Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur announced today he has elected to remain with the franchise for the 2009-10 season, and is declining to exercise his early termination option.

?We are looking forward to Memo?s return,? said Utah Jazz general manager Kevin O?Connor.  ?He has clearly been an integral part of our success since his arrival and we are hopeful that he will continue to perform at such a high level in the future.?