was called first-team All-State and Northern California Division II Player of the Year at the end of his last year in high school. After his great start in high school, Jeremy continued his career and while studying at Harvard he played in the basketball team. Jeremy completed the career being player number one in the history of the Ivy League who recorded at least 1,450 points, 450 rebounds, 400 assists and 200 steals. He graduated from Harvard having a degree in economics in 2010. Lin hoped to be invited to play in the NBA but no team chose him in the 2010 NBA Draft. Despite this, Donnie Nelson, Mavericks general manager offered him to play in the Summer League where he proved to be worth playing in the NBA. Afterwards, he got offers from the Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors which increased his net worth at once. Lin signed a two-year contract with Golden State Warriors, his favourite team, according to the deal a his salary was near to 500 thousand dollars with more than a half of it assured which increased Lin’s net worth much. A year later, Jeremy signed the contract with New York Kicks with the salary of 800 thousand dollars. Currently, Jeremy plays for Houston Rockets since 2012.
Jeremy Lin added to his net worth creating his own Youtube channel, making videos with YouTube personalities Nigahiga and KevJumba. Lin net worth also rose after Chinese Vivid Magazine named Jeremy Lin one of its top eight influential Chinese-Americans. Furthermore, he was named by Time Magazine one of the Top 100 Most Influential People in the World. Jeremy is the winner of Social Breakout Player of the Year Award, The EPIC Award, ESPN ESPY Award for Breakthrough Athlete of the Year which also increased his net worth. Due to his popularity a documentary film about the rise of Asian-American basketball player directed by Evan Jackson Leong ‘Linsanity’ was created. The film was popular among basketball lovers and the box office grossed 298 thousand dollars what has also made a positive impact on Jeremy Lin’s net worth.
Jeremy Lin during the interview revealed a secret that he likes to play computer games in his spare time and the mostly loved game is ‘Defense of the Ancients’ and its sequel ‘Dota 2’.
