Lakers PG Jeremy Lin Listed in Most Overpaid Players in NBA

Jeremy Lin is playing for the final year of his three-year contract he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2012, which would pay him around $15 million next season. USA Today NBA analyst Eddie Johnson believed the immense amount of money Lin will be pocketing is enough reason for him to put him in the list of the most overpaid player in the NBA.

Johnson, 17-year NBA veteran and current analyst for multiple publication, believed Lin is getting too much more money than his current value, adding the Harvard-educated baller tricked everybody when he burst out of nowhere in New York three years ago.

"I have a chapter in my book 'You Big Dummy - An Athlete's "SIMPLE" Guide To A Successful Career' and it says in one of its chapter 'Trick Em' and Jeremy Lin tricked them," Johnson stressed.

He tricked them with some good basketball plays for about 20 to 30 games in New York. People got excited about him, and then the Houston Rockets just opened up the vault and give him $14 million.

Lin, who will receive $14.9 million in the final year of the backloaded three-year, $25.1 million deal, averaged 11.9 points, 4.8 assists and 2.6 rebounds in his four-year career.

After up-and-down seasons in Texas, the Houston Rockets decided to trade him along with a first round pick to the Lakers in a cap space-saving move to attract max contract free-agents - a move that ended up in futility when Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony decided to stick around with their current teams.

What's Jeremy Lin Real Value?

Barring another Linsanity in Hollywood, Lin is rated as a player capable of providing solid minutes because of his offensive skills and court vision. He might not be of the same level as other elite PGs like Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook, Stephen Curry, Chris Paul or Derrick Rose, but Lin can put up some decent numbers.

Is Jeremy Lin worth $14 million this season? Absolutely, it's because Lin is not only an asset on the court for the Lakers but also off-the-court. Getting Lin to play for one of the largest Asian-American fan bases means big bucks for the Lakers financially. In fact, the Lakers hits a jackpot because they know Lin alone can fill a lot of seats at Staples Center. And that's what Lin's immense value for the Lakers.