Jeremy Lin has agreed to play in China next season, signing with the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association.

The deal was reported early Tuesday by local Chinese media, with the former Raptors point guard confirming the announcement on the video app Douyin.

“Beijing, I’m here,” Lin says in Mandarin in the video, wearing a Ducks uniform.

Lin later thanked the NBA and his fans.

“To challenge stereotypes, make history, rep Asians at the NBA level and pave the path as others have done for me has been an absolute privilege. I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for each person who has been with me each step of the way,” he posted on his Instagram account.

Lin said he was “equally excited” to play with the Beijing Ducks.

“I always knew my path would go through the CBA solely because I knew how much of an honor it would be to hoop in front of all my Chinese fans,” he wrote. “I’m here now and there is more history to be made!”

His younger brother Joseph also plays in Asia with the Fubon Braves of Taiwan’s Super Basketball League.

“Congrats lil bro on signing your contract extension on the same day!” Lin tweeted.

One of his followers on Twitter told him that Lin was the “team” he cheered for over his last nine NBA seasons.

“People will never understand the bond I have with my fans,” Lin responded. “This is love right here!! Can’t wait to return to my old form and beyond on the court.”

The 31-year-old Lin joined the Raptors late last season and became the first Asian-American to win an NBA championship. But he struggled in Toronto, averaging 7.0 points and 2.2 assists a game. In the post-season, he only played when the game was out of reach.

“I had to struggle with, ‘Do I really deserve this?” Lin said in June on the Off The Pill podcast, as quoted by the South China Morning Post. “The more I thought … I do. I should enjoy it and embrace it. I’m not gonna shy away from celebrating that or have anyone taking it away from me.

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“Hopefully those same Asians making fun of me, five or 10 years down the road when I’m no longer playing, they can appreciate, ‘Oh, that’s the first Asian-American to win an NBA championship.’ ”

Lin had been without a team since becoming a free agent on July 1 and described hitting “rock bottom” while looking for a new place to play.

“Free agency has been tough because I feel like, in some ways, the NBA has given up on me,” Lin said over the summer.

Some people mocked Lin on social media, pointing out that he had made $65 million (U.S.) in salary over nine NBA seasons.

Lin, a graduate from Harvard University, became a global sensation with the New York Knicks in 2011-12, during a time dubbed “Linsanity.” He averaged 14.6 points and 6.2 assists a game when given a chance to start for the first time. He also played for Golden State, Houston, the Los Angeles Lakers, Charlotte, Brooklyn and Atlanta, averaging 11.6 points over his NBA career.

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