Bucks add backcourt depth by signing veteran Jeff Teague

Updated Apr. 1, 2021 3:47 p.m. ET

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Veteran guard Jeff Teague signed with the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday after the Orlando Magic waived him last week. The move reunites Teague with Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer, the two having worked together while with the Atlanta Hawks.

The 32-year-old Teague played 34 games for Boston this season but

The Bucks had been seeking a backup point guard after sending D.J. Augustin to the Houston Rockets

while playing for Budenholzer,

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Teague, 6-foot-3, averaged 6.9 points, 2.1 assists and 18.1 minutes for Boston this season, and two of his more productive games came against Milwaukee.

He scored 19 points in Boston’s

Teague is in his 12th NBA season.

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