<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-jeff-teague-breaks-down-deaaron-fox-to-rockets-trade-buzz');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Jeff Teague breaks down De’Aaron Fox to Rockets trade buzz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/NBA-rumors-Jeff-Teague-breaks-down-DeAaron-Fox-to-Rockets-trade-buzz.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Jeff Teague breaks down De’Aaron Fox to Rockets trade buzz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-19T12:48:26-08:00">December 19th, 12:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-19T12:50:52-08:00">December 19th, 12:50pm</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the recent <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-rival-monitoring-potential-kings-deaaron-fox-trade">rumors of De’Aaron Fox and the Houston Rockets</a>, there are some people who think that the Sacramento Kings point guard would work well in a new jersey. One of those people was Jeff Teague, who was <a href="https://youtu.be/sbDF70UZEgE?t=1700" rel="noopener">optimistic about the move</a> if it was to happen.</p><p>“He’s explosive enough, he’s young enough to carry a team with him and Jalen Green,” Teague said on The Club 520 podcast. “They’d be an explosive backcourt.”</p><p>Fox and Green would be a dynamic pairing, but there’s also another element to think about with Fred VanVleet. Teague claims that the current Rockets guard would fit well in a sixth-man role.</p><p>“Fred can stay, Fred’s a constant player who can stay,” Teague said. “He probably won’t be getting any more big deals, not massive deals. He probably still can get $15 million or whatever he’s going to get but he’s not going to be getting like $40 million anymore. He could still be there and be a consummate pro and come off the bench, be a 6-man type of player.”</p><p>If the Rockets were to keep VanVleet while trading for Fox, somebody on the team would have to get shipped out, and Teague named Tari Eason, Amen Thompson, and Cam Whitmore.</p><h2>Could De’Aaron Fox leave the Kings?</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/DeAaron-Fox-1.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>De’Aaron Fox qualifies for a supermax extension next offseason with the Kings, but the guard isn’t rushing to put pen to paper yet. His main goal is<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-warning-rejecting-kings-contract-extension"> trying to contend for a championship</a>, and if the Kings can’t do that, there’s a chance he could look elsewhere.</p><p>“It all has to do with the team, the organization, where are we going,” Fox said on The Draymond Green Show. “I want to make sure that we’re in a position to try and win in the future because that’s ultimately what I want to do. I know I’ll make enough money regardless of where I play or what I do, I’m going to be fine.</p><p>The Kings have not had the best start to the season this year despite being loaded with talent. They’re currently 13-14 and 12th in the Western Conference, and there’s a good chance they don’t even make the play-in tournament. If they fail to do that, this would definitely be considered a disappointing year for the team, especially after acquiring DeMar DeRozan in the offseason.</p><p>The Kings have been in trade rumors to try and improve their team, but if they can’t make progress with the team they have now, it can get scary for them.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Jeff Teague breaks down De’Aaron Fox to Rockets trade buzz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/thunder-news-jeff-teague-bold-jalen-williamsgood-jaylen-brown-take');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague makes bold Jalen Williams, Jaylen Brown claim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Thunder-news-Jeff-Teague-makes-bold-Jalen-Williams-as-good-as-Jaylen-Brown-take.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague makes bold Jalen Williams, Jaylen Brown claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-14T06:44:48-08:00">December 14th, 6:44am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-14T06:46:58-08:00">December 14th, 6:46am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Boston Celtics</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/thunder-news-jalen-williams-striving-better-despite-impressive-campaign">Jalen Williams’ ascension</a> has been a fun one to watch for Oklahoma City Thunder fans, but how good really is the third-year OKC player? Well, former NBA player Jeff Teague is willing to say he is on the same level as NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown.</p><p>Teague, in praising Williams, compared the Santa Clara product to Brown <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuonybEG_pM&amp;t=419s" rel="noopener">before taking it a</a> step further.</p><p>“I think Jalen Williams is a premiere player in the league,” Teague said on his ‘Club 520’ podcast. “I compare him to a JB kind of player, Jaylen Brown, I think they’re very similar. Both can attack the basket really well, capable 3-point shooters, good defenders. I compare them two. I think he’s a young Jaylen Brown.”</p><p>When Teague’s co-host Bishop Henn tried to clarify that Teague was not saying Williams is currently as good as Brown, Teague corrected him.</p><p>“S–t, he is. I’m saying he is,” Teague said. “Why not? Go check the stats … You put Jalen Williams on the Celtics right now, it’s going to be the same s–t.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>That’s about as high of praise as one could give to Williams considering Brown was instrumental in helping Boston win the NBA Championship just six months ago.</p><h2><b>Jalen Williams vs. Jaylen Brown stats comparison</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Thunder-forward-Jalen-Williams-Thunder-center-Isaiah-Hartenstein.jpg"><figcaption>Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Is there validity to Teague’s comparison? The stats would seem to say so.</p><p>About a quarter way through this season, Williams and Brown average the same number of points per 36 minutes (24.6) on a nearly identical number of field goal attempts. The players’ shot diets are slightly different; Brown, in the Celtics’ five-out offense, shoots more threes than Williams, who is more efficient (59.4% TS vs. 55.7%) but does not shoot as many perimeter shots or get to the free-throw line as often as Brown. Williams is also a slightly better rebounder and passer, and his steals per 36 ranks in the top 10 in the league.</p><p>Both Brown and Williams are also the second options for their respective teams; Brown plays alongside Jayson Tatum, who has the seventh-highest usage rate this season, while Williams plays with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who ranks third in usage this season.</p><p>The key difference between their teams, though, is the Celtics’ offensive depth. This year, six Boston players are averaging at least 12.6 points, including Kristaps Porzingis, who is averaging 20.3 points in six games after missing the start of the season. The Thunder, on the other hand, are much more reliant on the offensive production and creation of Gilgeous-Alexander and Williams; only those two and Chet Holmgren, who is currently out with a hip injury, are averaging more than 12 points per game.</p><p>Either way, the results have been ideal for both teams, as Boston is 20-5 and second in the Eastern Conference, while Oklahoma City is 19-5 and atop the West.</p><p>Williams and the Thunder will meet the Celtics for the first time this season on Jan. 5 in Oklahoma City.