Chi-Town Tipoff: Teddy’s Saturday Standouts (out-of-state)

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here's a look at several out-of-state names who caught my attention Saturday in Chicago.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["1418511"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"u003cp class=u0022p1u0022u003eCrusaders PG had 8 quick points. Including two 3-pointers and a baseline jumper. Hit three more long balls, one of which was super deep, in the first 10 minutes. Giving him 17 right out the gate. Started to drive the lane more in the second half. But he's starting to become a stronger, more efficient playmaker than I've seen in the past. 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