NBA Free Agency 2020: 5 offseason targets for the Philadelphia 76ers

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4. Jeff Teague, PG

Before the 2019-20 NBA season restarted, the Sixers moved Shake Milton into their starting lineup to take over for Simmons as their nominal point guard.

If they remain intent on experimenting more with Simmons off the ball, Jeff Teague may be their best starting point guard option on the free-agent market.

Teague has started 593 of his 771 career games, although he came off the bench for 42 of his 59 this past season with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Atlanta Hawks. He routinely averaged somewhere around 15-16 points and 6-7 assists per game during his prime in the mid-2010s, although his production has started to tail off in recent years.

Teague is a low-volume 3-point shooter, and he’s knocked down only 35.6 percent of his career long-range attempts, so he might not be a seamless fit with Simmons and Embiid. However, his ability to create offense for himself off the dribble would add a missing element to the Sixers’ attack.

Teague shot 39.1 percent on pull-up 3-point attempts this past season compared to only 31.9 percent on catch-and-shoot treys. The Sixers knocked down only 31.8 percent of their pull-up long-range attempts, and they attempted a league-low 5.5 such shots per game.

Only 17.4 percent of Teague’s career 2-pointers and 62.6 percent of his 3-pointers have been assisted. Those off-the-dribble chops would give the Sixers a much-needed secondary offensive creator, even if his long-range shooting ability won’t help fix their spacing issues.