Ranking the 5 worst free agent signings in Houston Rockets history

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4. Jeremy Lin

When the Rockets signed Lin, it wasn't insane. It wasn't Lin-sane, either.

(Sorry).

Lin was fresh off of an incredible run with the New York Knicks. With Carmelo Anthony sidelined by an injury, he exploded. For a significant stretch of the 2011-12 season, Lin looked like he was one of the best guards in the NBA.

In hindsight, it feels like future Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni inflated his output. Lin was a crafty, shifty point guard with the strength to finish inside. Still, Linsanity likely doesn't happen if Lin doesn't find a head coach who's primary MO is to put the ball in the hands of a point guard.

The Rockets didn't foresee that when they gave him a three-year, $25 million deal. Lin was quickly overshadowed by fellow new Rocket James Harden, and never made good on the star potential he flashed in Houston.