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague makes bold Jalen Williams, Jaylen Brown claim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/knicks-news-jeff-teague-hits-karl-anthony-towns-eye-opening-mvp-endorsement');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague hits Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns with eye-opening MVP endorsement');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jeff-Teague-hits-Karl-Anthony-Towns-with-eye-opening-MVP-endorsement.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague hits Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns with eye-opening MVP endorsement</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-04T15:11:06-08:00">December 4th, 3:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-04T15:11:06-08:00">December 4th, 3:11pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While New York Knicks guards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-jalen-brunson-josh-hart-hilariously-different-motivations-nba-cup">Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart share NBA Cup motivation</a> for different reasons, former NBA guard Jeff Teague is endorsing All-Star center Karl-Anthony Towns. On a recent episode of the Club 520 podcast, Teague labeled Towns as someone who’s quickly rising into the conversation for this year’s Most Valuable Player.</p><p>Teague wouldn’t go as far as calling Towns a top-tier favorite. Still, KAT’s ascension into the bottom half of potential candidates is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkVOIyqPw44&amp;t=161s" rel="noopener">worth noting</a>.</p><p>“He went to New York. We thought that’d be a lot of pressure on him. We were like, damn, KAT’s been having up and down moments. Sometimes he doesn’t handle pressure well, I guess you could say, but he stepped up to the plate,” Teague said. “25 [points] and 13 [rebounds]. Low key, low key, he’s starting to creep into that conversation, bro. [He’s] low, he’s bottom 7, but he’s rising. You need to talk about that MVP conversation a little bit.”</p><p>Towns is averaging 25.1 points, 13.1 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 0.9 blocks per game for the Knicks this season. While it’s still relatively early, it’s some of the best numbers he has averaged throughout his ten-year career. At the same time, the Knicks are 8-2 in their last 10 games, including Tuesday’s 121-106 win against the Orlando Magic.</p><p>Karl-Anthony isn’t putting up the same numbers as Denver Nuggets’ defending MVP, Nikola Jokic, averaging a triple-double (30.1 points, 13.0 rebounds, 10.4 assists). Still, he’s been a constant bright spot for the Knicks while finding his rhythm in the Big Apple.</p><p>Towns finished with a team-high 23 points, 15 rebounds, and two blocks in the Knicks’ NBA Cup win against the Magic. KAT led six Knicks players who scored in double-digits, including Jalen Brunson, who finished with 21 points. At Madison Square Garden, Mikal Bridges added 19 points, OG Obunoby and Miles McBride added 18, while Josh Hart notched a triple-double (13 rebounds, 11 points, and 10 assists).</p><p>It’s the kind of MVP-type of leadership that grabbed Jeff Teague’s attention 21 games into the Knicks’ regular season and following their 4-0 record in the NBA Cup’s opening round.</p><h2><b>Tom Thibodeau reveals immediate concern after Knicks’ win</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Knicks-head-coach-Tom-Thibodeau-talking-to-Knicks-guard-Josh-Hart.jpg"><figcaption>Brad Penner-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Amid Knicks star center Karl-Anthony Towns’ dominant stretch of games, head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-tom-thibodeau-reveals-immediate-concern-after-nba-cup-win-vs-magic">Tom Thibodeau isn’t thinking about the NBA Cup</a>. The Knicks advanced to the quarterfinal round. They’ll host the Hawks on Dec. 11. Meanwhile, Thibodeau remains focused on his next opponent, the Hornets.</p><p>When asked about the Knicks’ second-round opponent following their blowout win against the Magic, their third consecutive victory, Thibodeau made it clear <a href="https://x.com/sny_knicks/status/1864145884243452386" rel="noopener">where</a> his focus lies, per SNY Knicks’ X, formerly Twitter.</p><p>“I’m just worried about Charlotte,” Thibodeau said.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Just worried about Charlotte."</p><p>– Tom Thibodeau <a href="https://t.co/ks4yhj64cL">pic.twitter.com/ks4yhj64cL</a></p><p>— Knicks Videos (@sny_knicks) <a href="https://twitter.com/sny_knicks/status/1864145884243452386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Knicks have been on a tear lately, beating opponents by 15+ points, including a 33-point win against the Pelicans, in two of their last three outings.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague hits Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns with eye-opening MVP endorsement

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-jeff-teague-lebron-james-retirement-realization-amid-struggles');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague hits Lakers, LeBron James with retirement realization amid struggles');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jeff-Teague-hits-LeBron-James-with-retirement-realization-amid-struggles.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague hits Lakers, LeBron James with retirement realization amid struggles</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-03T09:06:19-08:00">December 3rd, 9:06am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-03T09:06:19-08:00">December 3rd, 9:06am</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In his age 40 season, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James has questions circling his retirement. One of his advocates for retirement is Jeff Teague. On the Club 520 Podcast, Teague explained that <a href="https://youtu.be/s5G7z7m2ktk?t=265" rel="noopener">there’s nothing else</a> for the Los Angeles forward to do in the league.<br><br>“LeBron needs to rest a little bit,” Teague said. “Age is actually catching up with LeBron, this is the first time I’ve ever seen it. He’s really kind of slowing down. To me, I’m not going to lie, I think he might really retire after this year.<br><br>“I think he probably has a documentary going right now, and they’re probably recording everything he’s doing. I can’t see LeBron having a year where he’s not still top 20 in the league. You can see it slowly declining right now. I can’t see him going next year and being Top 30.”<br><br>One of the biggest goals for James was for the Lakers to draft his son. After that occurred, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-bronny-james-nba-history-timberwolves">James and his son became the first father-son duo to play in an NBA game</a> at the same time. Also, they were on the same team during that game too. Although the experiment lasted only one game, James himself has had a down year.</p><h2><b>Does LeBron James have any more reasons to play for the Lakers?</b></h2><p>After winning the 2020 NBA title in the bubble, the Lakers haven’t seen much of that similar success. The most they had was the 2022-23 season, where they went to the Western Conference. Still, they were swept by the eventual champion, Denver Nuggets. Regardless, any team with James on it is bound for success. However, this season is proving to be different. Although the Lakers won their first three games, it’s been a steady decline, and James’s numbers prove it.</p><p>He’s averaging <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/j/jamesle01.html" rel="noopener">22 points, eight rebounds, and 9.1 assists</a> per game. The season averages are career numbers for some players. However, his effectiveness has been limited this season. Even with head coach JJ Redick developing an offensive system around Anthony Davis, the 20-time all-star hasn’t had a transcendent impact like he usually does.<br><br>For example, in the last four games, James hasn’t hit a three-pointer and has gone 0-19 from that range. Currently, the Lakers are 12-8 and have the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. If the season were to end, they would be in the play-in tournament. They would face the Phoenix Suns, San Antonio Spurs, or Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>It’s unknown if James has planned a private retirement celebration. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-open-to-play-in-nba-with-youngest-son-bryce">James never ruled out playing with Bryce</a>, his youngest son. Even with that, the Lakers forward has left a legacy that will be in the NBA forever.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague hits Lakers, LeBron James with retirement realization amid struggles

