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NBA Trade Rumors: 10 Teams That Should Trade For Jeff Teague

By Gerald Bourguet

Feb 7, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) brings the ball down court during the first quarter of a basketball game against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 7, 2016; Orlando, FL, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) brings the ball down court during the first quarter of a basketball game against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 3, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Jeff Teague (0) rise up to shoot over New York Knicks forward Kristaps Porzingis (6) during the third quarter at Madison Square Garden. New York Knicks won 111-97. Mandatory Credit: Anthony Gruppuso-USA TODAY Sports /

3. New York Knicks

According to ESPN’s Ian Begley, the New York Knicks have had discussions with the Hawks regarding Teague. Though nothing came from those trade talks, they apparently went on for several days and now that Horford is also on the block, the Knicks could re-enter the conversation.

With only a 34-year-old Jose Calderon and rookie Jerian Grant at the point guard position, the Knicks could desperately use some help at the 1-spot. Teague could certainly help in that respect, but it’s tough to come up with a trade that fairly compensates the Hawks.

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    • From a financial standpoint, the only players whose salaries match up with Teague’s in a one-on-one deal are Calderon — a player the Hawks might not even be interested in as a backup — and Arron Afflalo — a guy who’s having a down year at age 30. Both have player options for next season, so trading for either one might amount to trading for an expiring contract.

    The Knicks would have to throw in a future first to entice Atlanta into a trade centered around Calderon or Afflalo, but that’s a hefty price to pay with New York’s free agency sights set on Mike Conley this summer and Russell Westbrook next summer.

    From there, the Knicks’ only players that aren’t on minimum scale contracts in the $1 million range are Kristaps Porzingis ($4.1 million), Derrick Williams ($4 million), Kyle O’Quinn ($3.8 million) and Kevin Seraphin ($2.8 million). Porzingis is off limits, and unfortunately for the Knicks, their most attractive trade assets like Lance Thomas, Jerian Grant and Langston Galloway aren’t on large enough contracts to pool together a particularly attractive offer.

    Perhaps something like the D-Will, Grant and a couple of second round picks would be enough. But Williams is only averaging 8.9 points per game on 42.1 percent shooting, while the 23-year-old rookie is shooting a dismal 34.9 percent from the floor and 14.8 percent from three-point range. It’s also worth recalling that the Hawks traded Grant’s rights to the Knicks on draft night for Tim Hardaway Jr.

    The Knicks have some decent pieces, but constructing a trade that would entice the Hawks without including a future first round pick — which New York wouldn’t be able to deal until 2018 anyway — would prove to be a difficult task.

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