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Reports: Eric Maynor traded to Portland

by Royce Young on February 21, 2013 at 1:51 pm 231 Comments

According to multiple reports, the Thunder and Blazers have agreed to a deal sending Eric Maynor to Portland. The Thunder will land a trade exception for Maynor (around $2.5 million), but no draft pick.

To complete the deal, the Thunder will receive the draft rights to Giorgios Printezis from the Blazers. (And yes, you can immediately forget that name now.)

After losing his backup job to Reggie Jackson 25 games into the season, Maynor was seeking a way out of OKC in order to play for a new contract as he’s going to be a restricted free agent this summer.

Here’s what a trade exception is if you’re wondering:

If a team trades away a player with a higher salary than the player they acquire in return , they receive what is called a trade exception. Teams with a trade exception have up to a year in which they can acquire more salary in other trades than they send away, as long as the difference in the deal is no more than what the initial exception was for. Having an exception is often useful in making a player-for-pick swap, since it’s sometimes hard to line up salaries.

The Thunder now have only two point guards on the roster, which is a bit scary heading into the postseason. But Russell Westbrook will play 45 minutes a game anyway, so it might not matter.

OKC had been said to be seeking a first-round pick in exchange for Maynor.

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KENTUCKYRAM

Great news for Maynor. More playing time and a chance to fill an obvious need for the Blazers.

Speaking of diamonds in the rough that Presiti pulls off each year, lets take a look at the fools gold as well. Two first round picks for Cole Aldridge, $40,000,000 for Perk which left no money for Harden, and missing on Larry Sanders at pick #15 while going after Cole. Larry was Maynors team mate at VCU so he was not unknown. The Thunder could have had Sanders and Harden but instead have Perk, a new back up point guard, and two less first round picks.

Jackson is more athletic and may have more potential but the record with Maynor as a backup was 21-4 till Xmas: 18-10 afterwards.

GrapeNUTZ

Believe in Presti I guess...

#PresitKnowsBesti

GrapeNUTZ

Can someone explain to me how Ronnie Brewer will help us??????

courtsense

@GrapeNUTZ Career 49% shooter, 2-1 Assist/Turnover, can defend multiple positions.

jthefrank

@GrapeNUTZ Defense, slap the floor, Defense

[censored]

@GrapeNUTZ He plays defense.

courtsense

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I'm grateful for the quality effort and play Maynor gave OkC, and I'm happy he can go somewhere where he'll have a chance to revive his career. Hopefully next year he'll feel stronger and more confident with the knee.

I'm also grateful that Jackson is now officially slotted in as the backup PG...the next step for his best growth is for Brooks to start giving him some run, maybe 5-6 minutes a game, with both Russ and KD, with Reggie at the PG and Russ playing off the ball.

GoodKid

@courtsenseI agree. People were gushing over Russ when he was playing off ball at the 2 guard spot during the All Star game.

tbird26p

Is that trade exception going to be used to pick up another first round pick other than Toronto's?

Possibly trading Lamb, Jones, Thabo, Perk, for another lottery pick to go after a Shabazz, Noel, Depo?

Thunder S

Brewer can't shoot right? Is it unreasonable to see russ-brewer-thabo-kd- Ibaka/perk lineups? would help some of the defensive problems of small ball. but if he cant shoot...tough to play him in those lineups tho he's good cutting.

tygablood

I hope we got a washing machine in ala the Flint Tropics

MostJadedGamer

What is up with all of these tiny trades. There was absolutely a TON of really tiny trades at the deadline even the Heat make a tiny trade. I have never saw this many tiny trades.