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-jeff-teague-questions-paul-george-joined-76ers-late');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague questions if Paul George joined 76ers too late');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jeff-Teague-questions-if-Paul-George-joined-76ers-too-late.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague questions if Paul George joined 76ers too late</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-20T14:29:35-08:00">November 20th, 2:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-20T14:29:35-08:00">November 20th, 2:29pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-season-already-crossroads-drama-filled-2-11-start">Philadelphia 76ers have stumbled out of the gates</a> in the 2024-25 season, currently sitting dead last in their conference at 2-11 after Monday evening’s blowout <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-philadelphias-locker-room-situation">loss to the Miami Heat</a>. Since returning from injury, Paul George hasn’t looked like the versatile two way maestro that the 76ers thought they were signing in free agency, and the team has yet to see he, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey share the floor so far this year.</p><p>One person who is troubled by what he’s seen from the 76ers and specifically George so far this year is former NBA All-Star Jeff Teague, who recently took to his Club 520 Podcast to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=38&amp;v=jb0JT0X_2I0&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">relay his concerns.</a></p><p>“I wasn’t hating on PG, I’m just saying he came to a situation where it might’ve just ran it’s course,” said Teague. “I’m not comparing him to Tobias Harris and I’m not hating on Tobias Harris, I like Tobias Harris and I like PG, but I think he got put in a situation where now he’s going to be Tobias Harris because Joel doesn’t care or seems not to care right now, and Tyrese is out, so now everybody looks towards you like, okay, we paid you so it’s time for you to show up and you’re like, ‘damn, I came here to be the third option. Chill.'”</p><h2><b>Is the 76ers’ season already over?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/George-vs-the-Heat.jpg"><figcaption>Sam Navarro-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>In theory, it wouldn’t be fair to judge the 76ers until we’ve seen Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, and Joel Embiid on the court together. In reality, it’s not unreasonable to wonder whether that will ever happen, as the 76ers have already been hit with a slew of injuries that many saw coming the second the team constructed this variation of a Big Three.</p><p>The lone bright spot of the 76ers so far this season has been the play of rookie guard Jared McCain, who is currently the frontrunner to win the NBA Rookie of the Year award with some strong numbers on impressive efficiency, but the team has seen little production from its supporting cast, including Kelly Oubre Jr. and Caleb Martin.</p><p>Of course, there is still plenty of time for the 76ers to turn things around and climb back in the hunt, especially considering how horrid the rest of the Eastern Conference has been so far this year.</p><p>Still, there haven’t been many encouraging signs in the early going. Philadelphia will next take the floor on Wednesday evening vs the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague questions if Paul George joined 76ers too late

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jeff-teague-blunt-comparison-call-out-doc-rivers-motivation-bucks');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague uses blunt comparison to call out Doc Rivers’ motivation with Bucks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jeff-Teague-uses-blunt-comparison-to-call-out-Doc-Rivers-motivation.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague uses blunt comparison to call out Doc Rivers’ motivation with Bucks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T13:16:52-08:00">November 11th, 1:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T13:16:52-08:00">November 11th, 1:16pm</time><address><a>Erik Slater</a>Erik Slater is the credentialed Brooklyn Nets beat reporter for ClutchPoints. He's a graduate of Lehigh University and the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, as well as a Lehigh Football and Syracuse Football alum.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Milwaukee Bucks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Doc Rivers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-doc-rivers-officially-hired-after-adrian-griffin-firing">came out of retirement for a chance</a> to lead the Bucks to an NBA title alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo. However, the team has rarely looked like a contender with him as head coach. Milwaukee posted an 18-2o record to close last season after Rivers took over for Adrian Griffin.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-embarrassing-moment-free-throw-blowout-loss-grizzlies">The Bucks have been the NBA’s biggest disappointment</a> to start 2024-25, posting a 2-8 record. Following the team’s abysmal start, former NBA point guard Jeff Teague called out Rivers’ motivation by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-embarrassing-moment-free-throw-blowout-loss-grizzlies" rel="noopener">comparing the coach to himself</a> during his final seasons.</p><p>“You can’t fire Doc. You’ve already fired too many coaches. But Doc was never the answer for this team,” Teague said on the Club 520 Podcast. ” You need some guys to hold people accountable. I mean, Doc has made all this money, he’s chilling, he really don’t care. Doc is like me in my last couple of years in the league. Like, ‘Yeah, I’m just here for the check.'”</p><p>“If they lose and you fire me, I still get paid; I don’t care. Doc is what, 60-something years old? He doesn’t give a damn, he’ll go play golf or something.”</p><p>After the Bucks traded most of their assets to acquire Damian Lillard, Rivers and his team face a troubling reality early this season.</p><h2>Bucks facing uncertain future amid league-worst start</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jeff-Teague-uses-blunt-comparison-to-call-out-Doc-Rivers-motivation-1.jpg"><figcaption>Benny Sieu-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Rivers has struggled to recreate his success with the Boston Celtics during the latter half of his career. After winning a championship in 2007-08 and reaching the finals again in 2009-10, he has not returned to the series over the last 14 seasons. He spent stretches with the Los Angeles Clippers and Philadelphia 76ers before joining the Bucks.