raptortalk.com - 7/5/2009
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By RaptorTalk I’m not sure who is more responsible for Hedo Turkoglu’s surprising signing with the Raptors and I suppose I don’t care because Hedo’s here now. For the record, those who played a role in this decision in order of importance are as follows. ...
bustabucket.com - 7/5/2009
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bustabucket.com —
When all this Hedo Turkoglu talk started up,
I said no thanks. I'm not interested in spending...
too much money on someone who is a B- version of what Brandon already does for us. As ESPN.com broke the story that it was pretty much a done deal, I, like many others, talked myself into the deal if ...
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My Take on Hedo
ballerblogger.com - 7/6/2009
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ballerblogger.com —
John Canzano of The Oregonian: “Once Toronto got
involved, offering more comfort and $3 million in additional...
salary, there just wasn’t enough emotional juice to make Turkoglu pick your city. That’s what it ended up being about. And the Blazers blew it in that context..."
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The Fundamentals
thatnbalotterypick.blogspot.com - 7/5/2009
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thatnbalotterypick.blogspot.com —
Former Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu has finally
made a decision of where he is going to...
play in the upcoming season. Turkoglu has agreed in principle with the Toronto Raptors to a deal that is worth 53 million dollars at five years. Turkoglu who was originally believed to be a Portland ...
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Hedo Turkoglu is Flip-Flopper
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Raptors Republic - ESPN TrueHoop's Raptors Blog —
... | Bryan Colangelo not done tweaking Raptor lineup
Talkin’ Turko | Toronto Sun
Raptors Blog » Raptors 2009 Offseason: Turko-GLUE
Sunday Mash-Up - RaptorsHQ.com
Hedo Turkoglu and the Raptors: A Match Made in Hell | Bleacher Report
When money talks, Turkoglu walks … away from Blazers – OregonLive.com
Turkoglu lands in Toronto | FLORIDA TODAY
RaptorTalk: Colangelo Shocks The NBA By Bringing Hedo Turkoglu To Toronto
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Rasheed Wallace Chooses Celtics, Turkoglu Chooses Raptors
Binary Basketball blogs —
... . The Magic reportedly offered Hedo Turkoglu a deal worth $45 million over the course of five years. Instead, Hedo will head up North to Toronto where he will play for the Raptors. And I’m with Raptor talk in this one. I too will enjoy laughing at Shawn Marion’s expense. He must now find a team willing to pay him the mid level exception. ...
Linkage for Jul 5 8am to Jul 6 6pm
Raptors Republic - ESPN TrueHoop's Raptors Blog —
... | Bryan Colangelo not done tweaking Raptor lineup
Talkin’ Turko | Toronto Sun
Raptors Blog » Raptors 2009 Offseason: Turko-GLUE
Sunday Mash-Up - RaptorsHQ.com
Hedo Turkoglu and the Raptors: A Match Made in Hell | Bleacher Report
When money talks, Turkoglu walks … away from Blazers – OregonLive.com
Turkoglu lands in Toronto | FLORIDA TODAY
RaptorTalk: Colangelo Shocks The NBA By Bringing Hedo Turkoglu To Toronto
Free ...
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The Grand Turk lands in Toronto. What’s not to like about the talent coming our way? Question remains what are the follow-up moves Colangelo will make in order to fill out four empty roster spots. Yeah, four. Let’s recap:
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Over the weekend Hedo Turkoglu took some sound advice from his wife and blew of the Portland Trailblazers for the Toronto Raptors.
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It's all about the Benjamin's baby! ...
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bleacherreport.com 7/5/2009 — As a basketball player in the NBA, Hedo Turkoglu has done many things.
He's been the first Turkish-born player in NBA history.
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By: David Kay
In recent years, Toronto has become the “Euro” team of the NBA. That transformation began in 2006 when the club hired former Benetton Treviso general manager Maurizi Gherardini as the first European to hold a senior management position in the league. With his knowledge of ...
Hedo Turkoglu Changes Mind at Last Minute —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/4/2009
We all thought that Hedo Turkoglu will sign with the Portland Trail Blazers for sure, but at the last minute Turkoglu decides to change his mind.
Maybe he change his mind because he wasn't going to get the $50 million contract he wanted or maybe he ...
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In an article from Hoopsworld.com via Marc Berman of the New York Post , the Blazers could be shifting their focus to Knicks power forward David Lee.
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