In late June, on the same day Derrick Rose was traded to the Knicks, Hawks guard Jeff Teague was dealt to the Pacers, and we imagine it was a bittersweet moment for him. On the one hand, the Hawks were the team that drafted Teague back in 2009, so it's the only NBA franchise he's ever known. On the other, Teague hails from Indianapolis, so playing for the Pacers will serve as a homecoming for him.
As it turns out, it's also going to serve as a literal homecoming for Teague, because according to him, he's not going to be buying a brand-new house in Indiana once he settles back in his hometown. Instead, he's going to be—welp—moving back in with his parents. During an interview on Fox Sports 97.5 in Indianapolis on Wednesday, he revealed that he plans on living in their house for at least the next year.
We should point out that Teague—who is scheduled to make more than $8 million next season before becoming an unrestricted free agent in the summer of 2016—purchased the home that his parents are living in right now. So he's not exactly going to be shacking up in his childhood bedroom or anything. But it's still technically their domain.
"I bought a home here some years back," he said, "and when I re-signed back with Atlanta, I just decided that I was going to live in Atlanta. And I just gave the house to my mom and dad. And now, I sold my house in Atlanta, so I'm moving back. So now I'm gonna live in my old house with my mom and dad."
And since they're the ones calling the shots in the house now, Teague is going to be setting up shop in the basement. "They got the master," he said. "I just got the basement."
The basement in Teague's parents' house is probably way nicer than the basement in your parents' house. But still, is this any way for an NBA player to live? Oh well. Based on the contracts NBA free agents signed this summer, something tells us he won't have a problem buying himself a new house next year.
