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NEW YORK -- The Brooklyn Nets acquired guard Marquis Teague from Chicago for Toko Shengalia on Saturday, and also sent guard Tyshawn Taylor to New Orleans in a separate move, a person with knowledge of the deals said. The trades, first reported by Yahoo Sports, open up a roster spot for the Nets, who sent cash along with Taylor to the Pelicans for a future draft pick. It also gives Brooklyn another option at point guard, where Deron Williams has been sitting out with ankle problems. But Teague had appeared in just 19 games for the Bulls, even though they were in need of a point guard after Derrick Rose was lost for the season. Teague was averaging 2.4 points and shooting 24 per cent from the field. Teague was taken by Chicago with the No. 29 pick in the 2012 draft after one season at Kentucky. "Marquis is a good, young player. Hes had some good moments. Hes had some moments that he can obviously do better, but thats to be expected," Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said. "When you come into this league as young as he is, thats what youre going to get. Hes much further along today than he was when he was first drafted. Hes done a good job overall." Shengalia and Taylor both spent part of the season in the NBA Development League. Wholesale Sneakers Australia . At this point, even he isnt sure when it is going to stop. The right-hander dropped his fourth straight decision in Los Angeles 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night, leaving his status very much in doubt as the Dodgers prepare for the stretch drive. Cheap Shoes Websites . The right-hander pitched into the seventh inning and boosted Cincinnatis struggling offence by hitting a double and scoring as the Reds ended a seven-game losing streak by beating the Atlanta Braves 1-0 Saturday night. http://www.wholesalesneakersaustralia.com/ . -- C.J. Cron hit an RBI single on the first pitch he saw in the major leagues, doubled his second time up and hit a tiebreaking RBI single in the sixth inning to lead the Los Angeles Angels to a 5-3 victory over the Texas Rangers on Saturday night. Cheap Sneakers Australia . With their coach gone, they finally played offence the way he would have wanted. Amare Stoudemire made all seven shots in the first half, Anthony passed and shot well, and the Knicks shook off the surprising departure of their coach to rout the Portland Trail Blazers 121-79 on Wednesday night, snapping a six-game losing streak. Wholesale Sneakers Online . Louis Cardinals on Sunday afternoon; a brief, poor outing that served to highlight two trends that have developed this season.OKLAHOMA CITY - Kevin Durant, the NBAs leading scorer of this decade and the reigning MVP, will likely miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after fracturing a bone in his right foot.The Oklahoma City star forward complained of an ache in his foot after practice Saturday, the team said. Tests showed he has a Jones fracture, a broken bone at the base of his small toe. Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Sunday that surgery is likely, and that similar injuries have forced players to miss six to eight weeks.The Thunder open the season Oct. 29 at Portland. A six-week absence could have Durant back for the start of December, with about 65 games remaining.Were really fortunate to be catching it when were catching it, Presti said. Very fortunate that Kevin notified us yesterday, and were catching it kind of on the front end, before this became a little bit more of an acute issue.The Thunder have a couple of high-profile matchups in December, playing LeBron James and the Cavaliers on Dec. 11 and going to San Antonio for a Western Conference finals rematch on Christmas.Durant won the scoring title last season, collected his first MVP award and led the Thunder to the Western Conference finals. He skipped playing for the U.S. national team in this summers World Cup so he could get additional rest. He played in two preseason games before complaining of pain.On Media Day, Durant was asked about witnessing Indiana Pacers forward Paul Georges grotesque broken leg during a USA Basketball scrimmage and offered perspective on injuries.You could get hurt walking outside, Durant said. I know you hear that a lot, but you can get hurt anywhere. Just knowing that keepss you kind of levelheaded, and at peace with what happens on that court.dddddddddddd If you worry about it too much, you start to get scared a little bit. So I just try not to worry about it.The Thunder were forced to play for nearly two months last season without their other All-Star, Russell Westbrook, because of a knee injury, but remained among the Wests best because of Durant.He averaged 32 points, 7.4 points and 5.5 assists and was an overwhelming winner of MVP honours, ending LeBron James bid for a third straight. Durant had a run of 41 consecutive games with at least 25 points, the third-longest streak in NBA history.He has won four of the last five scoring titles, and was at his best during Westbrooks absence from late December through the All-Star break, averaging 35 points and 6.3 assists as the Thunder went 20-7.For the first time, Durant will have an extended absence. He has never missed more than eight games in a season, and he has missed 16 regular season games in his seven NBA seasons. Now, it will be up to Westbrook to raise his game while Durant is sidelined, or the Thunder risk falling behind quickly in the powerful West.You dont replace Kevin Durant, Presti said. Its not going to be one person, its going to be a collective mindset. We know were a better basketball team with Kevin Durant on the floor, but we can have some influence over how good we are in the meantime. Were certainly not going to be looking at the calendar waiting for him to get back. I dont think hed want us to do that.___AP Basketball Writer Brian Mahoney in New York contributed to this report.___Follow Cliff Brunt on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CliffBrunt . ' ' '