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While We’re Waiting… Hedo Turkoglu, Detroit Signs Two, Ben Francisco and Hector Rondon
While We’re Waiting… Hedo Turkoglu, Detroit Signs Two, Ben Francisco and Hector Rondon
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 ...
Hedo Turkoglu pulls out of talks with Portland Trail Blazers, source says
Hedo Turkoglu pulls out of talks with Portland Trail Blazers, source says
sports.espn.go.com — Hedo Turkoglu has broken off negotiations with the Portland Trail Blazers, a source told ESPN's Ric Bucher... on Friday night. (more) Hedo Turkoglu pulls out of talks with Portland Trail ...
NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu, Portland Trail Blazers have agreement in principle
NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu, Portland Trail Blazers have agreement in principle
sports.espn.go.com — Hedo Turkoglu has reached an agreement in principle to become a Portland Trail Blazer, according to sources.... (more) NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu, Portland Trail Blazers ...
NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu to visit with Portland Blazers
NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu to visit with Portland Blazers
sports.espn.go.com — Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan is flying to Orlando to have a Wednesday night dinner with... the Blazers' top free-agent target, Hedo Turkoglu. (more) NBA free agents: Hedo Turkoglu to visit with Portland ...
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Do you see VC? In Orlando!
thestar.blogs.com 6/25/2009 — Wow. First reaction to that Vince blockbuster? How can the Raptors get Hedo out of this? Seriously, that’s the big news out of that one for me, it has to spell the end of Turkoglu in Orlando Carter and Ryan Anderson for Rafer, Courtney Lee ...
The Latest on Hedo/Rudy
blazersedge.com 7/2/2009 — Yahoo! Sports' Awoj  reports ... In what would be a brazen bid to usurp the Portland Trail Blazers on Hedo Turkoglu, the Toronto Raptors are considering making an offer to the free-agent forward, league sources said. Raptors general manager Bryan Colangelo could make an offer ...
Bye bye Ariza; Trevor about to get big payday ($32-40 million)
thelakersnation.com 7/2/2009 — If true, Ariza will be gone. Ron Artest anyone? Yahoo : According to a Twitter post by Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Trevor Ariza will become a very rich man at the hands of the team that loses out on Hedo Turkoglu. League executives believe Portland or Toronto, whichever team does not ...
Trevor Ariza the Consolation Prize?
blazersedge.com 7/2/2009 — As Blazer Ninja pointed out in a Fanshot, RealGM  has reposted a YahooSports Twitter  saying that league executives feel that either Toronto or Portland, whichever team loses out on Hedo Turkoglu, will offer a $32-$40 million contract to L*kers reserve Trevor Ariza. Now obviously ...
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 ...
Free Agency News: $60 Million For Turk? The King Courting Artest? Several Team Interested in Gortat.
howardthedunk.com 7/2/2009 — According to the Oregonian, the Toronto Raptors are preparing to offer Magic SF Hedo Turkoglu a 5 year deal worth $60 million. “However, in order for Toronto to clear enough money to sign Turkoglu to the five-year, $60 million deal, it would have ...
Hedo Turkoglu and Blazers close to agreeing to five-year deal
tonyblogs.net 7/3/2009 — The Blazers are close to coming to terms on a five year contract with free agent Hedo Turkoglu . Hedo was also pursued by the Toronto Rapters, but they have decided to attempt to keep their own free agents, Shawn Marion and Carlos Delfino. The addition of Turkoglu certainly gives the ...
Scratch that, Hedo ditches Portland
ripcityproject.com 7/4/2009 — 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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! ...
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.  ...
Raptors reach an agreement with Turkoglu
network.nationalpost.com 7/4/2009 —   (Photo: Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu broke off negotiations with the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday evening, according to sources. Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) Hedo Turkoglu does his best work late in the game. Apparently, so do the ...
"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 ...
