Houston Braces for Linsanity - ABC News Jeremy Lin loved New York, but was sold on the Houston Rockets' sales pitch. Lin released a statement through the Rockets on Wednesday, one day after the New York Knicks decided not to match Houston's bold three-year, $25 million offer sheet. The 23-year-old undrafted point guard out of Harvard became a global sensation when he came from obscurity and turned turn the Knicks into winners in February. FILE - In this Dec. 15, 2011 file photo, Houston Rockets' Jeremy Lin is shown during the team's NBA basketball media day in Houston. That's the deadline the New York Knicks face to match the daunting offer the Rockets have made to Lin, the Harvard point guard who dazzled all of basketball for a brief stretch last season. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) Close Lin says he "loved this past year with the Knicks and truly appreciate the opportunity that New York gave me." He called his brief stint in New York "extraordinary" and "unforgettable." The Rockets waived Lin in December, but Lin was impressed with the Rockets' aggressive pursuit to reacquire him.