Turk wants out of Toronto.

[TheSpursFNRule]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=5232738


Hedo Turkoglu told a Turkish television station he wants out of Toronto.

Turkoglu was close to signing with the Portland Trail Blazers last summer but reneged on a contract offer in favor of the Toronto Raptors. He struggled, averaging 11.3 points, his lowest total since the 2003-04 season.


Hedo Turkoglu
#26 SF
Toronto Raptors
2010 STATS
GM
74
PPG
11.3
RPG
4.6
APG
4.1
FG%
.410
FT%
.774

"When the cir stances turned against me, I lost my enthusiasm for this city," Turkoglu said in the interview. "My lawyers have talked to the front office recently. Honestly, I do not want to go back to Toronto. My lawyers talked to Mr. [Bryan] Colangelo and I hope that they will come up with a solution soon."

Turkoglu was a healthy scratch for the Raptors in late March. The decision to bench him came in the wake of reports he was out on the town immediately after missing a game due to a stomach virus. He was fined by the team.

"During this process I talked to [Raptors coach] Jay Triano several times," Turkoglu said in the interview. "I promised him that whether he starts me or not, I will do my best on the court. However, if I had a more temperamental personality, I would have left the team. Yet, I did exactly the opposite. I did my best. I told him that I have no problems with him. I am not a young player, so it's not a big deal for me to come off the bench."

Turkoglu, who signed a five-year deal with the Raptors last offseason, is owed $43.8 million over the next four years.

[TheSpursFNRule]

who wants 'ball' on their team?!?!?!

[toki9]

Wow, pretty lame of Turkey-Glue...it took him less than a year to get sick of a team/city?

[lefty]

There is already a thread :

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=155335

[namlook]

Hedo and the Magic would have both been better off if he had stayed.

[TE]

who the heck cares what this scrub does?

[eyeh8u]

only 2 days late with the thread

[Donkeybong]

Im saying he either ends up with the Clips, or some Euro team.