</p><p>It doesn’t appear like he has a legitimate chance to rectify his coaching career with this Bucks squad. Milwaukee has looked like one of the NBA’s worst defensive teams through 10 games, ranking 22nd while allowing 115.7 points per game.</p><p>With an aging core around Antetokounmpo, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-bucks-early-struggles-have-nba-execs-eyeing-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade">Bucks have few avenues to improve this season</a>. They don’t own any draft picks, first or second-rounders, until 2031. Without touching their core four of Antetokounmpo, Lillard, Khris Middleton and Brook Lopez, their most valuable trade chips are Bobby Portis and Pat Connaughton, both of which have struggled early this year.</p><p>Rivers’ contract will pay him $40 million through the 2026-27 season. The Bucks are already paying Mike Budenholzer and Griffin after parting ways with both coaches over the last two seasons. If they were to fire Rivers, they would have three head coaches on their payroll as they look for a replacement.</p><p>The Bucks will have an opportunity to salvage their season over the next week. Four of their next five opponents are under .500, with matchups against the Toronto Raptors, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets, Houston Rockets, and Chicago Bulls on the horizon.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague uses blunt comparison to call out Doc Rivers’ motivation with Bucks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-jeff-teague-shuts-down-la-contender-talk');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague shuts down Lakers contender talk');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jeff-Teague-shuts-down-Lakers-contender-talk.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague shuts down Lakers contender talk</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-09T13:39:07-08:00">November 9th, 1:39pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-09T13:39:46-08:00">November 9th, 1:39pm</time><address><a>Dylan Fine</a>Dylan Fine focuses on the NFL and NCAA Football for ClutchPoints, in addition to working on the meme team. Dylan is a graduate of Georgetown University and has covered various topics ranging from local politics in the DMV region with DC Voter For Animals to live sporting events in the Long Island and Rochester areas with The Southampton Press and Pickin’Splinters. When he isn't working, he's usually running in preparation for the next annual Turkey Trot.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jeff Teague did not hold back when asked about the Los Angeles Lakers title chances. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-fatal-flaws-will-doom-2025-nba-championship-chances">LeBron James’ team has shown some fatal flaws</a> in its first nine games. And, aside from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-hired-head-coach-after-dan-hurley-fiasco">hiring JJ Redick as head coach</a>, Los Angeles largely stood pact over the offseason with its current roster. A former NBA All-Star, Teague <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=249&amp;v=kVekPCDTGAQ&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">broke down</a> on the Club 520 podcast the main issues with the Lakers roster, particularly regarding D’Angelo Russell and the supporting cast.</p><p>“I don’t like the way the roster is set up with D’Angelo Russell on that team. Rui Hachimura is a good player. I like him on that team but don’t like him as a focal point and starter. I like him off the bench getting buckets. They just need some more solid role players. Maybe some more veterans or I don’t know. For now, I don’t like the Lakers.”</p><h2><b>The Lakers have had an uneven start</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lakers-guard-DAngelo-Russell.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-3-word-reaction-thrilling-win-kings">stellar first three games, the Lakers</a> have come crashing back down to earth since. Los Angeles has lost four out of their past five games, including an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-calls-out-ugly-loss-grizzlies">ugly recent loss to the Memphis Grizzlies</a>. Despite these struggles, the two stars, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, have lived up to their billing this season. The soon-to-be 40-year-old is averaging an efficient 23.7 points, 8.1 assists, and 7.4 rebounds per game. Similarly, “AD” has looked like an MVP candidate, averaging 32.4 points and 11.3 rebounds per contest.</p><p>Unfortunately, the Lakers’ supporting cast has been up-and-down over these first nine games—particularly <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-jj-redick-explains-why-dangelo-russell-is-coming-off-bench">D’Angelo Russell, who was benched against the Sixers</a> last night. The point guard is putting up his lowest career point total and only shooting 40% from the field and 30% from three.</p><p>While this is a tough break for Russell, moving him to the bench makes sense. The backcourt of D’Angelo and Austin Reaves has never been elite defensively, and the Lakers have struggled significantly on that side of the floor. Los Angeles ranks 23rd overall in team defensive efficiency.</p><p>Going forward, JJ Redick’s team has two straight games against the Toronto Raptors and Memphis Grizzlies before heading to San Antonio to start their NBA Cup title defense. With teams like the Golden State Warriors and the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-vs-mavericks-prediction-odds-pick-11-8-2024">Phoenix Suns off to stellar starts</a>, the Western Conference seems more stacked than ever. Currently sitting seventh in the West, the Lakers will need to overcome their recent woes to ensure they don’t have to go through the Play-In tournament for the third straight year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague shuts down Lakers contender talk

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-jeff-teague-dishes-donovan-mitchell-better-than-anthony-edwards');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague dishes on why Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell is better than Anthony Edwards');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Jeff-Teague-dishes-on-why-Donovan-Mitchell-is-better-than-Anthony-Edwards.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague dishes on why Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell is better than Anthony Edwards</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-08T12:16:19-08:00">November 8th, 12:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-08T12:16:19-08:00">November 8th, 12:16pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavs beat the New Orleans Pelicans 131-122 to improve to 9-0, the greatest start to a regular season in franchise history. <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-cleveland-reaches-historic-feat-not-even-done-by-lebron-james-cavaliers">Mitchell and the 2024-25 Cavs topped the LeBron era</a> for the impressive feat, which has put the rest of the league on notice, and NBA analyst alike, such as retired guard Jeff Teague. The Club 520 Podcast host went as far as to say Mitchell is a better player than Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards.</p><p>Teague got a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=702&amp;v=vWZEwkM6zdU&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">surprised look</a> and a “say that again” out of his co-host, DJ Wells.</p><p>“Donovan Mitchell is better than [Anthony Edwards] I’m rolling with Don man,” Teague said, doubling down on his take. “D-Mitch, man.”</p><p>Jeff’s respect for Donovan stretches back to the NBA bubble in 2020, where the 2019-20 regular season resumed after a five-month league shutdown in March due to Covid.