says it's his turn

Jeff Teague drives for a layup

The NBA is slowly getting away from the days of the dominating center. Those days are being replaced with the use of a game changing point guard. Don't believe me? I have evidence! See Chris Paul, Rajon Rondo, Deron Williams, and Russell Westbrook for the proof. Derrick Rose even became the youngest player to ever win the MVP trophy last season. And yes...this dude is a monster at the point guard position. This playoff season showed me that there is another point guard who is ready to take that step towards the elite level of point guards in the NBA. Who is this player? The answer is (drum roll please!!) Jeff Teague of the Atlanta Hawks!

Jeff Teague was the 19th overall pick in the 2009 NBA Draft following a strong sophomore season at Wake Forest University. For the past two seasons, Teague was a regular on the Hawks bench. That all changed in the second round of the 2011 NBA Playoffs. Teague basically had his coming out party against the Bulls while averaging 17.8 points per game. Hopefully, Teague can build off a strong playoff performance and have a solid 2011 campaign with the expected increase in minutes that he is projected to receive. If Teague makes that Rondo-esque leap in production then Atlanta will be rocking for years to come. I watched Teague play at Wake Forest and I believe that he is a great player. The talent is there!