When Harvard visited Santa Clara during Lin’s senior season, Lin did not exactly have a career performance. While he finished with a season-high nine assists, he scored just six points on two-of-five shooting—his second lowest offensive output of the season—in front of a sold-out crowd.

“I’ve never really had a game with more support than this game in my entire life,” Lin said following the Jan. 4 contest. “That made me real nervous.”

This will be something that Lin will have to get over quickly if he hopes to crack the Warriors’ rotation. While Golden State has just three other backcourt players under contract as of now for the upcoming NBA season, the Warriors have room to sign three more players before they reach the roster maximum and could be looking to sign at least one more guard.

While Golden State’s starting backcourt is shored up behind Monta Ellis and Stephen Curry, Lin could fill in as a backup in his rookie season.

“I think it’s too early [to speculate about playing time],” Lin said. “I am just going to go into training camp and see what happens.”

This coming fall’s training camp and preseason will be Lin’s last test before the Golden State coaching staff makes a final decision on its regular season roster.

If things do not go Lin’s way, he could end up spending time in the NBA Development League with Reno Bighorns, the minor league affiliate of the Warriors.

But in the coming weeks leading up to the Warriors’ training camp, Lin plans on doing everything he can to make sure he keeps his spot on the Golden State roster. The two biggest things Lin hopes to work on in the remaining summer months are his shooting and his strength.

“From my point of view, I’m ready to go,” Lin said. “I’m ready to play. I’m thankful the Warriors are giving me that opportunity.”