</p><p>“I’ve got Donovan Mitchell brother, I ain’t never seen A.E. go for 45 in the bubble,” Teague added before further explaining his point.</p><p>“Donovan Mitchell gets just as much buckets as A.E. A.E. just talks and he’s more likable. He’s got more swag, more likable. Donovan Mitchell just gets his business done he doesn’t talk much, he’s just chilling. He just grew up a little different, his dad was a basketball player,” Teague concluded.</p><p>Then, Teauge brought up production to back up his argument.</p><p>“When it comes to them as individual players, Donovan Mitchell shoots way better than Ant Edwards, he’s just as explosive,” Teague added. “I love A.E’.s game but I haven’t seen A.E have that back and forth game like Donovan Mitchell has.”</p><p>Mitchell is averaging 23.8 points while shooting at a career-best 48.5% clip from the floor, while Edwards is averaging 28.0 points and is 48.2% from the floor, and 46.1% from deep. However, being the small sample size of the first couple week into the regular season that it is for the two stars, it’s difficult to gauge how those statistics change between now and the end of 2024-25.</p><p>Career-wise, Donovan has a slight advantage on career shooting while averaging 24.8 points to Edwards’ 23.0. Still, Teague says Ant-Man wins the popularity vote for his demeanor and abrasiveness despite the fact Mitchell has been in the NBA for eight years, three years longer than Edwards’ five. Both players have one All-NBA selection, while Donovan’s been named to five All-Star teams to Edwards’ two.</p><h2><b>Donovan Mitchell sounds off on ‘outrageous’ officiating</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Cavs-superstar-Donovan-Mitchell.jpg"><figcaption>Matthew Hinton-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cavs star <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-outrageous-officiating">Donovan Mitchell went off on the officials</a> during his postgame media availability. On <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/2024/11/its-outrageous-donovan-mitchell-sounds-off-on-inconsistent-officiating-against-cavs.html" rel="noopener">an issue</a>, Mitchell says, has been happening for a while with the Cavs, per Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor.</p><p>“We’re second in the league in drives per game and we’re not getting any foul calls,” Mitchell said. “I’ve been quiet about it for a long time. Tonight, I almost lost my mind out there.”</p><p>The Cavs will go for 10-0 against the Warriors on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague dishes on why Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell is better than Anthony Edwards

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He is the Founder of HBCU Pulse, a multimedia outlet with the mission to tell the authentic stories of HBCU Life via traditional, digital and social media outlets to amplify our voice. He is also the host of HBCU Pulse Radio, which can be heard on SiriusXM Channel 142 HBCU Fridays at 5 p.m. EST and wherever you get your podcasts.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Los Angeles Lakers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Jeff Teague is never one to mince words and<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAhw8n0FzlU&amp;t=226s" rel="noopener"> he certainly didn’t on the topic of Lakers rookie Bronny James.</a> <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-skip-bayless-drops-lebron-hating-give-bronny-james-special-flowers">Brornny James made history last week</a> by becoming the first father-son duo to share the court as teammates in NBA history, playing alongside LeBron James. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-bronny-james-first-nba-points-cavs">The Lakers rookie recently scored his first NBA basket</a> in a serendipitous location: Rocket Morgage Arena, the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>But, Teague says that he doesn’t see the potential in Bronny James right now.</p><p>“I swear to God I’m not hating. I don’t care about Bronny and LeBron play the game, do whatever you want. I hope Bryce makes it to the league too but honestly in my eyes, when I watch the game I just don’t think he’s that nice at basketball. I’m not hating but I just don’t see it. Like when I watched USC last year, I know he was hurt, he got hurt, serious injury, but I’m just like no I don’t see it.”</p><p>Teague also said that James has a target on his back similar to what Lonzo Ball after his father Lavar Ball hyped him up during his college years and draft process.</p><p>“He’s got more of a target on his back than Lonzo Ball. Mind you Lonzo was a number 2 pick, he’s the 55th pick. When people see Bronny coming in the game their eyes are like, yeah I’m on that. If they can get a highlight on him, they’re viral for 2 weeks.”</p><p>When Teague’s cohost Brandon Hendricks brought up that James could get a highlight on someone else, Teague immediately shot it down and said that he doesn’t see that happening.</p><p>“He’s not that’s what I’m saying. He’s isn’t about to do s—t. They’re going to play so hard when he gets the ball. He’s probably like, ‘Bro, I’m the 55th pick why are you so hard. Bro you’re going to make me go viral.'”</p><p>Teague then looked back on his first time facing off against Lonzo Ball.</p><p>“I played him (Lonzo Ball) his first preseason game. Cooked him, I couldn’t wait. That was my first game in Minnesota, first preseason game as soon as I got in the game I was clowning. We played him in Anaheim or somewhere out there. I was clowning but it was him, I wanted to make sure this n—- knows he ain’t like that.”</p><p>Teague is notably one of the few current or former NBA players to criticize Bronny James. It’s unclear what Bronny James’s NBA future will be but he certainly will have a lot of attention on him throughout his journey to see if he proves doubters wrong.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague hits Bronny James with harsh take ‘I don’t see it’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/hawks-news-jeff-teague-trae-young-vs-lamelo-ball-debate');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague takes sides in Trae Young vs. LaMelo Ball debate');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jeff-Teague-takes-sides-in-Trae-Young-vs.-LaMelo-Ball-debate.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague takes sides in Trae Young vs. LaMelo Ball debate</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-28T13:59:02-07:00">October 28th, 1:59pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-28T13:59:02-07:00">October 28th, 1:59pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During his Club 520 Podcast, former 12-year NBA veteran Jeff Teague discussed the comparisons between Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, who had a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-oscar-robertson-territory-historic-nba-feat">historic stat line</a> earlier this week, and Charlotte Hornets guard LaMelo Ball. Teague ranked Young ahead of Ball but <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyMRUl14SLg&amp;list=PLJ6ilM70aUNsZBfAddr0rb1XkwM8l7Cy1&amp;t=2272s" rel="noopener">still has great respect</a> for both players. However, Teague and Young were briefly teammates, so his opinion is probably biased.</p><p>“I know (Young) made it to the Eastern Conference Finals; we played him, so I know what he’s capable of. I know what kind of teammate he is; I know what kind of player he is. People just don’t seem to like his style of play. I think it’s like a knockoff of Steph Curry, but I think he’s carved his own lane.”</p><p>Teague then pivoted to Ball.