Jeff Teague Gets 57 Million Deal With Minnesota For Three Years

A busy week in the NBA off-season continues.

Today it was announced that point guard Jeff Teague who was a member of the Indiana Pacers in 2016-17 has a reached a  $57 million dollar deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves for three years. " "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19779484/jeff-teague-agrees-deal-minnesota-timberwolves

The agreement, which contains a player option for the third year, was struck as NBA free agency opened Saturday at 12:01 a.m. ET. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19779484/jeff-teague-agrees-deal-minnesota-timberwolves

It came just hours after the Timberwolves traded point guard Ricky Rubio to the Utah Jazz for a protected 2018 first-round pick via the Oklahoma City Thunder. "according to tohttp://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19779484/jeff-teague-agrees-deal-minnesota-timberwolves 

That freed up cap space for Minnesota to be aggressive in free agency, and Teague was a target. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19779484/jeff-teague-agrees-deal-minnesota-timberwolves

The 29-year-old averaged 15.3 points and 7.8 assists in 82 games in 2016-17 for the Indiana Pacers, his first year in his hometown of Indianapolis after seven seasons with the Atlanta Hawks. "according to http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19779484/jeff-teague-agrees-deal-minnesota-timberwolves

Teague's steady play helped push the Pacers into the Eastern Conference playoffs, with Indiana ultimately getting swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round. "according to tohttp://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19779484/jeff-teague-agrees-deal-minnesota-timberwolves