Jeremy Lin

Lin went undrafted out of Harvard in 2010, was cut twice and was sleeping on a team-mate's couch when Mike D'Antoni gave him minutes for the Knicks in February 2012. Linsanity followed: a run of high-scoring wins, including 38 points against Kobe Bryant's Lakers. He later won a title as a reserve with Toronto in 2019 and played on in China and Taiwan, a full career built from one chance.