Jeremy Lin, New York Knicks
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One of the things that makes a one-season wonder is the hype that surrounds a player who comes out of nowhere to play well. And nobody had as much of that hype around them as Jeremy Lin.
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Lin averaged 14.6 points per game and just over six assists per contest in the 2011-2012 season, but the Linsanity craze that followed him around during his time with the Knicks was a period of basketball history that gave the Knicks a brief glimmer of hope. That is more important than any statistical contribution he could have made.
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