NBA Free Agency 2017 Player Profile: Jeff Teague
By Ti Windisch
He may not be a franchise-altering superstar, but there aren’t many point guards more solid than Jeff Teague available in NBA free agency.
It’s fair to say that the Milwaukee Bucks have a history with Jeff Teague. Back in 2013, the Bucks inked Teague to a four-year, $32 million deal. Since Teague was a restricted free agent, the Atlanta Hawks had the option to match the offer.
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They waited a while to do it, but Atlanta did end up keeping Teague and matching the offer. Three years later, the Hawks dealt Teague to Indiana as part of the same deal that sent George Hill to the Utah Jazz.
After an ultimately disappointing season with the Pacers, it’s certainly possible that Teague would like to move on and start afresh, this time with the ability to pick his own team instead of being moved somewhere.
The one-time All-Star is generally regarded as a good-but-not-great point guard, which seems condescending but not entirely inaccurate. Not everybody can be John Wall or Kyrie Irving.
Could the Milwaukee Bucks be his next home? We’ll look through Teague’s strengths, weaknesses, potential salary and fit in Milwaukee to find out.