Report: Gerald Green returns to Houston on 1-year, $2.4M deal

The Houston native will be staying home.

Gerald Green will return to the Rockets on a one-year, $2.4-million deal, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports.

The Rockets retaining Green could be crucial as fellow 3-point-shooting wing Trevor Ariza has reportedly left the team to sign with the Phoenix Suns.

Unemployed heading into December, Green became a crucial piece of the Rockets' rotation, averaging 12.1 points per game while shooting 36.9 percent from downtown and 85 percent at the free-throw line.