Jeremy Lin will play for Erie BayHawks

Jeremy Lin and Jerome Jordan became the first Knicks ever assigned to the D-League on Tuesday, when team officials sent both players to the Erie BayHawks.

Lin, an undrafted point guard from Harvard, was signed by the Knicks in December to provide bench depth after Iman Shumpert was injured. Jordan, a 7-foot center, was a second-round pick in 2010 who played abroad for a year before joining the Knicks. Neither player was in Coach Mike D’Antoni’s regular rotation.

Under N.B.A. rules, Lin and Jordan will continue to earn their Knicks salaries while playing in the D-League, and they will remain on the Knicks’ roster; the move does not free up any room to sign additional players. The Knicks have signed a number of D-League players over the last few seasons. Until now, however, they had never used the minor league as a tool to develop their own prospects.

It is undetermined how long Lin and Jordan will play in Erie, but both could use the work. Lin had played just 16 minutes over five games, Jordan 29 minutes over six games. Lin, who formerly played for the Golden State Warriors, thrived in the D-League last season, averaging 18 points, 5.8 rebounds and 4.3 assists for the Reno Bighorns.

via Knicks Send Jeremy Lin and Jerome Jordan to D-League – NYTimes.com.