The Oklahoma City Thunder have acquired 22-year old point guard Eric Maynor and 33-year old SG/SF Matt Harpring from the Jazz for 2002 2nd round pick Peter Fehse. Maynor was a first round pick last June by the Utah Jazz. He played in 26 games (2 starts) for the Jazz this season and he averaged 14.0 minutes, 5.2 points, 1.5 rebounds and 3.1 assists. Maynor will need to improve his shooting (39.1% from the floor) and he will get that chance playing behind Russell Westbrook. Matt Harpring has not played at all this season due to injury. He played in 63 games (2 starts) last season for the Jazz and he averaged 11.0 minutes, 4.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Harpring has now played in 665 games (349 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 26.4 minutes, 11.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. Harpring might never suit up in a game for the Thunder but I still like this trade as Maynor has a nice upside.

UPDATE: The Thunder have released Matt Harpring and they have signed D-League forward Antonio Anderson to a 10-day contract to replace him on the roster.

The Thunder have signed 30-year old PG/SG Mike Wilks. Wilks last played in the NBA during the 2007-08 season when he worked for the Nuggets, Wizards and Supersonics. He has played in 229 games (11 starts) in his NBA career and he is averaging 9.5 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.2 assists per game. Wilks will provide depth at both guard spots for the Thunder but I wouldn’t get too excited about him.

The Thunder have released veteran power forward Michael Ruffin. Ruffin was too far down on the depth chart for the Thunder to consider keeping him on the roster. It’s a good sign for the Thunder that they won’t be keeping a guy with Ruffin’s credentials on the roster to start the season.

32-year old power forward Mike Ruffin will be in training camp with the Thunder trying to make the roster. Ruffin played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Blazers last season and he averaged 3.2 minutes, 0.5 points and 1.0 rebound per game. He has now played in 414 games (58 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 14.4 minutes, 1.7 points, 3.9 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. Ruffin will have a good chance to make the roster of the Thunder because of his rebounding and defense.

The Oklahoma City Thunder didn’t make a big splash in free agency as they have only signed veteran point guard Kevin Ollie. They also only made 1 trade adding F/C Etan Thomas from the T-Wolves for Chucky Atkins and Damien Wilkins. The draft is where the Thunder made some headway. They got SG James Harden and C B.J. Mullens in the first round of the NBA Draft and they nabbed SG/SF Robert Vaden in the 2nd round. Harden should step right into the starting lineup beside Russell Westbrook.

OFF-SEASON GRADE FOR THE FRONT OFFICE SO FAR: B