Marquis Teague might not be a need for the Philadephia 76ers, but it sounds like they really like his talent level.
Teague worked out for the 76ers today in Philly today and they had a lot of positives to say about the Kentucky point guard.
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[LEFT][COLOR=#252525][FONT=Georgia]Call it a due-diligence workout, because Teague has loads of athletic talent that any team would covet, even if he doesn’t exactly fit the Sixers’ current needs.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=Georgia]He has the elite quickness and jumping ability — not to mention a national championship — to warrant a first-round selection. that said, he also has the shaky jump shot and questionable decision-making that make a late-teens-to-twenties selection most likely.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=Georgia]“I think our philosophy has always been to draft the best player,” Witte said. “That’s why he’s here today, because he’s one of the best.”[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=Georgia]It was the first solo workout for both the team and the player. By the end of the thirty-minute session, Teague was drenched in sweat.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=Georgia]Over the past month, he had worked out for Cleveland (picks No. 4 and 24), Dallas (17), Denver (20), Golden State (7 and 30), Houston (16), and Portland (6 and 11). Philadelphia, he said, was the toughest.[/FONT][/COLOR]
[COLOR=#252525][FONT=Georgia]“This one was a little different because you’ve got to do every rep yourself. You don’t get a break,” he said.
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