Once considered a budding star, Jeremy Lin's future seems to be in limbo to say the least.

Currently playing as point guard for the Los Angeles Lakers, Lin has been overshadowed by a young and up-and-comer named Jordan Clarkson.

Now, speculations over his future have begun circulating with uncertainty about whether he will still remain a Laker, or try to reclaim his fame elsewhere.

Lin has fallen as quickly as he had risen, with a stellar performance with the New York Knicks in the 2011-12 season where he played 35 games – mostly during the absence of Carmelo Anthony.

During that time, Lin played around 27 minutes per game and was hitting buzzer-beaters, dishing out beautiful assists, and making clutch plays that helped a hobbling squad get victories.

He finished that season averaging 14.6 points and 6.2 assists per game – these numbers remain his career highs as of the moment.

From there, he signed a big money contract to play for the Houston Rockets, a deal which saw him earnings rise from $760,000 with New York to $8,300,000 per year with the Western Conference team.

Of course, with the big money come bigger responsibilities – Lin played 82 games and started them all, but his averages dipped a little with 13.4 PPG and 6.1 APG.

He completed his second season with the Rockets, but this time only starting roughly half of the games in which he played – as the Rockets went for Patrick Beverley instead – and Lin's productivity dwindled even more with 12.5 PPG and 4.1 APG in 29 minutes of play.

By then, Lin's popularity had been deemed a "one-time thing" but  many still believed that he could recapture his former self and resurrect "Linsanity".

Before the start of the 2014-15 season, he was traded to the Lakers and was still slated to make the same amount of money that he did with the Rockets – he was still given one more chance to make things right.

Unfortunately, he was in a team currently in transition, trying to cope with an aging superstar, Kobe Bryant and money restraints with big contracts from Steve Nash and other veterans.

Lin suffered even more, this time scoring only 11.2 PPG and dishing out 4.6 APG.

And with the ascension of Clarkson among the ranks, it does appear that Lin's time in Hollywood has seen its end.

Now what's next for Lin?

A big possibility could be a return to the Big Apple for Lin.

For the right price, obviously something less than what he is getting, he could go back to where it all started and see if he can make his way back to be a decent point guard who can carry some of the load for the team.

Carmelo Anthony is still the big man in the squad, but having Lin as a sidekick certainly won't hurt.

Having to adjust with a superstar is something that Lin, or any player, should do – and he should be more patient if he wants to salvage his career.

At 26 years old, Lin is still a young guard who can, when at his best, contend with some of the decent small men on the court.

This is one thing that the Knicks cannot overlook.

Jose Calderon, Alexey Shved, Shane Larking and Langston Galloway make-up the point guard roster for New York, and few would argue that Lin doesn't deserve the role before all of them.

If Lin agrees to a cut-price deal, then it would make sense for him to return to New York and try to rekindle his career. It is a deal which can be considered as a low risk-high reward for both the parties involved.

Jeremy Lin may be a household name, not necessarily for all the right reasons, but losing faith in a man who has shown such abundant talent would be taking it too far.

A young man who has seen his potential but has failed to come back to it may simply need to go back to where it all began for him in order to find his shine again.