Jeff Teague Will Prove to be Vital for Hawks

data-mm-id=”_yo6pcbnfz”>The Atlanta Hawks traded for point guard Jeff Teague and Treveon Graham on Thursday. In exchange, they sent Allen Crabbe to the Timberwolves.The move is not groundbreaking to most around the NBA. However, the Hawks have not had a legitimate backup point guard to Trae Young since they waived Jeremy Lin nearly a year ago. Now, with the 31-year-old Teague, they have a former All-Star to spell Young. When starting point guard Young, who is in the middle of an All-Star campaign, is not on the floor for the Hawks, they are putrid. At the beginning of the season, they tried to play newcomer Evan Turner in a backup point guard role, but that move failed so severely that he no longer dresses for games. Two-way player Brandon Goodwin has shown immense promise, but in the …