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Hedo Heads to Toronto
Hedo Heads to Toronto
Big breaking news coming in this early 4th of July morning, as ESPN is reporting that former Magic G/F Hedo Turkoglu has agreed to a multi-year deal with the Toronto Raptors. The contract is reportedly worth around five years/$55 million. This will put the Raptors just below the cap limit. Early in the day, it had been reported that Hedo had agreed to a deal with the Portland Trailblazers, who had planned to plug him in alongside Brandon Roy and Greg Oden.  However, despite verbally agreeing, ...
Naked and Helpless
Naked and Helpless
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 ... (more) Naked and Helpless
New Target: David Lee?
New Target: David Lee?
bustabucket.com — 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. "We had been talking, but we'll talk now," Lee's agent Mark Bartlestein told The Post last night. Turkoglu reportedly agreed to terms ... (more) New Target: David Lee?
Hedo not coming is OK
Hedo not coming is OK
ripcityproject.com — The number one story if the past few days has been this Hedo Turkoglu saga. By now... you know that early Friday, Turkoglu had agreed to come to the Blazers and by Friday night he was a Raptor. No need to get into all the juicy details. No need to talk about his wife, dub him a villain, diss ... (more) Hedo not coming is OK
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