Found December 23, 2009 on Ball Don't Lie:
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The Thunder acquired guard Eric Maynor(notes) (right) from the Jazz in exchange for the draft rights to Peter Fehse on Tuesday. (Yes, Peter Fehse.) To consummate the transaction OKC picked up the contract of forward Matt Harpring(notes). Here's what they're saying out in the ether about the trade ...Kevin Pelton, BP: "Essentially, this is a win-win deal made possible by the two teams' contrasting positions relative to the cap. For Utah, this is the culmination of a process the Portland Trail Blazers helped set in motion by extending an offer sheet to Millsap and forcing the Jazz to pay him market value despite the luxury-tax ramifications. As a result, Utah has to forfeit a useful young player and downgrades slightly in the short term from Maynor to Ronnie Price(notes). In Oklahoma City's case, this is the latest example of Presti using the team's salary flexibility to add assets. Maynor has been a capable backup point guard for Utah as a rookie and gives th...
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