</p><p>“LaMelo hasn’t won nothing. He hasn’t led his team to nothing. No hate on LaMelo. … I just think the production Trae gives and the production that LaMelo, Trae Young gives you more. I like LaMelo though.”</p><p>Young and Ball have played each other 10 times. They are tied 5-5 and have yet to meet in the postseason. Playing against each other, Ball averages 22.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 8.2 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks. Young averages 22.1 points, 3.3 rebounds, 9.4 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.1 blocks against Ball.</p><p>Young and the Hawks won the most recent matchup on Friday, 125-120.</p><h2><b>Hawks, Hornets middling in Eastern Conference</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Hawks-Trae-Young-and-Hornets-LaMelo-Ball-going-at-each-other.jpg"><figcaption>© Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Does it really matter which young, score-first point guard is better from two teams that will likely be bounced from the first round of the playoffs, if either team makes the postseason at all? Both are incomplete teams that are at least one or two pieces away from serious contention. They’re both out-of-this-world talents who would thrive on any team in the NBA.</p><p>ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel has the Hawks slotted at No. 22 in his latest <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-24-25-week-1-lakers-warriors-clippers-early-statements">NBA Power Rankings</a>.</p><p>“The Atlanta Hawks look great offensively. Trae Young is leading the way for this offense, and a total of seven players are averaging at least 10 points per game during the Hawks’ 2-1 start to the season. At the same time, Atlanta still can’t defend anyone, as they could easily be 0-3 right now.</p><p>“Alongside Jalen Johnson, whom the Hawks are expecting big things from after a recent contract extension, Onyeka Okongwu and Dyson Daniels have a chance to set the tempo for this team. Both players have the two-way potential to really impact the Hawks’ chances of finding success over the course of the entire season.”</p><p>Atlanta has back-to-back games upcoming against the Washington Wizards, at home then on the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague takes sides in Trae Young vs. LaMelo Ball debate

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-jeff-teague-points-out-absurdity-bronny-james-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague points out absurdity of Bronny James’ Lakers debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jeff-Teague-points-out-absurdity-of-Bronny-James-debut.jpg"></figure><h1>Jeff Teague points out absurdity of Bronny James’ Lakers debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-23T14:55:19-07:00">October 23rd, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-23T14:58:37-07:00">October 23rd, 2:58pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints. He started his career as a credentialed media member writing about the Boston Celtics for WEEI.com in Boston, where he grew into a local on-camera NBA reporter and podcast host for CLNS Media. Alongside the Celtics radio broadcaster and two-time NBA champion Cedric Maxwell, Josue is the co-host of the Cedric Maxwell podcast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As NBA analysts and former players comment on watching the Los Angeles Lakers’ second-round pick, Bronny James, make his league debut on Tuesday, Jeff Teague delivers his firm take on the debacle. The last thing Lakers superstar <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-brutally-honest-avoiding-bronny-debut-circus" rel="noopener">LeBron James and Bronny wanted was a media circus</a> surrounding the NBA’s first father-son duo making history, which Teague believes won’t sit well with some of James’ teammates.</p><p>However, Teague doesn’t think Bronny checking into a close game in the second quarter will be something Lakers fans <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Dfrq8QFIA&amp;t=259s" rel="noopener">should get used to</a> throughout 2024-25, per the latest episode of his Club 520 Podcast.</p><p>“I like the way they did it, and I like the fact that they got it over with because he’s not going to play no more. It’s pretty much over for his chances unless they’re getting blown out or they’re blowing somebody out.”</p><p>Then, Teague and his co-host pointed to players who will be annoyed with Bronny receiving more playing time than them, such as his teammate Cam Reddish, the 10th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Or, a fellow rookie on the opposing Timberwolves named Rob Dillingham, the league’s eighth overall pick, was a five-star recruit before his lone season at Kentucky.</p><p>“Cam Reddish was one of the coldest people coming out of high school. Now he goes to a situation where he’s playing behind Bronny. He’s playing behind Knecht, who’s a rookie, all these guys.”</p><p>Then, Teague’s co-host, Bishop Henn, mentioned Dillingham.</p><p>“I’m not going to lie if I’m Rob Dillingham. I know Jeff played in the league, so I get it, but Bronny getting in the game before me, bro, I’m tight,” Henn said. “[That’s] natural human instincts. So, if he’s mad, I understand it, bro. No way, Bronny. I get it’s the moment for the clicks, but bro, sub me in, too, coach.”</p><p>Then, social media had fun at Reddish’s expense.</p><p>“Imagine being Cam Reddish. You’re a 5-star recruit. You play at Duke. You get drafted in the lottery. Then you bounce around the league, in part because you want to be the guy. You land in LA where they need a versatile 2-way wing, and then Bronny shows up,” one user <a href="https://x.com/yourguycharles/status/1849087919769686367" rel="noopener">posted</a> to his X, formerly Twitter.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Imagine being Cam Reddish.</p><p>You’re a 5-star recruit.<br>You play at Duke.<br>You get drafted in the lottery.</p><p>Then you bounce around the league, in part because you want to be the guy. You land in LA where they need a versatile 2-way wing, and then Bronny shows up. <a href="https://t.co/R4iYLEZ06M">https://t.co/R4iYLEZ06M</a></p><p>— charles snarkley (@yourguycharles) <a href="https://twitter.com/yourguycharles/status/1849087919769686367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Cam reddish seeing  bronny go in before him: <a href="https://t.co/28QP6ijVt5">pic.twitter.com/28QP6ijVt5</a></p><p>— dennis (@noribsnorice1) <a href="https://twitter.com/noribsnorice1/status/1848918284977983989?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JJ Redick: “Bronny, you’re going in!”</p><p>Cam Reddish: <a href="https://t.co/BclQ7DDvjg">pic.twitter.com/BclQ7DDvjg</a></p><p>— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffEisenband/status/1848925728768991725?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 23, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>Even Lakers legend <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-shaquille-oneal-shares-honest-dream-bronny-james">Shaquille O’Neal had strong advice for Bronny</a> after Los Angeles’ 110-103 season-opening victory against the Timberwolves.</p><h2><b>LeBron James on avoiding Bronny James’ debut ‘circus’</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Lakers-superstar-LeBron-James-Lakers-rookie-Bronny-James-2.jpg"><figcaption>Jason Parkhurst-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Jeff Teague watched Lakers superstar LeBron James and his son, Bronny James’ debut cause the circus the future Hall of Fame forward was trying to avoid for his son. However, it didn’t take away from the surreal moment between the two.</p><p>“I don’t know that it’s actually going to hit the both of us for a little minute, where we really get to sit back and go, oh, that’s crazy. But in the moment, we still had a job to do when we checked in,” LeBron said. “We wasn’t trying to make it a circus. We wasn’t trying to make it about us. We wanted to make it about the team.”</p><p>The Lakers will look to go 2-0 in their following game against the Suns.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague points out absurdity of Bronny James’ Lakers debut

