Sources: Nuggets’ Jeff Green opts in for ’22-23

Denver Nuggets ahead Jeff Inexperienced has exercised his $4.5 million participant possibility for the 2022-23 season, sources advised ESPN.

Inexperienced had till Monday to resolve whether or not to decide into the deal, in line with ESPN’s Bobby Marks.

Inexperienced, who will flip 36 in August, averaged 10.3 factors in 75 video games (63 begins) for Denver final season, the eleventh staff he has performed for over his 14-year NBA profession.

Within the wake of the Nuggets buying and selling ahead JaMychal Inexperienced to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder this previous week, as reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Inexperienced ought to as soon as once more play a major position off the bench behind reigning two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon and Michael Porter Jr. in Denver’s frontcourt.

Denver, which misplaced within the first spherical of the playoffs to the eventual champion Golden State Warriors, shall be hoping to make a deep playoff run subsequent season behind Jokic together with a wholesome Jamal Murray, who missed all season recovering from a torn ACL, and Porter, who missed virtually your entire season on account of again surgical procedure.