Two summers ago, the Minnesota Timberwolves overpaid Jeff Teague to round out an objectively formidable starting lineup.
The issue with the contract was always the third year, which was an option for $19 million in Teague’s age-31 season. And here the Wolves are, a fringe playoff team, with a 31-year-old point guard that they’re paying $19 million.
Coming off an injury-plagued year where he posted career-lows of 12.1 points per game and 42.3 percent shooting, Teague is now effectively an expensive bench player. He is, however, playing in his contract season, and hopefully a motivated Teague can bounce back to have a good year and provide veteran leadership for backcourt mates Josh Okogie and Tyus Jones.