Knicks' Jennings: 29 teams didn't want me so I have a chip on my shoulder

Brandon Jennings joined the New York Knicks in free agency, after no other team sought his services.

The 27-year-old point guard's stock has dropped dramatically after suffering an Achilles injury early last year.

"I didn't get any offers from any other team but New York," he admitted to Al Iannazzone of Newsday Sports. "A lot was because of my Achilles, nobody knew how healthy I was and things like that."

Jennings insists he's feeling much better now, and "definitely" has something to prove.

"It was 29 teams that didn't want me so I definitely have a chip on my shoulder, and I definitely want to prove to everybody that I'm back and I'm healthy and I'm just a team player," he explained.

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After earning roughly $34 million over his first seven years in the NBA, the former lottery pick signed a one-year deal worth $5 million with the Knicks in July.

"When (Knicks president) Phil (Jackson) called, I was like 'Yo, I'm coming,'" Jennings recalled.

"It was a no-brainer ... Shoot, I would have come here for a million. It didn't matter. I just wanted to be in an NBA uniform and be somewhere where I had a chance to win, and New York City - why not?"

Jennings hasn't suited up in an NBA uniform much over the past two seasons, missing a combined 75 games due to his ruptured Achilles. When he did play in 2015-16, he was relegated to a reserve role for the first time in his career.

He averaged a career-low 6.9 points, 3.5 assists, and two rebounds in 18 minutes off the bench last season over 48 outings split between the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic.

The California native admitted he needed a change of scenery, and called his move to the Big Apple - to play for his first big-market team - "exciting."