The Lakers traded the rights to Sergei Lishchuk along with cash considerations to the Rockets in exchange for Lin, a future first-round pick and a 2015 second-round pick.

The Lakers had been eyeing Lin for quite some time, according to Lin's agent, Roger Montgomery, after the undrafted guard out of Harvard made his impressive summer league debut in 2010.

The Lakers were amenable to this deal, according to sources, because Lin is only under contract for one more season, thus preserving their cap space next summer. They also covet draft picks, after ...

The Houston Rockets have traded guard Jeremy Lin and a first-round pick to the Los Angeles Lakers, a league source told ESPN's Jeff Goodman.

"I was supposed to be joyful and free, but what I experienced was the opposite" - Lin on the challenge of sustaining ...

J-Lin ended up with the Houston Rockets, although his game started to decline from then on, and he never caught the magic of ...

Guard Jeremy Lin hasn't ruled out a return to the Los Angeles Lakers next season despite his up-and-down first season with the club.

The Houston Rockets are in advanced decisions to trade Jeremy Lin to the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN.com's Marc Stein.

The Houston Rockets are in advanced decisions to trade Jeremy Lin to the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN.com's Marc Stein. Sources say the deal is imminent.