Thunder Acquires Eric Maynor

[Whisper]

The Oklahoma City Thunder has acquired rookie point guard Eric Maynor in a trade with Utah, The Oklahoman has learned.

In exchange, the Thunder will send the draft rights to Peter Fehse, a 2002 second-round pick, to Utah. The deal, which is expected to be announced Tuesday night, will also bring Matt Harpring’s expiring $6.5 million contract to Oklahoma City, but the 33-year-old Harpring is out for the season after numerous ailments and surgeries deteriorated his performance.

To make room for Maynor and Harpring, the Thunder will release reserve guards Shaun Livingston and Mike Wilks.

Maynor, the 20th overall pick out of Virginia Commonwealth, is averaging 5.2 points, 3.1 assists and 1.5 rebounds in 14 minutes per game.

http://blog.newsok.com/thunderrumblings/20...vingston-wilks/

Fresh news. Nothing on the big sites yet, but this has been roaming all over twitter between the basketball heads.

OKC finally got a real PG. Westbrook's a good defender, but he turns the ball over a lot, and he has the moves but he's not really efficient. 38% FG, ouch. He's also definitely not a PG. If the Thunder decide to use Maynor, they'd have a real floor general on the court, and that could help everyone, not just Westbrook.

For the Jazz, salary dumping move, they save a lot of money with this. As for Peter Fehse, I have never even heard of that name before.

 

[elcheato]

Just makes you wonder why on earth did the Jazz even draft a PG this year, and then they trade that PG for nothing.

 

[Whisper]

Good question. Yeah I was surprised they drafted Maynor too, they need perimeter scoring more than anything else and there were still lots of options left.... like Chase Budinger, a guy I still can't believe that he fell so low.

 

[.GR]

Why would the Jazz do this?

 

[elcheato]

They needed to shed some salary, Matt Harpring makes a good chunk of change.

 

[$tunna]

Nice Pickup for the Thunder Maynor is a beast. I hope he gets more PT in OKC.

 

[RipCity32]

OKC is going to have a loaded backcourt in the future with Maynor, Harden, and Westbrook, if they all pan out of course.

 

[EL12]

So I Guess if they use 3 guard rotation harden is the one who doent play at starting lineup... btw great trade for thunder

 

[RipCity32]

In a way this trade shocks me a bit for the Thunder.
Why Maynor with Westbrook and Harden? Do they really want the depth that bad? IMO I think Harden has potential to beast.

 

[EL12]

In a way this trade shocks me a bit for the Thunder.
Why Maynor with Westbrook and Harden? Do they really want the depth that bad? IMO I think Harden has potential to beast.

the way i see it there are two ways to do it:

1. Maynor and westbrook starts normaly... and when they want harden to play more they take some time from harden at pg letting play westbrook at it.Still harden would probably get a lot lesser PT

2.Maynor and Harden starts normaly.. and westbrook becomes 6th man subing in for both maynor and harden ... in this case all 3 should get same amount of PT...

I would prefer the second case...but, i think thunder will choose the first one because i doubt they want westbrook out of starting 5

 

[RipCity32]

Yeah I don't see Westbrook on the bench either. Though I'm not even too sure of the Thunder's starting 5 as it is lol.

 

[bestkeptsecret13]

Yeah I don't see Westbrook on the bench either. Though I'm not even too sure of the Thunder's starting 5 as it is lol.

Thabo starts at the 2. LOL

 

[EL12]

Thabo starts at the 2. LOL

man i even forgot about thabo ... now he probably will sit on da bench more often

 

[Pugz]

Wow, nice move for the Thunder as stated. But this helps the Jazz since their in cap hell.
This is like an odd amount of depth at the guard spots now for the Thunder, Harden and Russel can be all stars while Maynor and Thabo can both be great players too. Lol, that's even more young talent on a team loaded with it..

 

[elcheato]

Thabo can be great?

 

[EL12]

Thabo can be great?

i think what he ment to say was that thabo can be great role payer..

 

[Pugz]

Eh, not really. lol, I don't know I included him. He'll be solid.

 

[Mexi]

thabo is such a great defender and is starting to hit outside shots
he'll be a fine fine role player and super defender.
already is.
Thabo is one of my NBA loves at first sight lol
as soon as i heard his name called in the draft out of sweden i was like, tight. then i saw some footage of him, saw that he was black (lol just assumed he was white ) daaaaaamn. been a fav of mine ever since

and good trade for OKC.

this team has crazy talent.
> than that overhyped portland squad

 

[EL12]

thabo is such a great defender and is starting to hit outside shots
he'll be a fine fine role player and super defender.
already is.
Thabo is one of my NBA loves at first sight lol
as soon as i heard his name called in the draft out of sweden i was like, tight. then i saw some footage of him, saw that he was black (lol just assumed he was white ) daaaaaamn. been a fav of mine ever since

and good trade for OKC.

this team has crazy talent.
> than that overhyped portland squad

i think we cant compare okc and ptb...cause they are just in different phasis of their franchises... i think now top 2 teams by potencial would be memphis and okct

 

[Whisper]

Yeah the backcourt is pretty confusing to try and find out right now. Sefolosha was signed to a multi-year deal in the offseason because they had him part of their long-term plans.

I'd start Westbrook and Sefolosha. Harden could have a 6th man Manu Ginobili type roll, or a J.R. Smith type of thing similar in Denver where they started Dahntay Jones last season, and Afflalo this season for early defensive purposes. Than Maynor of course could be used to spell Westbrook, or be used with him for some small ball. Maynor's a real PG so he would play great and compliment either of the other three guards.