Thu 5/10/12 9:49 AM

Restricted free agent Jeremy Lin is expected back with the Knicks. Due to the "Arenas Rule", no team can offer Lin more than that NBA's average salary. Therefore, there's almost no way the Knicks are going to lose Lin as they can match any offer. They'll use all or part of their $5 million mid-level exception and bring him back as their clear starting point guard.