 Three times during the season , Lin was assigned to the Warriors ' D @-@ League affiliate , the Reno Bighorns . Each time , he was later recalled by the Warriors . He competed in the NBA D @-@ League Showcase and was named to the All @-@ NBA D @-@ League Showcase First Team on January 14 , 2011 . Lin helped lead the Bighorns to a 2 – 0 record at the Showcase with averages of 21 @.@ 5 points , 6 @.@ 0 rebounds , 5 @.@ 5 assists and 3 @.@ 5 steals . Lin posted a season @-@ high 27 points with the Bighorns on March 18 . In 20 games he averaged 18 points , 5 @.@ 8 rebounds and 4 @.@ 4 assists with Reno . Lin initially felt he was not good enough to play in the NBA , but he later realized he was learning and getting playing time in the D @-@ League that he would not have received with the Warriors . Lin credited Bighorns coach Eric Musselman with " helping him regain [ his ] swagger " . Musselman recalled that Lin was a good scorer but was not yet skilled at " using the whole floor " . He committed many offensive fouls , but Musselman believed Lin was as good as Gilbert Arenas in the dribble drive , an ability " you can 't teach " . The player continued to improve his pick @-@ and @-@ roll , how to handle double teams and traps , and improved his jump shot and , especially , his three pointer . Musselman also noticed that Lin , who as an NBA player received first @-@ class airplane tickets , gave them to his teammates . 
