Jeff Teague had relatively great NBA career but when he joined the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021, it was already his 12th year in the league and joined the team mid-season.
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May 13, 2021; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Jeff Teague (5) shoots the ball while Indiana Pacers guard T.J. McConnell (9) defends in the first quarter at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
The one-time All-Star was acquired by the Bucks around a month before the end of the 2021 regular season, reuniting him with his former Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer. He was at the tail-end of his pro basketball career and to him, he just wanted things to end already.
“In Milwaukee, I’m on my last leg. I really don’t give a f–k. I’m like, ‘Yo, I’m about to go to my half-of-a-bedroom apartment,'” he said in the Hoops Collective show on Youtube.
“That’s how much I give a f–k,” Teague said on his show while trying to hold his laugh. “It was a trap bedroom.”
Jeff Teague, Khris Middleton
Jul 22, 2021; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Milwaukee Bucks forward Khris Middleton (left) celebrates with guard Jeff Teague (right) during the Milwaukee Bucks victory parade. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
He did provide some few quality playoff games and played in all six of their NBA Finals game against the Phoenix Suns. Bucks made him a champion, somehow.
Jeff Teague wasn’t trying with Milwaukee Bucks
Teague has become a favorite NBA podcaster for fans because how he hilariously recalls his moments in the league, including being honest with how did not really enjoy Milwaukee.
One standout story he’s had since swapping the basketball for a camera and a mic was when he trashed the Bucks’ championship party.
“We won a chip, I ain’t care bro,” he said.
“Our afterparty was trash. I had better times in Lou-will-ville. … Me, P.J. Tucker, Bobby Portis, we like ‘Let’s go to Vegas y’all, it ain’t no party in Milwaukee.’ It’s probably like 20 people in the little venue we was at. It wasn’t nothing going on so we asked Giannis ‘You want to go to Vegas?’ He said, ‘Nah, I’m going to celebrate with my family.’ Once Giannis say it’s over, it’s over.”
May 5, 2021; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Jeff Teague (5) reacts after scoring a three-point basket with an assist from forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the second quarter against the Washington Wizards at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports (NBA News)
May 5, 2021; Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Jeff Teague (5) reacts after scoring a three-point basket with an assist from forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) in the second quarter against the Washington Wizards at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports (NBA News)
He also told stories about how he thought they’re not going to win the NBA Finals and Giannis telling them to continue believing is delusional.
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