With the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft approaching at 5 p.m. Monday, Chad Ford and Andy Katz weigh in on the various prospects with decisions to make. Perhaps no one faces a tougher choice than Wake Forest guard Jeff Teague. While he has solidly positioned himself in the first round, Teague was drawing high lottery buzz at one point during the season. As of now, he's a scoring point guard who will have to develop other aspects of his game; the question is whether that will happen coming off an NBA bench next season or for 30-plus minutes per game on a team that would immediately become a contender if he returns to Winston-Salem.
Wake Forest coach Dino Gaudio isn't giving anything away before the deadline. He told the Winston-Salem Journal that Teague's decision won't come until Monday evening. Teague, however, seems pretty confident in his plans, so Wake fans shouldn't be holding out much hope at this point. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Teague said, "For right now, I'm 100 percent in the draft. I want to make this my life, and I've been working hard, and I don't see why I shouldn't go for it."
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