Kenyon Martin signed a $3.65 million contract in China, something he is at peace with.

“I’m a grown man. Nobody is forcing me to do it,” Martin said of his decision. “I don’t need the money. It ain’t about the money. The money is great, but I don’t need it.

“I know the situation. I know there is a possibility that the lockout could end soon. There is a possibility it can’t. No one knows.”

Martin was interested in signing a contract extension with the Nuggets last season, but was never made an offer. 

Denver has seen Martin, Wilson Chandler and J.R. Smith sign in China.

“That’s their problem,” Martin said of the Nuggets’ free-agent challenges. “They made that bed. Guess what? Let them lie in it. I had some good times. I enjoyed my seven years. I enjoyed the Denver fans. But they made the decision.”