Mavs' Matthews cleared to resume basketball activity, will pick up 2018-19 option

Wesley Matthews is taking the money that's on the table.

The 31-year-old shooting guard revealed during Sunday's Festival De Los Mavs that he has been fully cleared to resume basketball activities after fracturing his right proximal fibula back in March, according to Mavs.com's Dwain Price.

He also plans on picking up his $18.62-million player option for the 2018-19 season to remain with the organization.

"Obviously, that's something that hasn't been on my mind," said Matthews. "That's what you have an agent for and agencies for.

"Like I said, I don't plan on being anywhere else. And now, it's just focusing on getting back healthy, which I am now, and getting on this court.

Matthews suffered his injury against the Memphis Grizzlies on March 10, which forced him out of the lineup for the final 16 games of the campaign.

This season marked Matthews' third in the Lone Star State after signing a four-year contract worth approximately $70 million in 2015. His offer went up from $57 to $70 million after DeAndre Jordan reneged on his deal to join the team.

Matthews has established several tight-knit bonds with teammates and coaches in Dallas, which made his decision to stay all the easier.

"You don’t find too many places where, top to bottom, everybody gets along with everybody,” Matthews said. “We never turned on each other, we never flaked on each other.

"This is an organization that’s a prideful organization - it’s had a lot of success. This is a very successful championship organization and these past two seasons in not making the playoffs and being in the lottery is not ideal for anybody to be a part of it."

Matthews averaged 12.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.7 assists on 40.6 percent shooting across 63 appearances for the 24-58 Mavericks, who finished 13th in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs for the second year in a row.