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Jia Wei (Joey) Lin (born August 31, 2000) is an American basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played high school basketball at Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Lin forgo playing college basketball by waiting out an entire year to be eligible in an NBA draft. He was selected with the 46th pick in the 2019 NBA draft.

= High school career = Lin played for Taylor Allderdice High School, where he played varsity basketball for four years. As a freshman, Lin came off the bench averaging 5 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists. He helped contribute to a 26-3 record and a city title. In his sophomore year, Lin was promoted to the starting line up with his primary role of a point guard. His close friend and fellow top recruit Tommy Wei joined the team, along with Eddy Jones. The trio wreck havoc leading Taylor Allderdice to an undefeated 32-0 record beating Roman Catholic in the state finals. Lin averaged 15.2 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 9.7 assists. Lin was named an All-State first team selection. His recruiting dramatically increased during this time. Lin was unranked prior to his sophomore year. He was a 3 star recruit afterwards.

In his junior year, another top recruit Jaylen Harris joined the team and a power four was formed. The four of them steamrolled competition resulting another state title. Lin dramatically improved as a defender resulting 3.1 steals a game. Along with that, he averaged 16.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 10.6 assists. He also was named another All-State first team selection. His recruiting rankings exponentially increased garnering attention from top college programs Villanova, Kentucky, and Kansas. The University of Pittsburgh was heavily active into recruiting Lin. All recruiting came to halt when Lin announced that he will not be attending college. He publicly stated that he will be "making a pro leap to the NBA." Even though Lin is ineligible to be drafted to a NBA team out of high school, he will wait out a year in order to be eligible.

Into to his senior year, teammates Tommy Wei and Jaylen Harris transferred to Kennedy Catholic. This attracted media attention as Lin had to prove that he can lead a team and win. Him and Eddy Jones prove everyone wrong and helped lead Taylor Allderdice to another undefeated record. During the state playoffs, Lin suffered a strained ankle resulting a short playoff run. Regardless, Lin proved that he can win and carry a heavier offensive load. Lin averaged 25.8 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 12.3 assists during his senior year. He was rated a 5 star recruit ranked by Scout.com, ESPN, and 247.

= Professional career =

Orlando Magic (2019-present)
Lin was selected 46th overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2019 NBA draft. He became the fourth high school player joining fellow players Mitchell Robinson, Darius Bazley, and Anfernee Simons to be drafted in the NBA out of high school. On July 5, 2019, the Magic announced that they signed Lin to a 2 year contract. Lin first appeared in the preseason averaging 8.2 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. Head coach of the Magic Steve Clifford promoted Lin to a rotation bench player after seeing promise in the preseason. In the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Lin came off the bench putting up 6 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in 12 minutes.

= Personal life = Lin was born in Hamilton but he moved and was raised in Squirrel Hill, Pennsylvania. His father and biological mother are from China.