Jeremy Lin, Houston Rockets News Update: PG Likely To Be Traded If Performance Does Not Rise To All-Star Level

Point guard Jeremy Lin has to provide All-Star numbers in order for the Houston Rockets to win a championship right away. If not, Linsanity might find himself out of Houston three months into the regular-season.

Pressure will be immense for the 24-year old Lin heading into the 2013-2014 regular-season as the new-look Rockets try to build enough steam for their first championship in decades.

All-Star center Dwight Howard and guard James Harden are expected to lead the charge for this young and extremely explosive Rockets squad, but the production of the former Harvard shotshot will be direly needed this season.

Lin had a solid campaign in his first season with the Rockets, averaging 13.4 points, 6.1 assists, and 3.0 rebounds in 82 games. Unfortunately, his numbers dramatically dipped in the postseason (4.0 points and 2.0 assists) as he got smoothered by the Oklahoma City Thunder defense. A chest injury also didn't help the cause for Lin, whose absence allowed backup guard Patrick Beverley to step up and steal a little bit of spotlight from him.

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Looking into the upcoming season, Lin is still expected to be the starting point guard for the Rockets. However, the pressing question remains how many games he will assume such role and perhaps, how long he will continue to play for the Rockets.

Rumors are buzzing that Lin will be shopped before the midseason trade deadline. Despite reports that Lin and center Omer Asik are not seen as tradable assets, NBA insiders are confident the Rockets will eventually pull the trigger in their effort to add another star, probably a power forward, to play alongside Harden and Howard.

In short, the ball is in Jeremy's court if he really wants to be an integral part of what could be a very dominant Rockets team. Improving his outside shooting and putting up ruggedness on the defensive end will certainly make him an impact player for the team.

As Opposing view writer Alex Groberman, Lin has three months to prove he's worthy to stay with the Rockets. Three months to show that he can engineer a potentially explosive Rockets offense to a title. Three months to prove his critics that he's not a fluke and Linsanity is here to stay.