At a time where most General Managers feel pressure to make big, splashy moves in order to save their jobs... Oklahoma City GM Sam Presti continues to do little things to slowly build a team that will not only win... but be a winner for a while. The latest step in the progression was a deal that didn't exactly make waves across the NBA. The Thunder got Eric Maynor, the 20th pick in this year's NBA draft, and Matt Harpring in exchange for 2002 second-round pick Peter Fehse.John Hollinger has a great explanation about why this is a great deal for OKC.some subtle aspects of this deal make it particularly juicy for the
Thunder. Harpring makes $6.5 million this year, but Oklahoma City is on
the hook for only $1.78 million while insurance will cover the rest.
And since Harpring has an expiring contract, the deal won't cut into
their projected $10 million-plus in cap space next summer. Finally, the
Thunder can trade Harpring again if they so choose...
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