Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague cracked SLAM's Top 50 NBA players countdown for the first time in his career coming in at No. 43.
Unfortunately, "almost" won't get the Hawks out from under the city's merciless cloud of flops, underachievements and one-year wonders. For that to happen, the Teague we saw in the East finals is the same Teague we have to see during the regular season.
Jeff's on the SLAM Top 50 list for the first time in his six-year career because we feel he's ready to do just that.