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Dec 22, 2009 6:42 PM EST
Oklahoma City Thunder Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti announced today that the team has acquired guard Eric Maynor from the Utah Jazz in exchange for the draft rights to Peter Fehse. To consummate the transaction the Thunder also assumes the contract of forward Matt Harpring. Harpring will not report to Oklahoma City. “We are pleased to add Eric Maynor to our organization,” said Presti. “Eric possesses a work ethic and team first mentality that we feel will help us in our continued growth.”

I still think he's going to be very good in this league and have thought so since I saw him as a sophomore at VCU.

McK1 wrote:Presti keeps amassing more and more young talent cheaply

but very few of them continue a path of big time winning. presti has made smart moves and was the beneficiary of pure luck in not having to take oden...but let's sit back and see where okc is in 2-3 years.

djsunyc wrote:every year, there's a darling new team with a gm making crazy awesome moves...

but very few of them continue a path of big time winning. presti has made smart moves and was the beneficiary of pure luck in not having to take oden...but let's sit back and see where okc is in 2-3 years.

you don't think he would have still taken durant no. 1?

McK1 wrote:

djsunyc wrote:every year, there's a darling new team with a gm making crazy awesome moves...

but very few of them continue a path of big time winning. presti has made smart moves and was the beneficiary of pure luck in not having to take oden...but let's sit back and see where okc is in 2-3 years.

you don't think he would have still taken durant no. 1?

that i can't tell you...but considering he came from an organization that had robinson and duncan, i would assume he takes oden...

MS wrote:This guy is a genius. He will be around for a long time to come.

Small moves: Kristic, Thabo, Maynor

Big Moves: Harden, Durant, Green, Westbrook

Granted he had assets in Lewis and Allen, but he made the decision to blow up the team and rebuild it. We have watched the Bulls and the Blazers look like they are on the cusp, but falter. I just don't see it here.

The Bulls and Blazers falter because they fall in love with their young talent. They should have used their young talent to get a guy to put them over the top. Instead they paid guys that are going to take them nowhere but a 1st to 2nd round exit.

djsunyc wrote:

McK1 wrote:

djsunyc wrote:every year, there's a darling new team with a gm making crazy awesome moves...

but very few of them continue a path of big time winning. presti has made smart moves and was the beneficiary of pure luck in not having to take oden...but let's sit back and see where okc is in 2-3 years.

you don't think he would have still taken durant no. 1?

that i can't tell you...but considering he came from an organization that had robinson and duncan, i would assume he takes oden...

He passed on Lopez for Westbrook. Think he'd have played it the same had he gotten the 1.

martin wrote:

AnubisADL wrote:

fishmike wrote:

McK1 wrote:Presti keeps amassing more and more young talent cheaply

it cost them $10mm

I think insurance pays the salary of retired players. The salary still counts toward the cap though so Utah would still have to pay so OKC basically stole Maynor.

Imagine we traded Mobley and Douglas for nothing.

my understanding is that they will pay only $1.65M of Harpers salary. So it is a steal.

Yea I didnt word my response properly. OKC wont be paying all Harpers salary as you said so they just stole Maynor. Utah also saved 8 million in Lux tax which is not pennies.