cbssports.com - 7/3/2009
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Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trail Blazers have reached an agreement in principle on a five-year contract, CBSSports.com has confirmed. Though Turkoglu's agent, Lon Babby, cautioned that details were still being finalized Friday, a high-level coaching source with direct knowledge of the ...
nypost.com - 7/4/2009
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nypost.com —
> Hedo Turkoglu has backed out of negotiations
with the Blazers, which could pave the way for
David Lee to Portland. "We had been talking, but we'll talk now," Lee's agent Mark Bartlestein told The Post last night. Turkoglu reportedly ...
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DAVID MAY LEE-VE THE BIG APPLE
bustabucket.com - 7/4/2009
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bustabucket.com —
I felt naked and helpless. I felt like
this cat. What a whirlwind yesterday was. An emotional
rollercoaster that left my head in my hands and a lump in my throat. I had very much warmed up to the idea of Hedo pairing with Roy on the wing and creating mismatches left and right for the ...
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Naked and Helpless
with-malice.com - 7/4/2009
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with-malice.com —
Offhand, I can't remember an NBA trade season
opening with such a flurry of activity. Most seasons
end, and it's humdrum... or the wait with bated breath whilst your favourite team does absolutely nothing. Or very little. But this season? There have already been some incredibly high ...
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Wow oh wow... NBA Free Agent Movement!
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Hedo Turkoglu and Blazers close to agreeing to five-year deal
tonyblogs.net - Sports news, humor, videos and prognostications. —
... The Blazers are close to coming to terms on a five year contract with free agent Hedo Turkoglu. Hedo was also pursued by the Toronto Rapters, but they have decided to attempt to keep their own free agents, Shawn Marion and Carlos Delfino. ...
Surveying the remnants
RaptorBlog.com —
... L.A. There's also the wild card of the bunch, Josh Childress, who is a restricted free agent and reportedly met with the Bucks yesterday. As for Marvin Williams... I have no idea what's going on with him. Has anyone heard anything? I do know he's restricted so the Hawks can match any offer that comes his way. I assume it would take all the Raptors' cap space (around $50 million over five years) for the Hawks to consider letting him go. Except for the entirely unsurprising report from Ken Berger that Carlos Delfino is close to returning to Toronto, that's all we have for the ...
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Sorry, Blazers. Hedo Now Going to Toronto
slamonline.com 7/4/2009 — Turkoglu changed his mind , and will reportedly now become a Raptor : “Free agent Hedo Turkoglu has backed out of his commitment to the Portland Trail Blazers and plans to sign with the Toronto Raptors, a source close to the talks told Yahoo! ...
Hedo Heads North?
hoopheadsnorth.com 7/4/2009 —
Ok, so the latest from Adrian Wajnarowski of Yahoo! Sports is that:
" Free agent Hedo Turkoglu has backed out of his commitment to the Portland Trail Blazers and plans to sign with the Toronto Raptors , multiple league sources told Yahoo! ...
Turkoglu Close to Being a Raptor!
raptorsrapture.com 7/3/2009 — When Adrian Woj says something is going to happen you can beat that he is right. Well just now he reported that Turkoglu has backed out on a deal with the Blazers and is most likely joining the Raptors next season.
Free agent Hedo Turkoglu has backed out of his commitment to the Portland ...
Reports: Hedo Changed His Mind, Likely to Become a Toronto Raptor
blazersedge.com 7/4/2009 — ** This post will be regularly updated as news comes in **
In a complete about-face from this morning's initial report , Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trail Blazers do not have an agreement in principle in place.
Questions about the agreement were first mentioned by Ric Bucher ...
Friday Hedo Watch
blazersedge.com 7/3/2009 — ** This post will update regularly throughout the day (assuming writers still care about Hedo with Ron Artest and Trevor Ariza in the news) **
I am surprised but not shocked to wake up this morning and not find a report that KP sealed the deal with Hedo last night. Are we in store for ...
Hedo Turkoglu's About Face
myespn.go.com 7/4/2009 — Have you ever bought a house? You know the deal. You shop around. You look at the prices, and then at some point you find the house you like. You make an offer. The offer sounds good to the sellers. You agree to buy the house. You agree on ...
Hedo Turkoglu Prove That Greed Is Not Always Good
sportsscribes.net 7/4/2009 —
As the NBA offseason turns, we were all taken for a loop as Hedo Turkoglu apparently reached a deal with the Portland Trailblazers only to back out and look towards the Toronto Raptors.
No doubt: Blazers want Turkoglu
blog.oregonlive.com 7/1/2009 — The Trail Blazers are putting on a full-court press in their attempt to lure free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu to Portland. Coach Nate McMillan had dinner with Turkoglu in Orlando on Wednesday night, and on Thursday Turkoglu and his agent,...
Not so fast! Turkoglu picks Toronto over Portland?
scoresreport.com 7/4/2009 —
Last night, it pretty much seemed like a done deal that Hedo Turkoglu was going to sign with the Blazers , but now ESPN is reporting that the Turkish forward is going to instead sign with the Toronto Raptors .
The decision left the Blazers livid and was a huge coup for the Raptors, who ...
The Cleveland Cavaliers Need Shawn Marion. —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
For those of us who play fantasy sports, the 2009 NBA free agency isn't coming as much of a surprise.
We've all played in a league where thanks to smart drafting, a few guys jumped out to 4-0 while some other guys jumped to 0-4. You knew the panic ...
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 ...
