Jeffrey Demarco Teague was born on June 10,1988 and is an American former professional basketball player.
26 Facts About Jeff Teague
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Jeff Teague played for five NBA teams between 2009 and 2021, including seven seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.
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Jeff Teague made an appearance as an NBA All-Star in 2015 and won an NBA championship in 2021 with the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Jeff Teague played college basketball for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
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Jeff Teague was selected as a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, the John Wooden Award and the Oscar Robertson Trophy.
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Jeff Teague scored his 1,000th point with the Demon Deacons and became the 45th player in the history of the school to join the club.
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Jeff Teague was selected with the 19th overall pick by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2009 NBA draft.
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Jeff Teague went on to play sparingly in the team's playoff run, a run that saw the Hawks lose to the Orlando Magic in the Conference semi-finals.
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Jeff Teague scored in double-figures 12 times, including three 20-point efforts.
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Jeff Teague led the team in assists four times and scoring on three occasions.
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Jeff Teague was moved into the starting spot for the team's second-round match-up with the Chicago Bulls following an injury to starter Kirk Hinrich.
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Jeff Teague averaged 14.8 points and 4.2 assists in 38.1 minutes in his six playoff starts, well above his regular season averages.
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Jeff Teague later participated in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.
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Jeff Teague scored in double-figures in all seven games, including three 20-point nights, and had one double-double.
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On January 29,2015, Jeff Teague earned his first All-Star selection as a reserve for the Eastern Conference in the 2015 NBA All-Star Game.
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Jeff Teague went on to lead the Hawks to a first-place finish in the East.
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Midway through the season, Jeff Teague began drawing interest from opposing teams, with the Hawks reportedly talking with other teams about potential trades involving Jeff Teague.
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Jeff Teague helped the Hawks reach the Eastern Conference semi-finals, where they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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On July 7,2016, Jeff Teague was traded to his hometown team, the Indiana Pacers, in a three-team deal involving the Hawks and the Utah Jazz.
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On December 27,2017, in a game against the Denver Nuggets, Jeff Teague suffered a Grade 1 MCL sprain in his left knee and was ruled out for two-to-four weeks.
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On November 30,2020, Jeff Teague signed with the Boston Celtics.
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On March 25,2021, Jeff Teague was traded to the Orlando Magic along with two future second-round draft picks in exchange for Evan Fournier, but was waived two days later.
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Jeff Teague played in 21 regular season games for the Bucks averaging 6.6 points 2.8 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 15.9 minutes per game.
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Jeff Teague played in all six of the NBA Finals games, averaging 1.5 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.5 steals in 9.3 minutes per game as the Bucks' backup point guard to Jrue Holiday.
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On March 9,2022, Jeff Teague was hired by the Atlanta Hawks as a regional scout, returning to the franchise that drafted him in 2009 and where he spent his first seven seasons of his career, as well as half a season when he returned after being traded back there by the Timberwolves.
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Jeff Teague has four siblings, including Marquis, who played point guard for the Kentucky Wildcats before being drafted by the Chicago Bulls in 2012.