Ken Berger: Blazers Making "Strong Push" For Hedo
Blazersedge —
... it appears two of the brightest GMs in the league -- Daryl Morey and Kevin Pritchard -- have slightly different plans for the 2009 Free Agency period. While Morey has taken the novel approach of setting up a free gmail account to lure a potential free agent, Pritchard appears to be taking the tried and true route of ....... overpaying by 20%.
Only kidding. Still a long way to go.
Update (11:06PM): Jason Quick writes...
The Trail Blazers' summer agenda was revealed ...
Blazers make Hedo the “12:01″ call
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog —
... expendable, but while I know it’s a common thought to say “there won’t be enough shots to go around”, that angle gets overblown every single year around this time. Free agents know what kind of situation they are signing into, and do you really believe Hedo or Roy and Co. are going to complain if they’re winning. On every championship team every year, there are players that could/should get more shots with another franchise.
Jason Quick’s report. Plus an oddly-timed release of a Rip City Revival piece on LaMarcus Aldridge that ...
Blazers Chase Hedo as Expected
FanHouse —
by Tom Ziller Filed under: Magic, Trail Blazers, NBA RumorsJason Quick of the The Oregonian reports Portland bosses Kevin Pritchard and Tom Penn made a play for Orlando free agent Hedo Turkoglu early Wednesday morning, just as Orlando's other major free agent -- Marcin Gortat -- was getting flowers from the Rockets. Two Western contenders pilfering the Kings of the East, how quaint. Portland is one of two teams (outside of Orlando) which makes perfect sense for Turkoglu from all angles. While ...
Blazers To Pursue Hedo Turkoglu In Free Agency
MKRob's Sports Blog —
... The Trail Blazers’ summer agenda was revealed late Tuesday night at the minute the free agent market opened. That’s when general manager Kevin Pritchard and assistant general manager Tom Penn called agent Lon Babby to begin the courtship of small forward Hedo Turkoglu. ...
Wednesday Free Agency Rumor Roundup
The Baseline —
... The Blazers are also after Hedo Turkoglu and made it known by calling the free agent forward at shortly after midnight, according to The Oregonian. ...
NBA Free Agency Rumors: Turk, Charlie V, Millsap and more
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog —
Pistons, Blazers interested in Hedo Turkoglu.
The Oregonian reports Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard and assistant general manager Tom Penn called agent Lon Babby last night to begin the courtship of Hedo Turkoglu.
With Carlos Boozer out of the picture, an NBA source tells the Chicago Sun-Times that Turkoglu is now the Pistons’ first choice in free agency.
While the Blazers’ interest has long been rumored, Detroit’s interest is a little ...
Blazers Want Hedo Turkoglu
SLAM Online —
... Get in line, gents: “The Trail Blazers’ summer agenda was revealed late Tuesday night at the minute the free agent market opened. That’s when general manager Kevin Pritchard and assistant general manager Tom Penn called agent Lon Babby to begin the courtship of small forward Hedo Turkoglu. `Kevin Pritchard and Tom Penn called me at the earliest possible moment and expressed enthusiasm for engaging in discussions about Hedo becoming a Trail Blazer,` Babby said late Tuesday night. `We have begun that process.`” ...
Wednesday Bullets
ESPN.com - TrueHoop —
... The Blazers were the first team to call Hedo Turkoglu's agent Lon Babby last night. But GM Kevin Pritchard points out that Turkoglu was not the first player they called ... they first dialed Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge, who are both seeking contract extensions. That's good politics. ...
Raptors Should Focus on Keeping Marion
Courtside —
... A report out of Portland says that the Trailblazers made a call to Turkoglu’s camp before any other team and reportedly offering him a $50 million deal over five years. Unlike Turkoglu, Marion is not going to get $10 million per year; ESPN’s Chad Ford has him at about $6 to $7 yearly. ...
Does Portland know that Hedo Turkoglu is 30?
Ball Don't Lie —
... By the time the playoffs start in 2010?
Brandon Roy, 25. LaMarcus Aldridge, 24. Rudy Fernandez, 25.
Greg Oden, 22. Travis Outlaw, 25.
And when those players are in their primes? 2014 or so? Hedo's
going to be well past his, at age 35. And this was a guy who was made to
already look old and slow up against Trevor Ariza in this year's Finals.
So
why, exactly, is Portland throwing its free agent booty at Hedo?
What am I ...
Turkoglu In, Fernandez Out?
Hooped Up —
... for engaging in discussions about Hedo becoming a Trail Blazer,” Babby told the Oregonian. “We have begun that process.”
After Fernandez hear the Blazers were interested in adding Turkoglu who plays the same position as him, rumours of him going back to Europe (for more money) surfaced and Portland could have some problems on their hands if Turkoglu and Fernandez are wearing the same jersey.
What’s a GM to do?
Via The Oregonian + ESPN
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