(Gerald) Green, 26, is aware of the long odds he has overcome. Few players head to Europe and make it back.

“I just never thought I’d get another opportunity,” Green said after a recent workout at Bankers Life Fieldhouse with Pacers center Roy Hibbert, still several weeks prior to the start of training camp. “But I’m glad I’m back where I started.”

He already feels at home. He’s looking forward to playing on a deep, young team.

“Last year, I think if we would have beat Miami (in the second round of the playoffs), we could have had a chance to win the whole thing,” Green said. “That’s our goal this year.”

via Zak Keefer of the Indianapolis Star