Mavericks to bring in Lin

Harvard’s Jeremy Lin, who apparently is trying to
become the first American-born Asian to make it in the NBA, will be joining the
Mavericks for mini-camp on Monday and Tuesday and, possibly, for their summer
league team in Las Vegas.
 
The 6-5 shooter went to school at Harvard and got his fair
share of notoriety – some good and some bad – for his ethnicity at
Harvard.
 
But the guy can play, no doubt there.
 
He’s one of several players who went undrafted
Thursday night who are expected to come in to the mini-camp.
 

Comments

[Kenington Wright]

Wataru (Wat) Misaka was the first NBA player of Asian descent. He was born of Japanese parents in Ogden, Utah. He played in the '47-'48 season for the Knicks. (Only appeared in 3 games, but still he was the first.)
www.nba.com/features/global_misaka_010417.html

Raymond Townsend is half-Filipino and played for the Warriors and Pacers in the late '70's and early 80's.
www.nba.com/blog/blog12.html

Rex Walters is half-Japanese. He played for the Nets, 76ers, and Heat from '93 to '00.
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/04/10/MNGVGI6MV21.DTL