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Blazers acquire Maynor at deadline

nba.com

Portland acquired reserve point guard Eric Maynor from the Oklahoma City Thunder at the NBA trade deadline on Thursday to be a backup for rookie guard Damian Lillard.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

The Oklahoma City Thunder made a move to shore up their bench by acquiring Ronnie Brewer from the New York Knicks for a 2014 second-round pick and cash considerations, Knicks general manager Glen Grunwald confirmed Thursday.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

Heading into Thursday's 3 p.m. EST NBA trade deadline, plenty of speculation surrounded which path the Utah Jazz would take. The team has been careful about its payroll structure in recent years, hitting the reset button during the 2010-11 season follow…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

James Harden was an absolute monster against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Beard exploded for a career-high 46 points on his old squad, a performance that included multiple, filthy buckets in defenders’ faces down the stretch. Here’s how we led off t…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

When Houston traded for James Harden, they were hoping, maybe even believing that they were getting a star. But we’re not sure anyone thought they were getting this. In Houston’s wild 122-119 comeback win over the Thunder, Harden not only had a defini…