ripcityproject.com - 7/4/2009
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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 ...
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
bustabucket.com - 7/4/2009
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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 ...
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New Target: David Lee?
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Blazersedge —
... who can't find a date.
Honestly, there's still plenty of time to use that cap space to help facilitate an unbalanced trade for a good player. To make a solid roster addition. But so far, I have to say this is not exactly the way I expected the offseason to go. Kevin Pritchard is going to have to pull a rabbit out of his hat or this is going to be one letdown of a summer.
And a setback for the team.
SJ from Rip City Project writes...
This is far from the end of the world people. First ...
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bleacherreport.com 7/2/2009 —
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blazersedge.com 7/4/2009 —
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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.
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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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bleacherreport.com 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.
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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! ...
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Bleacher Report - NBA 7/4/2009
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 ...
