Free Agent: Hedo Turkoglu

[timtonymanu]

i say Outlaw's on the way out, but yeah they have so much talent, actually TOO MUCH.

[exstatic]

SO much young talent. With Roy, Outlaw, Hedo and Frye they don't even need Fernandez, Webster and Batum.
Quite an assemblage.

Frye isn't a SF or a SG, and he isn't likely to be there next year.

Where's that damn 100 post limit!!!!!! Help me, Obi Wan Kori-obi!

[peacemaker885]

Bonner for Batum thread! We won't be the oldest team anymore, but sure will the the shortest!

[Ariel]

Frye??

[ThePop]

Hedo cancelled his deal though.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbla...s_blazers.html

[mookie2001]

i thought you had to have 5 posts before starting a thread?

[Spursfan092120]

Hedo cancelled his deal though.

http://blog.oregonlive.com/behindbla...s_blazers.html

wow...I didn't see that till just now.

[peacemaker885]

Maybe RC gave him a call?

[exstatic]

Maybe RC gave him a call?

Doubtful.

Maybe Pritch screwed the pooch again. I've seen FAs reject an offer, but I'm not sure I've ever seen a FA end negotiations and leave town. That sounds personal.

[benefactor]

lol Blazers

[peskypesky]

Poortland.

[texbumTHElife]

He realized he is cursed to never win a ring anyway, so he is going to Toronto where they can give him a bigger pay day.

[ploto]

Though some reports indicated the deal was done, Turkoglu's agent, Lon Babby, cautioned that details were still being finalized Friday. But a high-level coaching source with direct knowledge of the situation said those details were minor and that Turkoglu, a 30-year-old forward who is one of the most versatile players in the game, will be joining the Blazers.

Portland's main compe ion for Turkoglu, the Toronto Raptors, are indicating that they've decided to back away from a bidding war and focus on re-signing their own free agents, Shawn Marion and Carlos Delfino. Both Marion and Delfino are close to agreements with Toronto, a high-ranking source with knowledge of those discussions said. Delfino is closer than Marion, the person said, due to ongoing disagreement about his value...

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/e...38893/15873023

Told you so

[lefty]

Damn Orlando FO, they have destroyed their team by trading for VC


Othis Smith, you are dumb

[montgod]

The only bad thing about Turk canceling out on his deal with Portland means that Portland is back in the FA game again. Hopefully, they aren't interested in anyone the Spurs are interested in. I wouldn't mind them throwing money at Odom though so that he doesn't return to the Lakers. I don't think it's likely though.

[Spurs Brazil]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

Source: Turkoglu changes mind on Blazers
By Adrian Wojnarowski, Yahoo! Sports
2 hours, 12 minutes ago

Free agent Hedo Turkoglu(notes) 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.

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 have to renounce three free agents – Shawn Marion(notes), Carlos Delfino(notes) and Anthony Parker(notes) – to create the cap space for Turkoglu.

Apparently, the Blazers are already busy exploring other free-agent options for the $9 million in salary-cap space.

A source says Turkoglu’s wife wanted badly to live in Toronto, a far more European-style city, and that’s where it appears the Turkish native is headed. The Raptors have embraced the Euro game under GM Bryan Colangelo, building a roster that includes Euro talents Jose Calderon(notes) and Andrea Bargnani(notes).

Five years ago, Turkoglu was close to signing with the Phoenix Suns that Colangelo was running, but changed his mind and went to the Orlando Magic.

After opting out of his contract last week in Orlando, he became one of the hottest free agents on the market. Turkoglu, 30, averaged 16.8 points and 5.3 rebounds last season for the Magic.

[Interrohater]

HAHA!! gotta make the wife happy... he's not the best looking guy, rich or not... lol!

[montgod]

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sport...rticle1206439/

[Bruno]

After the way Blazers have acted with Darius Miles, this little payback is well deserved.

[Marcus Bryant]

The only bad thing about Turk canceling out on his deal with Portland means that Portland is back in the FA game again. Hopefully, they aren't interested in anyone the Spurs are interested in. I wouldn't mind them throwing money at Odom though so that he doesn't return to the Lakers. I don't think it's likely though.

Portland poaching Odom after LA let Ariza go would thin LA out a bit.

[NewJerSpur]

Damn Orlando FO, they have destroyed their team by trading for VC


Othis Smith, you are dumb

That trade was terrible and their team won't be competing at the same level they did during this year's playoff run. They'll still make the playoffs, but they traded away cheap youth for a big contract and let two good pieces walk with no contingency plan.