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Home is where Jeff Teague's heart is

Seven years later, Jeff Teague and the Indiana Pacers are finally in the same place at the same time.

Like two ships that pass in the night, Jeff Teague, a former Pike standout, Indiana All-Star, and self-professed fan of the Jalen Rose and, later, Jermaine O'Neal-era Pacers, was for a brief moment hopeful that his hometown franchise would select him in the 2009 NBA Draft. Instead, they opted for Tyler Hansbrough, and he fell to the Atlanta Hawks at No. 19.

"In the draft, I thought they were going to pick me at 13," Jeff Teague said of the Pacers at Monday's introductory press conference.