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Eleven days after suffering the injury, Maynor had surgery. Though the surgical procedure was a success, these were the worst of times for Maynor. "The first couple weeks were real tough on me," Maynor said. "Just sitting at the house every day, not doing anything after I got done with rehab. It was the worst. I was sitting at the house, watching games, screaming at the TV, just wanting everybody to do good, especially with the second unit. You could tell stuff wasn't flowing like usual with the second unit." Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

Sources told ESPN.com that the Heat have made a strong recruitment effort to sign Fisher, but the Thunder have more financial flexibility to sign him and more of a role to offer after the loss of backup point guard Eric Maynor in early January to a season-ending knee injury. There is also a feeling among some rival teams that Fisher prefers to stay in the West, where he has played his entire career. ESPN.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Free Agency, Derek Fisher, Eric Maynor 

Royce Young: Was told by someone tonight that Eric Maynor's rehab is going great and that he MIGHT be fully healed in half the expected time. Twitter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

Thunder guard Eric Maynor will travel to New York on Tuesday to get a second opinion on his right knee. Maynor tore his ACL in the fourth quarter of a three-point win at Houston on Jan. 7 and will miss the remainder of the season. There is still no timetable on when Maynor will undergo surgery, but more details are expected to be known following Maynor's consultation Tuesday morning. Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

By declining the options this week on four lottery picks from the 2009 draft -- No. 2 Hasheem Thabeet, No. 6 Jonny Flynn, No. 8 Jordan Hill and No. 11 Terrence Williams -- Houston reduced its 2012-13 payroll by nearly $18 million: $17,577,291 to be exact. The Rockets drafted none of the four, who become unrestricted free agents in July, acquiring all of them in separate trades with Memphis (Thabeet), Minnesota (Flynn), New York (Hill) and New Jersey (Williams). ... The Grizzlies and Thunder on Friday were granted Disabled Player Exceptions to spend on replacements for players lost for the season to injury: Darrell Arthur and Eric Maynor. Both exceptions expire March 12; Arthur's is valued at $1,013,560 and Maynor's is $758,348. The exceptions can be used to sign one player or claim a player on waivers without exceeding the respective assignment amounts of $1,113,560 in Arthur's case and $858,340 in Maynor's. Disabled Player Exceptions cannot be applied to trades except when the player is in the final year of his contract. ESPN.com

Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Darrell Arthur 

Oklahoma City Thunder backup point guard Eric Maynor has had successful surgery to repair a right knee injury that will keep him out for the season. Maynor was hurt during the fourth quarter of Oklahoma City's win at Houston on Jan. 7. The team announced that he had surgery Wednesday morning and should be ready for training camp before next season. Maynor was averaging 4.2 points and 2.4 assists this season as the primary backup to All-Star Russell Westbrook. Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

Thunder guard Eric Maynor will travel to New York on Tuesday to get a second opinion on his right knee. Maynor tore his ACL in the fourth quarter of a three-point win at Houston on Jan. 7 and will miss the remainder of the season. There is still no timetable on when Maynor will undergo surgery, but more details are expected to be known following Maynor's consultation Tuesday morning. Maynor accompanied the team on a road trip for the first time since sustaining the injury. He attended the Thunder's shoot-around session Monday morning before cheering on his teammates against Boston from the bench. Maynor appeared to be in good spirits before the game, and he is expected to rejoin the team on the tail end of this three-game trip, either in Washington, D.C. or New Jersey. Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

Darnell Mayberry: Eric Maynor is w/ the team on this trip. Still no word on his ACL surgery. But this is his 1st time traveling since his injury. Twitter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

For a young group like the Thunder though, part of the question with a loss like Maynor was the psyche of the team. They battled back Saturday night after Maynor left the game against Houston and won on the road. But how would they respond on the third night of a back-to-back-to-back sans one of their closest friends? The players were clearly shaken when Maynor had to be literally carried off the floor by Serge Ibaka and Kendrick Perkins. "The whole season is now for Eric," Harden said. "It's a tough loss. We were all sad. We got to spend some time with him last night at his house just giving some comfort and showing him how much we care." CBSSports.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

Chris Mannix: OKC announces backup point guard Eric Maynor will miss the rest of the season with a torn right ACL Twitter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

Art Garcia: Thunder GM Presti: "We are confident that [Maynor] will do everything necessary to come back from this injury & be prepared for...2012-13." Twitter

