Count Jeremy Lin as a player expecting to take advantage of a weakened Eastern Conference this upcoming NBA season.

During a recent visit to Taiwan, Lin said his Brooklyn Nets, who posted a league-worst 20-62 record last season and went 21-61 the year before, will extend their season beyond Game No. 82.

"We're making the playoffs," Lin said while answering questions from fans in an Instagram Live video. "I don't care what anybody else says to me."

Lin added that he "can't wait" to play with recently-acquired guard D'Angelo Russell.

"We're gonna do some serious damage next year," said Lin, who was limited to just 36 games last season while dealing with hamstring and ankle injuries. "... I'm pretty sure he'll start (at shooting guard), but it will be pretty interchangeable. And then when one of us is out of the game, the other person most likely will have the ball in their hands. It will probably be a little bit combo guard-esque."

Confidence is key, right?

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Make no mistake: The Nets have put together a solid offseason thus far, adding the 21-year-old Russell as a player to build around, as well as veterans DeMarre Carroll and Timofey Mozgov. They also drafted Texas big man Jarrett Allen to join the rest of the young core, which features Caris LeVert, Rondae Hollis-Jefferson and Isaiah Whitehead, who are all 22 years old.

But could Lin really believe Brooklyn has what it takes to sneak into the postseason? While a couple of the Eastern Conference playoff teams (Atlanta Hawks, Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers) have regressed this summer, the odds of the Nets catapulting from the NBA's worst to a spot in the top eight are slim to none.

The long-term outlook, on the other hand, is much brighter, as the Nets are nearing the end of the black hole that formed in 2013 when they sacrificed the future for the present in the infamous Boston Celtics trade.

"We’ve got a long, long long way to go, but we’re taking baby steps to get there,” Nets GM Sean Marks told NBA.com in a recent interview.

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