The electric atmosphere of Linsanity may feel like a distant memory now, but the folks at Time magazine haven't forgotten the impact of Jeremy Lin's emergence. In their estimation, the New York Knicks point guard is still one of the 100 most influential people in the world . Lin came off the end of the bench to man the point for a desperate Knicks team, averaging 14.6 points and 6.1 assists per game and authoring a number of thrilling highlights during a stretch that all but saved New York's season. His singular, remarkable story — undrafted out of the Ivy League, bounced by his hometown Golden State Warriors, claimed and waived by the Houston Rockets, down to the D-League, buried on the bench, and then a sensation — captured the attention of the general public. His brash, infectious style, pell-mell play at the point, and knack for taking and making big shots inflamed basketball fans' hearts. As the National Post's Bruce Arthur put it, for a minute there, Lin offered "true magic" to anyone who cared to look. In a letter introducing this year's list , Time Managing Editor Rick Stengel wrote that the magazine tried "to choose those people whose influence is both lasting...