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Stephon Marbury: 2008-2009 Celtics Review

sportsblognet — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:00:10 +0000

The bad boy of the New York Knicks, Stephon Marbury, was given a shot at redemption this year with the Celtics. After sitting on the sidelines for a year with New York, Marbury was able to arrange a buyout of his contract with the Knicks and was signed as a free agent by the Green [...]

NBA Offseason 2009: Part 3

sportsscribes — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 23:12:05 +0000

Once again, here is more of the ongoing saga that is the NBA Offseason! Some more moves have come to light in the past few days- here is the analysis:

2009 Celtics Summer League Team Preview

sportsblognet — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:00:47 +0000

The Celtics announced their Orlando Summer League roster a few days ago. The roster contains four players we’re all familiar with: Gabe Pruitt, Bill Walker, J.R. Giddens and newly drafted rookie Lester Hudson. The C’s should get a good look at Hudson as he will be going up against pretty tough competition at either guard [...]

Big Ten 2010 Draft Prospects

thesportsbank — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:14:46 +0000

By Paul M. Banks Kalin Lucas and Robbie Hummel It seems like every college basketball season, there’s one player in the game who can move so swiftly, he’s on a level all his own. That player’s speed just jumps out at you so much that it appears unfair. In past years, Illinois’ Dee Brown and Texas’ T.J. [...]

Hedo Turkoglu Prove That Greed Is Not Always Good

sportsscribes — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:53:13 +0000

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.

“HE-DON’T” - Turkoglu Spurns Blazers and Joins Toronto Raptors

blazeoflove — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:17:00 +0000

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 from Miss Marissa calling out some unbelievable news.

marissaivana Dang! It was HE-DO and now it's HE-DONT. @blazeoflove

As John Hollinger so graciously pointed out, it was sort of weird to have Hedo show up in Portland without his wife who was rumored to be a HUGE fan of Toronto.

Turkoglu came alone, amid rumors that his wife very strongly preferred to be in Toronto, and I remember thinking at that very moment that the Blazers recruiting pitch was doomed to failure. It was going to be tough to sell her on the charms of Portland if she wasn't there.

And here is the ESPN report which has the Blazers fuming...

Free agent forward Hedo Turkoglu changed his mind Friday and decided not to join the Portland Trail Blazers, opting instead to accept a five-year $53 million offer from the Toronto Raptors, sources told ESPN.com.

The decision left the Blazers livid and was a huge coup for the Raptors, who have promised Turkoglu all of the salary-cap space they will have from renouncing their rights to Shawn Marion, Anthony Parker and Carlos Delfino, which will likely add up to a starting salary in the $10.1 million range, with eight percent annual raises.

The one thing I will say as this news all rolls in, is that my buddy Cuzzy over at Cuzoogle said to me 2 days ago that Toronto has a huge Turkish community and he wouldn't be surprised if he loved the international and east coast feel of Toronto over Portland. Sure enough, he was right.
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Is Hedo Turkoglu Really the Top NBA Free Agent?

cougar — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:23:48 +0000

After the NBA Finals was over and the LA Lakers were crowned the 2008-09 champion one thing became clear. Former Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu was about to be a very rich man. It has been reported that the Portland Trail Blazers have offered the free agent a five-year deal worth about $50 million. It [...]

Who will coach the Wolves?

thesportsbank — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:21:53 +0000

By Andy Weise Who would have thought a month ago the general public would be more curious about the Timberwolves than the Pistons? Thanks to new President of Basketball Operations David Kahn, the T’Wolves have filled headlines with a major pre-draft trade that landed international star Ricky Rubio. While the Rubio situation figures to be an [...]

Grizzlies acquire Zach Randolph from Clippers

thesportsbank — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:52:25 +0000

By David Kay “He has one of the worst contracts in the NBA, is a head-case, and is coming off a serious knee injury. So who in the world would want to mess up their salary cap situation and trade for such a volatile player like Zach Randolph? I bet Grizzlies GM Chris Wallace would.” That must [...]

Eddie House: 2008-2009 Celtics Review

sportsblognet — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:30:37 +0000

Eddie House had a much better year than last and continues to be a threat off the bench for the Celts. He was able to start appearing in different situations not just as a point guard, but also has a shooting guard on occasion too. House really benefited from the arrival of Stephon Marbury as [...]