During his first game during his second reassignment to the Reno Bighorns, Jeremy Lin got 21 points, seven rebounds, six assists, and three steals. He’s taking a different point of view on the D-League. “Being able to come down here has been a blessing in disguise for me,” said Lin at Wednesday’s game. “It’s been huge for my development as a player so I’m trying to try to take advantage of it.” His stats with the Reno Bighorn show that. After five games in Reno he is averaging 18.6 points on .527 (29-55) shooting from the field. “To be honest I was struggling with it,” said Lin about Golden State’s decision to assign him to Reno. “I felt like I was being demoted or not good enough to play in the NBA. But now it’s changed my perspective. I wouldn’t be able to put this work in with the Warriors. I’m just trying to learn and grow until I’m ready for the Warriors to call me back up.”

The Warriors are watching his development, even sending some people from the front office to the game. “I’ve noticed that I’ve done some good things, but there are some things I want to improve on that I want to keep focusing on”, said Lin. “Things like getting more assists and cutting down on my turnovers. Getting more rebounds, shooting three-pointers better, there are a lot of areas of improvement that I can work on. We have a guy right here, who came to watch. I’m getting a lot of feedback from him after my games.” He knows things won’t be easy for him being Asian American in the NBA. “There’s going to be a target on my back, but I think that’s the case even if I wasn’t on an NBA roster,” said Lin. “There’s the case of me having a lot of publicity in terms of being an Asian-American player, so a lot of guys will come at me. My heritage means a lot to me. I’m very proud to be of Asian heritage and I just want to reach my potential as a player.”

Jeremy Lin post game interview with Reno Bighorns (We hope to see Jeremy give post games like this in the NBA in the near future)