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Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NCAA Basketball</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-derrick-rose-officially-retires-after-16-seasons">Derrick Rose officially retired after 16 seasons</a> in the NBA, stories have circulated left and right, and now, Jeff Teague and Eric Gordon shared an untold story. Gordon spoke about how he and Rose were supposed to team up.</p><p>“Me and D-Rose, we were supposed to go to the same college,” Gordon said. “It was either Illinois, maybe IU, maybe Memphis and we heard a lot of things in Illinois, what was going on there. But my heart was always in Indiana. I always wanted to play at IU. It all worked out in the end. I went to IU, he went to Memphis but I thought we were both going to go to IU at one point.”</p><p>Gordon was more than impressive for Indiana basketball during his time there. He averaged <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/eric-gordon-1.html" rel="noopener">20.9 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists</a> and shot 33.7% from three. Gordon also garnered the Big-10 Rookie of the Year and was a member of the 2007-08 All-Big-10 Team. He eventually went seventh overall to the Los Angeles Clippers. As <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-eric-gordon-joining-philly-paul-george-signing-looms">Gordon continues his career</a> with the Philadelphia 76ers, his words still reminisce with basketball fans.</p><h2><b>What would Indiana basketball have been with Derrick Rose, Eric Gordon, and Jeff Teague?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Eric-Gordon-and-Jeff-Teague-almost-teamed-up-with-Derrick-Rose-at-Indiana-University.jpg"><figcaption>© Brad Rempel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On the flip side, Rose dominated during his time with the Tigers. He averaged <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/derrick-rose-1.html" rel="noopener">14.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 4.7 assists</a>. Although his numbers aren’t impressive like Gordon’s, he took Memphis to the National Championship game. Rose unfortunately lost to the Kansas Jayhawks but a freshman taking a team to the final game is beyond conference.</p><p>Teague immediately followed Gordon’s response and shared what Indiana basketball head coach Kelvin Sampson had in mind.</p><p>“They tried to put us in a three-guard lineup,” Teague said. “I remember Coach (Kelvin) Sampson called me and he was like I’m getting you, I’m getting Derrick Rose, I’m getting Eric Gordon. I said why the f**k you think I’m going there. You can hang up this call. Yeah alright, Wake Forest here I come. I was like no way. He called me and I was like Eric’s going to Illinois, he was like not on my f**ing watch, he literally said that.”</p><p>This is a phenomenal example of what could have been. As teams go smaller, a three-guard look wouldn’t cause any concern. Also, Teague, Rose, and Gordon’s skill sets complement each other nicely. Even with Indiana losing in the Round of 64, adding Rose and Teague could have pushed the Hoosiers to possibly the National Championship game. Regardless, that trio could have been not only exciting but historic in the new age of college basketball.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Eric Gordon, Jeff Teague recall Indiana basketball planned super team led by Derrick Rose

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-jeff-teague-wild-claim-classic-demarcus-cousins-meme');   ga('set', 'title', 'Ex-Timberwolves’ Jeff Teague has wild claim about classic DeMarcus Cousins meme');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Timberwolves-news-Jeff-Teagues-wild-claim-about-classic-DeMarcus-Cousins-meme.jpg"></figure><h1>Ex-Timberwolves’ Jeff Teague has wild claim about classic DeMarcus Cousins meme</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-09T19:05:35-07:00">September 9th, 7:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-10T10:43:24-07:00">September 10th, 10:43am</time><address><a>Michael Aaron Gomez</a>Michael Aaron Gomez is a creative writer and longtime NBA fan. He has been a fan of the Lakers since the three-peat but believes LeBron James is the greatest player of all time.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Everyone who’s ever scrolled NBA social media has seen the iconic meme of Minnesota Timberwolves star Karl-Anthony Towns posting up DeMarcus Cousins, playing for the New Orleans Pelicans at the time. However, not many people might know that ex-Timberwolves guard Jeff Teague may have had a role in creating it per his story in a recent episode of his Club 520 Podcast, which featured a guest appearance from Cousins.</p><p>“I remember you was talking s*** to me. You was like, ‘Why you ain’t playing?'” Teague asked Cousins during the show, per the snippet shared by X user @wellssssssssss. “I was sitting out one game. I was like, ‘Next time we play y’all, I’m playing.’ He was like, ‘You scared of ‘Do [Rajon Rondo]! He scared of ‘Do.’ And I’m like, ‘What?’ So we go to Minnesota, we play ’em, so I’m on the court, I’m like, ‘Yeah, muhf***er.’ I was like, ‘KAT, bust his a**!’ He said, ‘What?'”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">StoryTime With Teague<a href="https://twitter.com/boogiecousins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@boogiecousins</a> pulled up to 520!<a href="https://t.co/U28Ap3iun8">https://t.co/U28Ap3iun8</a> <a href="https://t.co/mhJPb6OD64">pic.twitter.com/mhJPb6OD64</a></p><p>— SBWells (@wellssssssssss) <a href="https://twitter.com/wellssssssssss/status/1833174676522119290?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 9, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>The Timberwolves meme is born</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jeff-Teague-gets-fouled-by-DeMarcus-Cousins.jpg"><figcaption>© Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Amid the laughter of his co-hosts and Cousins, Jeff Teague continued his podcast story.</p><p>“Bro, it’s a picture. KAT posting up, he looking at our bench like… I said, ‘Bro crazy,'” he said. When asked if it was him behind the meme, the former point guard added, “It’s him, bro.” However, DeMarcus Cousins deflected and said the meme with Karl-Anthony Towns was really born because of Teague.</p><p>Still, Teague went on with his Timberwolves story.</p><p>“KAT is posting up, and he’s looking at him. I’m crying bro, I’m like, ‘Aye bro is crazy.’ And then he get on offense like I told y’all. He start on Cuz, Cuz go to the basket, KAT just wrapped him up. They like, ‘Switch Taj [Gibson]!’ and he was like, ‘He can’t run Thibs! He gotta guard somebody!’ I said, ‘Oh he’s crazy.’ I was like, ‘This dude wild, bro.'”</p><p>During his career, Teague <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/jeff-teague-all-star-appearances" rel="noopener">earned</a> an All-Star selection with the Atlanta Hawks and won the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bucks-news-lebron-james-kevin-durant-nba-stars-react-to-monster-giannis-antetokounmpo-game-in-title-win">2021 NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks</a>. Meanwhile, the four-time All-Star Cousins <a href="https://www.sportskeeda.com/basketball/news-fact-check-did-demarcus-cousins-receive-2020-nba-championship-ring-lakers" rel="noopener">received a ring</a> from the Los Angeles Lakers for their 2020 title, despite never playing a single game for them due to injury. (The ring also doesn’t count for his career accomplishments.)