sports.yahoo.com - 7/4/2009
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Free agent Hedo Turkoglu (notes) has backed out of his commitment to the Portland Trail Blazers and plans to sign with the Toronto Raptors , multiple league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Friday night. Turkoglu had agreed on a five-year, $50 million deal with the Blazers, but changed his mind and ...
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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Hedo Backing Out of Portland Deal For Toronto?
Howard the Dunk | An Orlando Magic Blog —
So now Turk will be a Raptor?
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of yahoo.com, Hedo Turkoglu is backing out of the commitment he made to the Portland Trail Blazers and is now considering signing with the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are thought to be offering Turkoglu $55 million over 5 years. This would contrast other reports that said the Raptors offered Shawn ...
While We’re Waiting… Hedo Turkoglu, Detroit Signs Two, Ben Francisco and Hector Rondon
WaitingForNextYear —
smugly-hedo-turkoglu Well I guess Turk isn’t going to Portland after all… “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! Sports on Friday night. Turkoglu had agreed on a five-year, $50 million deal with the Blazers, but changed his mind and is headed for a five-year, $56 million deal with the Raptors. Toronto would have to renounce three free agents – Shawn Marion, Carlos Delfino and Anthony Parker – to create the cap space for Turkoglu.” [Adrian Wojnarowski/Yahoo Sports] ...
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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,...
Not so fast! Turkoglu picks Toronto over Portland?
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 .
The decision left the Blazers livid and was a huge coup for the Raptors, who ...
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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Turkoglu To Sign With Raptors After Rejecting Trail Blazers
mkrob.com 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 that Turkoglu ended contract talks with ...
Reports: Hedo Changed His Mind, Likely to Become a Toronto Raptor
blazersedge.com 7/4/2009 — ** This post will be regularly updated as news comes in **
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 ...
Turkoglu makes verbal commitment to Raptors
nba.com 7/4/2009 — An already crazy free agent period in the NBA got downright bizarre on Friday, with the supposed sure deal between Orlando free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu and the Portland Trail Blazers falling apart late in the afternoon, and the veteran, late ...
Hedo Turkoglu Prove That Greed Is Not Always Good
sportsscribes.net 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.
"HE-DON'T" - Turkoglu Spurns Blazers and Joins Toronto Raptors
blazeoflove.com 7/4/2009 — Wow. That's really all I can type at this point. I head out of town for the weekend with a Hedo Turkoglu deal basically in place for "your" Portland Trail Blazers, have that deal confirmed once I reach my destination, and then jump on the Blackberry right before bed and find a tweet ...
Hedo Turkoglu Agrees with Trail Blazers —
Bleacher Report - NBA 7/3/2009
Hedo Turkoglu left the Orlando Magic and has signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.
According to the Sports Illustrated website, the 6'10" forward has agreed, at least verbally, to playing in Portland after losing the NBA Finals to the Los ...
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 ...