Say It Ain�t So�
hooplife.ca 7/3/2009 — Franchise returns from a night out in Toronto to find that his worst nightmare may be realized; Hedo Turkoglu looks to be on his way to the Raptors�
Hedo Turkoglu Picks Toronto Instead; Decides Winning Isn’t Important
thebullgator.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — The Portland Trail Blazers are a franchise that appears to be headed in one direction. The Toronto Raptors appear to be headed to the complete opposite. But to Hedo Turkoglu , location and an extra $3 million over the life of the contract won out. Despite the fact the Raptors don’t appear ...
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 ...
Turkoglu heading to Toronto
raptorsrepublic.com 7/4/2009 — John Hollinger of ESPN is reporting that Hedo Turkoglu will be signing for Toronto. Michael Grange of the G&M is doing the same. Apparently Hedo’s wife really likes Toronto and they didn’t even visit it when on their “free agent tour” because they didn’t even ...
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 ...
Hedo Turkoglu signs with the Toronto RaptorsNationalsportsreview.com Blogs
6″10 forward Hedo Turkoglu has signed with the Toronto Raptors for a reported $60 million over five years. Indications are that his wife may have swayed the Turkey native into signing with Toronto. Toronto has a Turkish population and may have appealed more to the Turkoglu family as it is ...
Hedo not coming is OKRip 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 ...
Hedo Is Headed To The RaptorsHooped Up
Hold the phone youngin, Hedo Turkoglu has backed out of his deal with the Blazers and will now join the Toronto Raptors — for now. The Toronto Raptors have signed coveted free agent Hedo Turkoglu, various news outlets reported late Friday. Turkoglu, fresh off a run to the NBA ...
Turkoglu & the Trickle-DownThe Rap
Saturday July 4 2009 - 3:45am Eastern (Toronto, ON) Let’s assume Toronto has indeed signed Hedo Turkoglu to a 5-year deal. Now … Does anybody really think that Bryan Colangelo is done with the Raptors’ roster? Come on. Get real folks. If you don’t like ...
Hedo Turkoglu Signs 5 Year, $53 Million DealI Dislike Your Favorite Team
Umm, what?Toronto, you've just signed a 30 year old, not particularly athletic shooter for over $50 MILLION DOLLARS.Are you planning ahead, and already rubbing your hands in delight when you trade him in four years to a team that needs some cap space, or something? I'm just hearing on ESPN now, ...
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 ...
Turkoglu A Tantalizing Scenario - Maybe Even GoodMediocre Forever - A Toronto Raptors Blog
Okay, so you've probably heard the news that sent shock waves around the NBA: Hedo Turkoglu ditched Portland after pretty much closing the deal with them verbally in order to come to Toronto. I have a multitude of thoughts bouncing around in my head feverishly, possibly accelerated by the ...
Turkoglu heading to RaptorsThe 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 ...
Update: Hedo Turkoglu going to Toronto, not PortlandDime Magazine
Earlier today, multiple media outlets reported that Hedo Turkoglu had reached an agreement with the Blazers on a five-year, $50 million. Turns out, according to the Toronto Globe & Mail, while Hedo was actually in Portland on a visit with the Blazers, he changed his mind and decided to go ...
Hello Toronto! Turkoglu Reportedly Chooses Raptors Over BlazersCourtside
As you just heard on The Score Tonight with Tim and Steve (say what?), in a monumental shift over the course of a few hours, early reports that Hedo Turkoglu had agreed in principle to a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers have been squashed by new reports that Turkoglu will be joining the ...
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 ...
Hedo Turkoglu is signing with the Toronto Raptors after rejecting the Portland Trail BlzaersFanIQ Blog
Ok, so as soon as Hedo Turkoglu rejected the Blazers, he decided to sign with the Raptors. Or he supposedly will. 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. Toronto would ...
Hedo Turkoglu ends negotiations with BlazersNationalsportsreview.com Blogs
The Oregonian newspaper is reporting that free agent Hedo Turkoglu will not be signing a contract with the Portland Trailblazers. Speculatin now is that Hedo will turn to the Toronto Raptors for a 5 year $50 million dollar deal.
Hedo Turkoglu ends negotiations with BlazersDigital Sports Daily
The Oregonian newspaper is reporting that free agent Hedo Turkoglu will not be signing a contract with the Portland Trailblazers. Speculatin now is that Hedo will turn to the Toronto Raptors for a 5 year $50 million dollar deal.
