In Jeff Teague, the Indiana Pacers have finally acquired the "real" point guard they've long coveted. But did the Blue & Gold undervalue what they had in George Hill's amenable, two-way fit?
The Indiana Pacers have acquired former Pike standout Jeff Teague in a multi-team trade that will send Broad Ripple and IUPUI product George Hill to the Utah Jazz, reports The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski.
When the Atlanta Hawks were said to be mulling over whether to stay the course or break up their core ahead of the trade deadline in February, ESPN's Brian Windhorst and Kevin Arnovitz reported that Indiana had inquired about the All-Star guard's availability, "dangling" George Hill's familiarity with Mike Budenholzer's Spurs-modeled system as the bait.