During their offseason roster overhaul, the New York Knicks signed free-agent
guard Brandon Jennings in hopes he could both spark his career and provide
valuable backup minutes for the team.
As of this morning, the Knicks are 12th in the Eastern Conference and four games
out of the No. 8 spot and Jennings is averaging 8.6 points and 4.9 assists per
game in 24.6 minutes for the team. As New York ponders the future of its roster,
it will do so without Jennings.
He will be waived to create room to sign free-agent guard Chasson Randle, the
news of which was first reported by The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski …
The New York Knicks waived veteran guard Brandon Jennings, clearing the way to
sign guard Chasson Randle, league sources told The Vertical.
The Knicks’ front office and coaching staff hadn’t been enamored with Jennings’
mindset amidst the team’s struggles this season, league sources said, and
ownership agreed to pay him the balance of the $5 million owed him on his
contract this season.
Because Jennings was waived prior to March 1, if he clears waivers he’s eligible
to be signed and added to a playoff roster.
The Knicks will sign Randle to a partially guaranteed deal through the 2017-18
season, league sources said.
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Jennings, 27, was the 10th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft. He played four
seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks before moving on to Detroit and Orlando.
Jennings signed a one-year, free agent deal with the Knicks in July.
