Although Jeff Green's short time with the Memphis Grizzlies has been somewhat underwhelming, the 28-year-old forward decided to sign on for another season Thursday. Green reportedly exercised the player option on his contract for the 2015-16 season, per Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.
The news doesn't come as a huge shock. Back in May, ESPN.com's Marc Stein posited that Green would likely return to Memphis:
The working expectation on Beale Street at the minute is that Green will decide to exercise his $9.2 million player option for next season after falling well short of the dream of being the final piece of the puzzle that Memphis had when it acquired him from Boston in January.