The Milwaukee Bucks have elected to not offer point guard Brandon Jennings a contract extension offer, thus leaving Jennings understandably disappointed.
Jennings told the local press The Journal Sentinel that he plans to use this season as a way to impress other teams and trigger their interest in possibly wanting to sign the young guard.
"I think I just have to play basketball, come here every day and work hard," Jennings said after the Bucks' practice session at the Cousins Center on Wednesday. "At the end of the day I'm still under contract with the Milwaukee Bucks.
"I'm still going to get paid so I have to go out there and perform. Just take it for what it is."
Bucks general manager John Hammond said the team has intentions of keeping Jennings in a Bucks uniform for the long term future. Even if Jennings becomes a free agent next offseason, the Bucks will have the ability to match any offer from another team next summer and could offer Jennings more years and bigger annual raises.
Still, Jennings said he didn't know how he felt about the Bucks' plans for him.
"I'm going to just play this year out and do what I have to do here," Jennings said. "The main goal is still trying to win, still trying to make the playoffs.
"Then I'll be able to make my own decision. The main thing is, I could say I'm kind of auditioning for other teams, too. The fact if they see what I can do, what I can bring to the table this year for the Bucks, anything can happen in the summertime. Now I'm just going to take it for what it is and ball out, man. Take this as it's my rookie year again.
"Take it that I'm the fresh meat that nobody's ever seen play."
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