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Marc J. Spears: Hawks considering trading guard Jeff Teague and swingman Maurice Evans to Cleveland for guards Ramon Sessions and Manny Harris, source said. Twitter

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Teague said L.D. hasn’t spoken to him about his reduced role lately. He plans to have that conversation with Drew when the team returns to Atlanta. “It is part of coaching; it is part of the game,” he said. “I thought he was doing what is best for the team. We are on a winning streak, so I’m happy the team is winning.” Teague said Lester Conner has helped keep him focused. “I’ve got to be a professional,” he said. “You’ve always got to be ready.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Hawks, Larry Drew, Jeff Teague 

The Kings are aggressively pursuing a move and reportedly have inquired about Atlanta's Jeff Teague and Houston's Aaron Brooks, among others, though team officials declined to comment on the speculation. Sacramento Bee

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Thompson is averaging just 15.4 minutes per game off the bench and has been shopped by the Kings, who according to one source with knowledge of the talks offered the 6- 11, 250-pounder to Atlanta in a deal featuring young point guard Jeff Teague. The Hawks declined. ESPN.com

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The latest "rumor" -- that the Pistons could trade Prince and another player, possibly Bynum, for Teague and Crawford -- was floated in a column by Sekou Smith of NBA.com. He referred to it as "a great trade rumor" that he had heard. But according to the Pistons source, that rumor was based on nothing, just like the rumor that the Pistons could soon trade Prince to the Hawks for Smith. There have been no talks about that trade either, I am told. Booth Newspapers

Atlanta Hawks, Detroit Pistons, Trade, Will Bynum, Jamal Crawford, Tayshaun Prince, Jeff Teague 

I explained to my scout friend that I’d heard a great trade rumor about the Hawks and Pistons discussing a package to swap Prince (and another piece like Will Bynum, who cannot be moved until after Dec. 15) for Jamal Crawford and Jeff Teague (which would be an interesting swap for the Hawks since they don’t really have great depth in the backcourt) and he kindly opened up about the state of affairs, as he sees it, in the East. NBA.com

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Lang Greene: Jeff Teague to HOOPSWORLD on Josh Smith trade talk - I honestly haven't heard about that. Ur the 1st person to say anything about that to me Twitter

Atlanta Hawks, Josh Smith, Jeff Teague 

The only potential competition for a starting position during the preseason never really materialized so point guard Jeff Teague will back up starter Mike Bibby when Atlanta opens the season Wednesday at Memphis. "My vision was to have Jeff constantly get better and constantly grow, and if there was a clear sign of him having a major impact on the team if he played significant minutes, I wanted to be in that position to have to make a decision," Hawks coach Larry Drew said. "But clearly that's not the case." Teague suffered an ankle injury the day after the first exhibition game and didn't return until Thursday. Drew said Teague "was playing like a man on a mission" before the injury but hasn't been as aggressive since his return. "I am banking on him getting that back," Drew said. "When he is aggressive and when he is attacking and he is not thinking about what he is supposed to be doing out there, he is much more effective than what he has shown the last couple of games." Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Hawks, Larry Drew, Jeff Teague 

The Atlanta Hawks have exercised the contract option for the 2011-12 season on guard Jeff Teague, it was announced today by Executive Vice President and General Manager Rick Sund. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. NBA.com

Atlanta Hawks, Jeff Teague 

They called Nick Van Exel “Nick the Quick” during his playing days because of his speed, and in that way Jeff Teague is similar to Van Exel. But Van Exel also had what L.D. calls an “edge” and “played with a chip on his shoulder.” Teague doesn’t have that so L.D. brought in Van Exel to help him find it. “We call it ‘the dog’ in the NBA,” Van Exel said. “We are trying to bring that dog out of him.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Nick Van Exel, Jeff Teague 

These things don’t come naturally for Teague. “He’s kind of a quiet kid,” Van Exel said. “He likes to joke around and have fun. But there are times when somebody makes him mad, and he is just blowing by guys. And we are like, ‘Man, you’ve got to to that all the time.’ “He can do it. He has those skills. We are thinking about maybe going up to him and making him mad before every game, making up stuff just to get him going.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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