Minnesota Timberwolves point guard Jeff Teague has decided to exercise his $19 million player-option to remain with the team for the 2019-20 season, according to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic.
The Wolves' starting point guard will turn 31 years old in June and it appears he prefers to stick it out for another season in Minnesota after playing only 42 games this season.
Teague averaged a career-high in assists with 8.2 per game, but struggled with a myriad of injuries throughout the 2018-19 campaign, which often forced bench cogs like Derrick Rose and Tyus Jones into spot starts.
Opting out of his current contract would mean trying his luck in a busy free agent market with other strong talents at his position like Kemba Walker, Kyrie Irving, D'Angelo Russell and others that could hit the rousing pool of talent available, making him less of a priority.
Teague is hoping to come back healthier and prove his worth in what's expected to be a much-less clogged free agent class of 2020, allowing for his value to climb up once again, in what can be one last long-term deal before he starts tailing off toward the end of his career.
The Timberwolves played very well with Teague at the controls, but were a much-different team without their floor general at the controls.
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