Basketball
Colossus signed Marquis Teague, brother of Allstar Jeff
29-year-old point guard and former NBA player Marquis Teague is the Colossus’ new underdog. This is his brother Jeff who won a championship with the Milwaukee Bucks.
The colossus is building its own tradition with the brothers of popular NBA players. Two years ago it was Kerem Kanter who made his living in Rhodes, this year it will be Marquis Teaguehis brother – All Star and champion with the Bucks in 2021 – Jeff, who takes over.
The 29-year-old point guard (1.88) agreed with the Mariners and was announced on Wednesday morning (09/28). Coach Ilias Papatheodorou sees in him an experienced and quality solution in the region with 99 games in the NBA.
Teague was one of the best high school players of his generation, he switched to the famous Kentucky in 2011/12 and was drafted 29th in the 2012 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls, with whom he played the most games (75) in his top league -World. He also played for the Nets and Grizzlies.
He arrived in Europe for Israel’s Nahariya in 2016 before also playing for Russia’s Avtodor and last year’s London Lions with good numbers (14.7p, 2.4r, 4.6as, 1.2kg).
Logically, the American will make his debut in the Super Cup with Colossos (October 1-2).
Source: sport 24
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