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 ...
Toronto Raptors Not Messing AroundDime Magazine
Give Bryan Colangelo and the Toronto Raptors franchise some credit - after a miserably disappointing 2008-’09 season, they appear determined to shake up and improve their roster by any means necessary, even if it means potentially taking on huge free agent contracts and/or dealing Chris ...
It Looks Like My Prayers Have Been Answered: Turkoglu Deal DebunkedRaptors Rapture | A Toronto Raptors Blog
Yesterday I was very concerned with the rumors that were swirling around the NBA. There were several sources that confirmed the Raptors made a $60 million offer to Hedo Turkoglu, the Turkish small forward who was in Orlando last season. There are a number of reasons that Hedo would not work out ...
NBA Free Agency Frenzy and How It Affects Orlando with Turkoglu and GortatHoward the Dunk | An Orlando Magic Blog
Did we all give up the prospect of Hedo Turkoglu returning too soon? With the supposed $60 million offer from Toronto, the $50 million offer from Portland and the apparent rejection of a $35 million offer from Orlando, it appeared that there was absolutely no chance for the Magic to retain Hedo ...
Day 1: Tons of Speculation, Not Too Much Action.Raptors Rapture | A Toronto Raptors Blog
One day has passed since the beginning of free agency and no action so far in Raptorland. There has been a shit load of speculation however. A couple of day ago I laid out what the Raptors needed to accomplish during this years free agent signing period and priority number one was a starting ...
Raptors Preparing To Offer $60 Million To HedoAir Alamo | A San Antonio Spurs Blog
Turkoglu Reading over at RealGM they stated that the Toronto Raptors are preparing to offer Hedo Turkoglu a five year contract worth $60 million! The Blazers are lining up a $50 million contract over the same amount of years. Let the sweepstakes for the Turkish MJ start!
Reports: Turkoglu spurns Portland for TorontoSI.com - NBA
TORONTO (AP) -- Turkish forward Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.
Raptors Turn "Turk-Tastic" With Big Offseason SigningBleacher Report - NBA
Breaking news has been reported that Hedo Turkoglu took a 360 degree turn, signing with the Toronto Raptors instead of the Portland Trail Blazers. Originally, it was believed that Turk would be signing a hefty contract with the Blazers, especially ...
Reports: Turkoglu opts for Raptors over BlazersFOXSports.com News for NBA
Turkish forward Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports. The 208-centimeter (6-foot-10) free agent helped Orlando to the NBA finals last season. On Friday, a person close to ...
Reports: Turkoglu Headed to Toronto RaptorsNYT > Pro Basketball
TORONTO (AP) -- Free agent Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.
Reports: Turkoglu will join Raptors (AP)Yahoo! Sports - NBA News
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 ...
Reports: Turkoglu headed to Toronto RaptorsThe Seattle Times: Sports
Free agent Hedo Turkoglu will join the Toronto Raptors after spurning the Portland Trail Blazers, according to multiple reports.
Hedo Turkoglu Changes Mind at Last MinuteBleacher 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 ...
Hedo Heads to TorontoBleacher Report - NBA
Big breaking news coming in this early 4th of July morning, as ESPN is reporting that former Magic G/F Hedo Turkoglu has agreed to a multi-year deal with the Toronto Raptors. The contract is reportedly worth around five years/$55 million. This will ...
Hedo Turkoglu Proves That Greed Is Not Always GoodBleacher Report - NBA
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. Why the sudden change? It's all about the Benjamin's baby! ...
NBA free agents: Sources: Shawn Marion, Toronto Raptors deal is not imminentESPN.com - NBA
The Toronto Raptors, after repeatedly being linked to Portland-bound Hedo Turkoglu, focused their free-agent efforts on re-signing forward Shawn Marion.
Trail Blazers Closing In On Deal With Hedo TurkogluBleacher Report - NBA
The Portland Trail Blazers and top free agent SF Hedo Turkoglu will meet to formally discuss what is rumored to be a $50 million dollar contract offer from the team. The Blazers came out swinging with the offer at 12:01 a.m. yesterday when Free ...