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.
Questions about the agreement were first mentioned by Ric Bucher ...
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In Defense of Hedo Turkoglu, Kind Of
Third Quarter Collapse —
... ) to sign with the Portland Trail Blazers for 5 years and $50 million, the free-agent small forward backed out, and will reportedly sign a 5-year deal worth $56 million with the Toronto Raptors instead. This post at Blazer's Edge, SB Nation's Trail Blazers blog, has a brilliant, must-read timeline of what transpired. ...
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... Then you hear that the excitement was likely all for nothing. The bold attempt to put Hedo in pinwheels seems to have failed. We can spend time wondering how close a deal ever really was and why it didn't work out, but that seems futile. It would be easier to join the club blaming Hedo's wife and move on, T-Dot does have better shopping. On to the ...
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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 .
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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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The Portland Trail Blazers contacted Lon Babby, free-agent Hedo Turkoglu ’s agent, once the clock struck 12:01. The team expressed their undying love for his client, and set up a meeting between Turkoglu and Blazers head coach Nate ...
Hedo Turkoglu Prove That Greed Is Not Always Good
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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.
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! ...
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,...
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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.
He's been a scrub at the end of the bench in Sacramento.
He's been a role player off the bench for those very same ...
Reports: Turkoglu will join Raptors (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 7/4/2009
Free agent Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports. The 6-foot-10 forward helped Orlando to the NBA finals last season. On Friday, a person close to the Blazers confirmed ...
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 ...
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