Reports: Hedo Changed His Mind, Likely to Become a Toronto Raptor
Blazersedge — ... 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! Sports on Friday night. Turkoglu had agreed on a five-year, $50 million deal with the Blazers, but changed his mind and could be headed for a five-year, $56 million deal with the Raptors. ESPN.com and Ric Bucher now report... Free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu has broken off negotiations ...

Scratch that, Hedo ditches Portland
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog — Well, so much for that idea. Hedo Turkoglu has pulled out of talks with the Blazers and is likely headed to Toronto to sign a new deal. It’s confirmed by The Oregonian, ESPN, CBS, the Grinch, Snuffleupagus and my bag of Sour Patch Kids. From Quick’s story: “It just wasn’t the right fit,” the source said. “When you are talking about that much money, everybody involved has to feel great. If you don’t on either side, it doesn’t work.” ESPN’s Ric Bucher reported that ...

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Raptors Republic - Raptors Blog ESPN TrueHoop — ... see Colangelo’s plan Hedo Turkoglu Proves That Greed Is Not Always Good | Bleacher Report Hedo Heads To Toronto | Bleacher Report Portland Trail Blazers: Mike Barrett’s Blog - Hedo To Toronto Dino Nation Blog: A 50 Million Dollar Pizza…NO THANKS Foot on the Line: Free Agency Day 3 - Hedo looking for a better pizza Bruce Arthur: Raptors rolling the dice Hedo Turkoglu pulls out of talks with Portland Trail Blazers, source says - ESPN ...

He-Gone: How Hedo Alters The Cavs Plans
Toronto Raptors — ... How much things can change over a days time. During Friday afternoon, Hedo Turkoglu was in Portland and expected to sign with the Trail Blazers. ESPN.com even had Hedo reportedly signed, sealed and delivered to Portland on the front page of the NBA page. Now, late Friday night, Hedo is reportedly going to Toronto to agree to a deal with the Toronto Raptors. Free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu changed his mind Friday, deciding not to join the Portland Trail Blazers, opting instead to accept an offer from the Toronto Raptors, ...

"HE-DON'T" - Turkoglu Spurns Blazers and Joins Toronto Raptors
Blaze of Love — ... John Hollinger so graciously pointed out, it was sort of weird to have Hedo show up in Portland without his wife who was rumored to be a HUGE fan of Toronto. Turkoglu came alone, amid rumors that his wife very strongly preferred to be in Toronto, and I remember thinking at that very moment that the Blazers recruiting pitch was doomed to failure. It was going to be tough to sell her on the charms of Portland if she wasn't there.And here is the ESPN report which has the Blazers fuming... Free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu changed ...

Why Hedo Turkoglu's switcheroo could hurt the Lakers, or at least make fans nervous
Lakers Blog — I'm sure a few people thought about this reading the news that Hedo Turkoglu , reportedly set to sign with the TrailBlazers, has yanked the rug out and will instead head to Canada and the Raptors , but it could have a negative effect on the Lakers.  ...

No Laker Fans, You're Not Champs Yet: 2009-10 Will Be Memorable
Cleveland Cavaliers — HEDO NOT A BLAZER! Wallace will wait a week to accept/decline offer. "Wow it's 7/02/09 and the Los Angeles Lakers have already been crowned champions!" That was one of the first comments on Marc Stein's story two nights ago, breaking the Artest-to-LA news. Unfortunately for the fanatics in Hollywood, that isn't the case. It isn't the case for the Celtics either if they are able to insert Rasheed Wallace into their already threatening frontcourt. The Magic aren't favorites either, despite ...

Hedo Turkoglu Picks Toronto Instead; Decides Winning Isn’t Important
The Bull Gator — ... Turkoglu changed his mind after agreeing in principle to a deal that would have him join the Blazers. He will instead sign a five-year deal worth $53 million with the Raptors. Good luck Hedo. The team is yours when Chris Bosh leaves after the upcoming season. ...

Sister Act: Venus and Serena in the Wimbledon Final; Turkoglu Burns Blazers for … Raptors?
The Big Lead — ... . But in Grand Slam finals, Serena’s won five of the last seven. Venus is better on grass. We’ll be watching, but wondering what the F Hedo Turkoglu was thinking. The much-coveted SF pulled out of his verbal deal with Portland so he could make $3 million more … in the NBA wasteland known as Toronto. Doesn’t he know the Raptors are going to trade Chris Bosh before the All-Star break? Poor guy. NBA Finals to a first-round ouster. ...

Hedo Turkoglu does about face, heading to Toronto
TheBasketballJunkie.com — For those of you keeping track, free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu has reached an agreement on a five-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers Toronto Raptors. ...

Not so fast! Turkoglu picks Toronto over Portland?
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — 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 have promised Turkoglu all of the salary-cap space they will have from renouncing their rights to Shawn Marion, Anthony Parker and Carlos Delfino, which will likely add up to a starting salary in the $10.1 million range, with eight ...

Heard It Through the Grapevine
The Two Man Game — Happy fourth, everyone.  AMERICA RULZ! This is why we should all wait until pen meets paper before we get too excited about Gortat. Fish brings up a great point in his Mavs-centric breakdown of Turkoglu’s free agent signing: Carlos Delfino and Anthony Parker are not only expendable commodities at this point, but unwanted free agents that could end up in a bargain bin.  Both would look pretty excellent in a Mavs’ uniform right about now, but don’t be surprised if one or both of them end up heading to Europe if they don’t ...

Hedo Backs Out–Marion Available at Mid-Level?
Boston Celtics Basketball - Celtics news, rumors and analysis - CelticsHub.com — ... • Chris Sheridan’s story about the Hedo U-Turn includes this pair of sentences: As for the Raptors, the signing signaled their intention of trying to immediately assemble a championship-caliber team that could present matchup problems for Orlando, Boston and Cleveland as they try to persuade superstar  ...

Hedo Turkoglu Spurns Trail Blazers for Raptors [Nba]
Deadspin — ... Ric Bucher says that Hedo did visit Portland, where a deal appeared all but certain, but ultimately decided that because Toronto was closer to his native Turkey, has a large Turkish population, and is a "cosmopolitan city"... ...

I’m Baaack!
The Blog of Champions — ... In more NBA news, Hedo Turkoglu spurned Portland to sign with Toronto. He didn’t actually sign with Portland, but told them he would sign with them. Bad, bad form. ...

Up Against the Invisible Wall
Hardwood Paroxysm — ... Turkoglu’s value was defined by the market, by two teams driving up his price by entering a bid of a bidding war.  Portland desperately wanted another piece to bolster their growing core, and Toronto desperately needed another reason for Chris Bosh to stay.  It shouldn’t matter that the Turkish Jordan ditched out on a verbal commitment with Portland.  That’s reason A-1 why the free agent moratorium is absolutely idiotic, but he doesn’t write the rule books.  He got a bigger offer in a tough economy from a city better suited to his family.  There was no ...

A Taupe Area
Hardwood Paroxysm — In free agency, there are winners, there are losers, and there are the Raptors. After coming to terms with the most popular girl in school, the Raps have also agreed to extend former number one overall pick, resident Italian, and Dirk Nowitzki’s shadow mainstay Andrea Bargnani for five years and around $50 million.  That’s a chunk of change, and Bargnani, while solid, isn’t quite a chunk of a player. Not to wave the HP banner too much, but Moore hit this one right on the head.  This could easily be a move that ...