Minnesota Timberwolves Player Review: Jeff Teague

Jeff Teague had an up-and-down season as the new starting point guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Let’s dive in to part eight of our player review series…

Last June, Jeff Teague agreed to a three-year contract to be Ricky Rubio‘s replacement at point guard in Minnesota mere hours after the Rubio trade was reported.

Rubio, of course, was eminently popular in Minnesota, and was seen as somewhat of a sympathetic figure by many fans throughout the latter portion of the franchise’s playoff drought. He was a lovable foreigner who grew to love the Twin Cities, and, at least early in his career, was a sign of optimism as the Wolves tried to pair him with Kevin Love in something that was billed as…