magicbalala245 Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 (edited) The Toronto Raptors were rumored for several days to be a dark horse in the Hedo Turkoglu race, and it appears they have decided to go "all-in" on the 6'10 Turkoglu. To create the space needed to sign Turkoglu to the rumored 5-year $56 million deal reported yesterday, the Raptors would have to renounce the rights to Anthony Parker (who is leaning towards a deal in Cleveland), Shawn Marion (who passed on a 4-year $32 million offer from the Raptors) and Carlos Delfino (who was issued a Qualifying Offer sheet recently).Raptors sources call it too early to say how the mechanics will work out with rumors that Shawn Marion could be part of a sign and trade deal through Orlando for Turkoglu, with Portland being a possible end destination for Marion. The Blazers have opened talks with Marion and Andre Miller according to sources, and are rumored to be open to a discussion with Knicks free agent David Lee. The one "named" player the Blazers have not been linked to is Paul Millsap, although sources close to his camp say there has been contact, it's just not clear if there is enough mutual interest to move things to the next level. Turkoglu's decision to take Toronto's offer was in part about money, but mainly about lifestyle. Turkoglu and his wife Banu had their first child in March and are overly sensitive to where they will live. She was rumored to be the driving force behind staying in Orlando, and it's believed she had a lot of influence over giving Toronto a chance to make a better offer. Stay tuned for more on this situation as this deal will likely have more parts in the coming days. So Hedo is heading to Toronto but don't rule out a sign & trade with Hedo for Shawn Marion. With Marion heading to Portland. I wonder who would Orlando get in the trade then if it goes down. Edited July 4, 2009 by magicbalala245 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueDevil Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I really dont want Hedo, id rather keep Marion and try and sign some decent players instead of using all our money on turk. so dumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Feelgood Posted July 5, 2009 Report Share Posted July 5, 2009 If we traded for Dre Miller... MillerRoyMarionLaMarcusOdenPryzRudyMartellBaylessFrye Awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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