Portland agrees to terms with Turkoglu, narrowing Raptors' options
network.nationalpost.com 7/4/2009 — A deal between the Toronto Raptors and Shawn Marion is seeming more and more like a formality. The Portland Trail Blazers have signed free agent small forward Hedo Turkoglu, according to a report from ESPN , a player the Raptors were considering ...
Raptors Should Focus on Keeping Marion
my.thescore.com 7/2/2009 — As we all know by now, NBA free agency opened up today. Much of the Internet talk surrounding Toronto’s team has been: which player better suits the Raptors, Shawn Marion or Hedo Turkoglu? My answer: Shawn Marion.
Marion is the ...
Toronto Should Look At Artest
hoopsaddict.com 7/2/2009 — All the buzz surrounding the Raptors this week has been over the team looking at signing Shawn Marion or Hedo Turkoglu. Maybe I’m being overly pessimistic, but I have to admit the infatuation with both players has left me confused.
Why would ...
Surveying the remnants
raptorblog.com 7/4/2009 — After the signings of Ariza, Artest and Turkoglu, who's left on the SF market for the Raptors?
Ken Berger: Blazers Making "Strong Push" For Hedo
blazersedge.com 7/1/2009 — From Ken Berger at CBSSports.com .
Determined to make the first splash of the NBA's free-agent negotiating period early Wednesday, the Portland Trail Blazers are making a strong push to sign Hedo Turkoglu, the prized free agent of the summer. While ...
Breaking News: Portland And Hedo Have Reached An Agreement in Principle
blazersedge.com 7/3/2009 — According to Henry Abbott of TrueHoop , as first reported on ESPN's Sportscenter , the Portland Trail Blazers have reached an agreement in principle with free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu. The terms of the deal have not been finalized.
The rumored structure according to multiple ...
Turkoglu bags Portland
redsarmy.com 7/4/2009 — Remember when we said Hedo Turkoglu signed with Portland? Yeah... not so much . 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.
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Portland Trail Blazers May Make a Run at David Lee
thebullgator.blogspot.com 7/5/2009 — With Hedo Turkoglu heading north of the border, the Portland Trail Blazer s have refocused their efforts and it appears they have a former Florida star in their sites. Although David Lee is a restricted free agent, meaning the New York Knicks could match any offer made to him, the ...
Mavericks Working To Acquire Shawn Marion —
The Baseline
Power forward Shawn Marion, who became unnecessary in Toronto after the Raptors swooped in to grab Hedo Turkoglu, is close to going to Dallas in what likely will need to be a three-team sign-and-trade, ESPN.com reports.
Dallas would trade Jerry Stackhouse to Toronto and may also need to give ...
The TrueHoop Network Shootaround —
ESPN.com - TrueHoop
Hedo Turkoglu and Shawn Marion -- a study in contrasts...and similarities. Did Nate Robinson have a breakout year? And how are Lakers fans processing the Ron Artest acquisition? Zarar Siddiqi of Raptors Republic : "Investing for 5 years in a 30 year old [Hedo] Turkoglu is about the ...
Hedo not coming is OK —
Rip City Project | A Portland Trailblazers blog
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 ...
Raptors get their #1 target; Rasheed waiting to make a call —
Dime Magazine
This has been a summer full of teases. The Cavs teased their fans into thinking it was their championship to lose; Sacramento was teased into thinking their terrible record would at least land them Blake Griffin; Ricky Rubio (might have) teased the Wolves into thinking he was their next PG; ...
Just kidding Blazers, Türkoğlu signing with Toronto? —
Well that was fast.
Hours after Hedo Türkoğlu agreed in principle to sign with the Portland Trailblazers , the Turkish superstar backed out of his commitment faster than you can say “bigger contract.” Earlier in the day, Türkoğlu accepted a five-year $50 million dollar offer from ...
He-Gone: How Hedo Alters The Cavs Plans —
Toronto Raptors
Hedo Turkoglu signing with the Raptors, now changes things for the Cavs.
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 ...
Turkoglu heading to Raptors —
The Red Zone Report
After multiple media outlets reported that free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu agreed to a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers, the former Orlando Magic star pulled a disappearing act and signed with the Toronto Raptors .
ESPN NBA reporter Ric Bucher reports that Turkoglu had many in ...
Turkoglu Part 2: Deal goes to blazes —
The Baseline
Free-agent forward Hedo Turkoglu decided Friday he won't be playing for the Portland Trail Blazers. Negotiations ended because, a source
told The Oregonian newspaper of Portland, "It just wasn't the right fit."
Turkoglu, a 6-10 forward, turned down a five-year, $50 million offer ...
Turkoglu Close to Being a Raptor! —
Raptors Rapture | A Toronto Raptors Blog
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 ...
Free agent moves: Hedo to Portland, Kidd to Dallas —
Dime Magazine
In the last hour, it’s been reported by multiple sources that Hedo Turkoglu has agreed to a deal with the Blazers, and Jason Kidd has agreed to return to the Mavs.
Hedo was believed to have a five-year, $50 million offer on the table from Portland, which he was weighing against a ...
Hedo Turkoglu hits the ground in Portland —
Orlando Magic Daily
Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trailblazers continued their free agent courtship on Thursday, this time with Hedo making a trip to the Rose City to meet with team officials.
While nothing is set in stone, it appears that a deal is all but done. The question is whether or not the Magic will ...
Hedo Turkoglu Changes Mind at Last Minute —
Bleacher Report - NBA
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 ...
Agent: Turkoglu to visit Portland —
FOXSports.com News for NBA
Turkish free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu will visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday.
In an e-mail to The Associated Press, agent Lon Babby said Turkoglu will be in Portland on Thursday. He did not elaborate.
Turkoglu, who helped Orlando to ...
