Jeremy Lin is moving from the court to the studio. In a recent Reddit AMA, the 10-year NBA veteran said he is joining as an analyst after contributing to its coverage throughout the 2026 NBA Finals and NBA Summer League, with appearances set to continue across studio programming including NBA Today.
The timing matters because Lin is not arriving as a distant ex-player offering boilerplate opinions. He retired in 2025 after a career that began with him going undrafted in 2010, then exploded during Linsanity, when he revived his career and helped the New York Knicks reach the playoffs. He later played for the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte Hornets, Brooklyn Nets, Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors, winning a championship with Toronto in 2019 before playing overseas in China and Taiwan after an attempted comeback with the Santa Cruz Warriors.
In the AMA, Lin used the spotlight to show the kind of analyst he wants to become. He said he admires Mike Breen, Tim Legler, Jeff Van Gundy, Richard Jefferson, Austin Rivers, Iman Shumpert and Cam, and said he wants to be a blend of Legler and Van Gundy — strong on explanation, but still close enough to the game to describe what players are thinking and feeling. That is the lane appears to have in mind for him as the network adds him to its studio mix.
Lin also made clear he will not be treating every storyline the same way. He said he is very curious about Chet Holmgren and called Boston and the Raptors teams he wants to keep an eye on, but his sharpest assessment was reserved for the Rockets. He said they could be a championship-contending team if they stay healthy and solve the chemistry and culture issues from last year, a view that carries both belief and caution at once. The optimism is real, but so is the warning inside it.
That is what makes this transition interesting. Lin is not just another former player testing television; he is entering with a memory of being overlooked, a taste for the bigger basketball questions and a willingness to say where the edges of his own confidence are. The next thing to watch is how much of that voice shows up beyond NBA Today, because that will determine whether his second act feels like a cameo or a real broadcasting career.
