thestar.com - 7/4/2009
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Doug Smith Sports Reporter Patience is a virtue that has paid off for the Raptors. Capping a wild day of speculation and premature proclamations, they appear to have come away as winners in the race for Hedo Turkoglu. A reported deal that would have seen the free agent forward sign with the ...
bustabucket.com - 7/4/2009
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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
ripcityproject.com - 7/4/2009
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ripcityproject.com —
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 ...
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Hedo not coming is OK
theglobeandmail.com - 7/4/2009
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Toronto gets versatile Orlando Magic forward who just
hours earlier on Friday was poised to sign with...
Portland Trail Blazers
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Raptors reach deal with Turkoglu
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The past several days of musical chairs in the NBA left some observers to conclude David Lee would have no choice but to return to the Knicks, with few, if any suitors having the requisite cap space to recruit the former Gator. While the Daily News’ Frank Isola encourages the Knicks to pursue free agent PG Allen Iverson, Hedu Turkoglu’s stunning decision to bail on Portland’s offer in favor of a 5-year pact with Toronto makes the Blazers Lee’s most likely new suitors, the New York ...
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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.
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