</p><p>Still, it didn’t stop him from joining <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-dwight-howard-demarcus-cousins-throw-shade-at-rob-pelinka">Dwight Howard in shading GM Rob Pelinka</a> for breaking up the title team. After an 11-year career in the NBA, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/demarcus-cousins-makes-shocking-career-move-china">Cousins moved to Asia</a> where he dominated the Asian leagues, winning a championship with teammates Howard and Quinn Cook in Taiwan’s Asian Tournament.</p><p>Currently, Karl-Anthony Towns is on the hunt for his first NBA championship. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-the-rudy-gobert-blockbuster-jazz-timberwolves-trade">Timberwolves’ much-maligned trade for Rudy Gobert</a> has paid dividends, helping them reach the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 20 years, though they lost to the Dallas Mavericks in five games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Ex-Timberwolves’ Jeff Teague has wild claim about classic DeMarcus Cousins meme

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has been known to terrorize an NBA franchise or two over the course of his 21-year NBA career. Although that dominance hasn’t quite reached the same level of consistency during his time <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-mike-breen-puts-unique-spin-on-lebron-james-goat-debate">with the Lakers</a>, there was an eight year run from 2011-2018 when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-strong-message-bronny-james-heavy-criticism">James did not</a> lose a playoff series in the Eastern Conference.</p><p>One frequent victim of James’ greatness was Jeff Teague, who was swept by James and the Cavaliers on three separate occasions–twice with the Atlanta Hawks, and once with the Indiana Pacers. The first of those instances occurred in 2015, when the Hawks won a franchise record 60 games and had home court advantage vs the Cavaliers. However, Teague recently took to his Club 520 podcast to recall that even during the All-Star break that year, James had <a href="https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jKEoXTrJPh0" rel="noopener">a subtle warning</a> for the Hawks.</p><p>“We swept them in the regular season, beat them by 25 every game,” said Teague. “He came to me (during the All-Star break), he was like ‘I figured y’all out.’ Forty games to go. ‘I figured y’all out.'”</p><p>Teague’s podcast guest Nick Young then recalled a similar experience with a former teammate on the Lakers, the late Kobe Bryant.</p><p>“They do say that,” said Young. “Kobe said that same s***.”</p><p>Teague then broke down how exactly LeBron James’ words came to fruition in May of that year.</p><p>“All he did was run 3-1 pick and roll,” said Teague. “He’d bring me up there, set it, I’ll hedge, eventually I’ve got to switch. Back me down, get to the free throw line, shoot over me. If somebody helps, throw it to JR Smith, three.”</p><p>Indeed, JR Smith torched the Hawks throughout that series (and the following year in 2016), while James proved that he was the best player on the floor by a country mile.</p><h2><b>A dominant run</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/James-celebrates.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>It may be a long while before we see one player dominate an entire conference the way James did during his time with the Cavaliers and Miami Heat, especially considering the level of talent and party that currently exists in the league.</p><p>James and the Lakers are now hoping to win their second championship since he joined them in 2018, but the prospects of that happening are becoming less and less realistic by the day.</p><p>In any case, it’s good that Teague can still laugh about something that had to have been painful at the time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The LeBron James-Kobe Bryant parallel revealed by Jeff Teague, Nick Young

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-jeff-teague-reveals-deaaron-fox-ended-his-career');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague hilariously reveals how De’Aaron Fox ended his career');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kings-news-Jeff-Teague-hilariously-reveals-how-DeAaron-Fox-ended-his-career.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Jeff Teague hilariously reveals how De’Aaron Fox ended his career</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-27T08:16:13-07:00">August 27th, 8:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-27T08:16:13-07:00">August 27th, 8:16am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a revealing and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxxgSEDhjhY" rel="noopener">light-hearted episode of his ‘520 Podcast’</a>, former NBA player Jeff Teague shared an amusing yet candid moment that marked the twilight of his professional basketball career, attributing the end to the overwhelming speed of Sacramento Kings’ guard De’Aaron Fox.</p><p>During a matchup while he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Teague found himself outpaced by Fox, a revelation he shared while chatting with his guest, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-land-demar-derozan-in-sign-and-trade-deal">DeMar DeRozan, who recently signed with the Sacramento Kings</a>. “De’Aaron Fox ended my career, man. He is too damn fast. Fast as sh*t,” Teague admitted, reflecting on the game that shifted his perspective on his playing future.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“[De’Aaron Fox] end my career, man. He [is] too damn fast. Fast as sh*t… That’s the first time I said, you know, I think I want to come off the bench… I think you could probably start Tyus Jones if you want to.”</p><p>— Jeff Teague 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/club520podcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@club520podcast</a>)<a href="https://t.co/r4XxiFn1by">pic.twitter.com/r4XxiFn1by</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1828304747150872992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>De’Aaron Fox’s speed forced Jeff Teague to rethink his role</b></h2><p>This encounter with Fox not only challenged Teague but also led to a significant change in his role on the team:</p><p>“They put me on the bench. That’s the first time I said, you know, I think I want to come off the bench. I think I’m going to come against guys with the same speed,” Teague recounted. He even humorously suggested that the Timberwolves might as well start Tyus Jones over him, underscoring the shift in his career trajectory prompted by Fox’s formidable speed.</p><p>Additionally, DeRozan, agreed with Teague, emphasizing the challenging pace set by Fox, nodding to the sentiment of him being “Fast as sh*t.” This exchange highlighted Fox’s reputation in the league as one of the fastest players, impacting even the most seasoned professionals.</p><p>Teague’s career in the NBA spanned several teams, including significant stints with the Atlanta Hawks and the Indiana Pacers, before his tenure with the Timberwolves. Known for his agility and playmaking abilities, Teague was a formidable guard in his prime but found the evolving dynamics of the game, showcased by players like Fox, a new hill too steep to climb in his later years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.7	1.6	2.4	0.2	0.6

2020-21 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.7	1.6	2.4	0.2	0.6

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