Five days after the NBA trade deadline, the Washington Wizards finally landed their backup point guard on Tuesday night.

Former Knicks Guard Brandon Jennings Signs with Wizards

Brandon Jennings, an eight-year veteran who was waived by the New York Knicks on Monday, has agreed to join the Wizards for the remainder of the 2016-2017 season, pending him clearing waivers.

The Knicks signed the 27-year-old to a one-year, $5 million deal this past offseason. Teams with enough salary cap space have until 5 p.m. on Wednesday to claim Jennings off waivers, though no other NBA team is thus far expected to.

The Wizards will be Jennings’ sixth NBA team.

“He just brings a lot of energy,” John Wall said about Jennings. “He’s a guy that can pass the ball, he brings a lot of swag and can help us.”

On Tuesday night, when the Wizards defeated the Golden State Warriors 112-108, Trey Burke did not play his normal rotation minutes. Burke originally signed with Washington to back up Wall.

Jennings played four seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks and averaged in double figures all four years. His career-high campaign came in 2011-2012 when he averaged 19.1 points per game, along with 5.5 assists per game. He then moved to Detroit in a trade during the offseason where he went on to average double digits in scoring during his first two seasons with the Pistons.

The guard also played overseas, with the Lottomatica Roma of the Italian Series A league, from 2008-2009 but was unsuccessful there.

This season, Jennings has averaged 8.6 points, 4.9 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 24.6 minutes for the 24-36 Knicks. His career average is 14.8 points.

As a Knick, Jennings had an interesting relationship with the Wizards this past season. During a preseason game against Washington, Jennings became involved in a light altercation with Casper Ware, a training camp invitee who was later released. Jennings trash-talked, committed a hard foul and taunted Ware by clapping his hands while playing defense. Then, when the Knicks and Wizards met again on Nov. 17, Wall got his revenge on Jennings by mimicking his move– clapping his hands in the Knick’s face.

“It was a little back-and-forth talking between both guys,” Wall said after the game. “Brandon was kind of hot in the fourth quarter. So we had a little back-and-forth talk.”

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 15: Brandon Jennings #3 of the New York Knicks in action against the Boston Celtics during the first half of their preseason game at Madison Square Garden on October 15, 2016 in New York City.

The New York Knicks waived point guard Brandon Jennings early Monday, a source confirmed to The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears.

Knicks Waive Brandon Jennings, Set to Sign Chasson Randle

Jennings’ waiving, first reported by The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnarowski, comes during his first season with the Knicks, with whom he signed in the offseason to back up Derrick Rose.

Jennings played 48 games for New York this year, and averaged 8.6 points and a team-high 4.9 assists on 38 percent shooting in 24.6 minutes per game. The 27-year-old recently told the Knicks he wished to play for a title contender, the source told The Undefeated.

The team thus attempted to trade him, but no deal emerged prior to the Feb. 23 deadline.

The guard thanked the Knicks organization on Twitter Monday morning.

The eight-year veteran previously played for the Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Pistons, and Orlando Magic. He was an all-rookie first-team honoree with the Bucks in 2009-10.

Waiving Jennings will give New York at least $5 million in additional salary cap space this summer to sign free agents.

The Knicks will reportedly sign 24-year-old Chasson Randle later Monday to replace Jennings, a source stated, and he could play in Monday night’s game against Toronto.

Randle, who was recently released by the Philadelphia 76ers, is expected to sign for the rest of this season and have a partial guarantee for next season. He played well for the Knicks during the preseason, although the team waived him after he suffered a broken orbital bone shortly before the start of the regular season. He then played eight games with the 76ers before being waived as part of the Nerlens Noel trade.

NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 15: Brandon Jennings #3 of the New York Knicks in action against the Boston Celtics during the first half of their preseason game at Madison Square Garden on October 15, 2016 in New York City.