Dallas Morning News:Mavericks promotional Jeremy Lin, and Lakers among interested

Dallas Morning News:Mavericks promotional Jeremy Lin, and Lakers among interested:Undrafted Jeremy Lin, six feet three guards from Harvard, was eye-opening test run with the Mavericks Summer League team in Las Vegas, even a well-played head to head with the number 1 of the draft to choose John Wall

He played so well, averaging 9.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.8 steals and 1,2 transmission in five games that Dallas is now fending off the Lakers and other teams in effort to sign a contract Lin.

Roger Montgomery, San Antonio-based agent for Lin, said that negotiating with the Mavericks and others. “It’s inevitable,” he said. “We’re going to do something, and soon.

“What do I do now studying the information, looking at the lists and then tries to determine what would be best suited for him. But Dallas is still in the mix.”

chances Mavericks’ help that team president Donnie Nelson gave Lin a chance to play, and, ultimately, to demonstrate their skills. But Montgomery said the contract and has the possibility to be determining factors.

“They have a lot of options,” said Nelson. “We hope that something can happen, but you never know.”

Register Mavericks’ loaded with veterans and guaranteed contracts. Nelson said Dallas probably has only two training camp places available.

“It will probably be at least one veteran guy,” he said. “Then we could keep the place open for a young guy. Jeremy would certainly seriously consider it.

Lakers are thin at guard behind Derek Fisher and Kobe Bryant, although the reigning world champion did recently sign Steve Blake four years, $ 16 million contract and said that he would replace the departed Jordan Farmar as the primary backup guard.

Scouts considered Lin, 21, to be a “tweener guard / shooting guard, which helps explain why he did not get drafted. But now Lin apparently a hot commodity after shooting 66 percent from 3-range, and showing flashes floor leadership in Las Vegas .