Jeremy Lin Rated as Overpaid Player; What’s Lakers PG Real Value?

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Jeremy Lin might have a chance to have a breakout year next season, but for USA Today basketball analyst Eddie Johnson J-Lin is just an overpaid player alongside Derrick Rose and Rudy Gay.

Lin, who will earn around $15 million in the final year of his three-year backloaded dead he signed with the Houston Rockets in 2012, checked in at no.4 in Johnson's most overpaid players in the NBA.

Johnson believed Lin's huge expiring contract, $14.9 million to be exact, is more than he currently values in market after two up-and-down season with the Rockets. He added that Lin outwitted general managers in the NBA, especially Rockets basketball head Daryl Morey, who signed him to a three-year, $25.1 million deal.

"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."

The 26-year old Lin averaged 11 points and 5 dimes during his two-year stay in Houston, but never lived up to expectations of becoming an All-Star caliber player.

With the Rockets targeting several max contract players this offseason, Morey decided to trade Lin, Omer Asik and forego matching Dallas Mavericks' offer sheet for Chandler Parsons - a move that went straight to thrash after missing out on Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony.

J-Lin is Valuable for Lakers

He might not be yet of the same level as other elite point guard now, but Lin should be considered as a solid player capable of providing solid numbers. His combination of offensive skills and court vision makes him a threat on the offensive end of the court, while his defense continues to improve steadily.

Is he worth $14 million this season? Absolutely, the reason is Lin can not only produce on the court but he's also a major draw in one of the biggest Asian-American markets in the United States. Lin means big bucks for the Lakers franchise looking for a spark in the basketball and marketing aspect.