NBA trade news: Brandon Jennings disses trade talks, hopes to finish season with Pistons

The New York Knicks is reportedly interested in acquiring Detroit Pistons guard Brandon Jennings in its attempt to get backcourt help. However, the feeling is not mutual between the Knicks and Jennings.

Jennings revealed to David Mayo of Michigan Live that he has heard the trade rumours linking him to the Knicks, but the 26-year-old point guard is not thrilled about the trade talks, insisting that he hopes to finish the season in a Pistons jersey.

"I can't really get away from it because it's all on my Twitter feed every time I tweet something," Jennings said. "But it's rumours. It's something that I'm not worried about.”

Jennings missed a chunk of the NBA 2015-2016 regular season because of a career-threatening injury he suffered last year. He missed the start of the season as he was recovering from a ruptured Achilles and was rusty in his first three games back from injury, scoring only an average of six points while playing 19 minutes off the bench.

Jennings’ poor performance and the Pistons’ frontcourt logjam has made him the odd man out in Motor City. While Jennings has shown a glimpse of his old self in the Pistons’ 115-89 win against the Orlando Magic by scoring 17 points in 18 minutes, he is still considered a strong trade bait due to his expiring contract and Reggie Jackson’s stardom.

However, Pistons head coach and president of basketball operations Stan Van Gundy still believes Jennings could help Detroit push for a playoff spot in a surprisingly tough Eastern Conference. Van Gundy admitted though that he will still look at possible deals if “something happens in the next five weeks.”

According to Marc Berman of the New York Post, the Knicks has Jennings in their radar as the team looks to improve their backcourt scoring, with Jose Calderon and Jerian Grant only managing limited productions. However, acquiring Jennings via trade would require a “complicated” deal, according to Berman.