New York Knicks bringing in Brandon Jennings to back up Derrick Rose

New York and free-agent Brandon Jennings have agreed to terms for the 26-year-old point guard to join the Knicks.

Jennings, who will be the backup to recently acquired Derrick Rose, confirmed that he will join the Knicks this upcoming season on his Twitter account.

Reports say the deal is worth $5 million for one year.

Jennings has battled injuries the past couple of seasons with the most serious setback coming midway through the 2014-15 season when he ruptured his left Achilles.

For his career, Jennings has averaged 15.5 points, 5.9 assists and 1.3 steals per game.

But his play has suffered since the injury.

Last season with Detroit and Orlando, he averaged just 6.9 points and 3.5 assists in 18.1 minutes.