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

The Thunder lost reserve point guard Eric Maynor to an injury in the fourth quarter of Saturday's game at Houston. Maynor collapsed to the court following a drive to the basket and appeared to be clutching his right knee. The injury happened with 7:47 remaining in the Thunder's 98-95 win. Oklahoman

Houston Rockets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor 

After remaining on the court for roughly two minutes, Maynor had to be carried off the court by teammates Kendrick Perkins, Lazar Hayward and Serge Ibaka. A Thunder spokesman said after the collision that Maynor sustained a right leg injury. The team will re-evaluate Maynor on Sunday and more information is expected to be known at that time. Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

Early in the fourth quarter Saturday against the Rockets, Thunder backup point guard Eric Maynor went down with what appears to be a pretty serious right knee injury. His knee buckled underneath him and he had to be carried off the floor by his teammates. CBSSports.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Injuries 

Daequan Cook: If anyone talks to @EMaynor3 @JHarden13 or @russwest44tell them they don't have to respond to my text anymore. I wont bother them again. Yahoo! Sports

Oklahoma City Thunder, Daequan Cook, Eric Maynor, James Harden, Lockout, Russell Westbrook 

The Oklahoma City Thunder won't let the lockout get in the way of their offseason training. While the players aren't allowed to communicate with management, they are allowed to contact one another and that's exactly what they've been doing in recent weeks. "Guys have called each other to figure out where we can meet and hang out," Nate Robinson told HOOPSWORLD. "We want to get some good workouts in, hopefully soon. We'll probably have guys come in around late August or early September to get it going and start playing." Several Thunder players including Kevin Durant, James Harden, Kendrick Perkins and Eric Maynor recently worked out together in Houston. The group was helping Perkins host his annual basketball camp, but also found time for some training. The team hopes to meet as a whole in the coming weeks for a more extensive minicamp. HoopsWorld

Oklahoma City Thunder, Kevin Durant, Kendrick Perkins, Eric Maynor, Nate Robinson, James Harden, Lockout 

The Oklahoma City Thunder has exercised contract options on five players Executive Vice President and General Manager Sam Presti announced today. The Thunder exercised its fourth-year options on guard James Harden, forward Serge Ibaka, guard Eric Maynor and center Byron Mullens, as well as its third-year option on center Cole Aldrich. Harden, who was selected third overall by the Thunder in the 2009 NBA Draft, averaged 12.2 points, 3.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game in his second season. Harden appeared in all 82 games for the Thunder and was selected to the 2011 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge and Youth Jam Sophomore Team. Sportando

Oklahoma City Thunder, Eric Maynor, Cole Aldrich, James Harden, Serge Ibaka 

The Thunder doesn’t love Maynor that much. But in a weak draft that is filled with role players, is there someone in the seven to 15 range who can come in and immediately have a bigger impact than Maynor. Probably not. The Thunder loves to look long term when drafting, and I expect the organization to do the same tonight. But not since Presti began tearing down in 2007 to build up have we seen this front office sacrifice today for tomorrow. It’s possible Presti is willing to someday trade Maynor. But it’s not probable that today is that day, mainly since whatever potential deal is out there would give the Thunder a good leg up for the future but leave a gaping hole at the present day backup point guard spot. That’s why any talk of Maynor being dealt is a little far-fetched. But here are five other reasons the Thunder isn’t likely to trade Maynor tonight. Oklahoman

Oklahoma City Thunder, Draft, Trade, Eric Maynor 

Numerous executives are speculating that the Thunder (No. 24 pick) have given a promise to Boston College's Reggie Jackson, whose camp has refused all workouts and made it known that the point guard already has an NBA home somewhere. The logic leading them there relates to Oklahoma City's bigger picture. It's believed that the Thunder are preparing for life without backup point guard Eric Maynor because of the finances in play. SI.com

Boston Celtics, Oklahoma City Thunder, Draft, Eric Maynor, Reggie Jackson 

Is Thunder point guard Eric Maynor worth a lottery pick? Sources say the Thunder have been quietly gauging interest in Maynor over the last few days in an attempt to move up into the top half of the draft. They've spoken to the Kings (No. 7) and Bobcats (No. 9) in particular in the last few days. Maynor was the 20th pick in the 2009 draft, which was one of the most loaded point guard drafts ever. With so few quality point guards on the board this year, would a team covet him more than Kemba Walker or Jimmer Fredette? ESPN.com

Oklahoma City Thunder, Trade, Eric Maynor