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The Portland Trail Blazers thought they had Hedo Turkoglu. They should have, after all, he did have dinner with head coach Nate McMillan, met with General Manager Kevin Pritchard, and said "I want to be a Blazer... by Nick Poust 91 reads July 04, 2009 The Portland Trail Blazers thought they had Hedo Turkoglu.

Erstwhile Orlando Magic small forward Hedo Turkoglu's free-agent tour took a bizarre turn on Friday as he surprisingly stiff-armed the Portland Trail Blazers in favor of the Toronto Raptors.

With the impending signing of Hedo Turkoglu, the Toronto Raptors will make the biggest splash of this summer so far, and perhaps the signing would symbolize a major shift in the makeup of the Raptors... by Malungu Vincent 996 reads Opinion With the impending signing of Hedo Turkoglu, the Toronto Raptors will make the biggest splash of this summer ...

Expectations were high for the Raptors last season, but coach Sam Mitchell was fired after an 8-9 start and coach Jay Triano steered them backwards and led them to a 25-40 record the rest of the way.

NBA teams can start signing free agents such as Hedo Turkoglu on Wednesday, but there's no shot-clock on how long the courting period can last this summer.

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.

Poor free-agent crop offers Raptors options New York Knicks forward Quentin Richardson defends Toronto Raptors forward Shawn Marion during first half NBA action in Toronto on Sunday February 22, 2009.

Raptors forward Shawn Marion guards LeBron James during a February game. The Cavailers have turned their attention to acquring Marion via free agency.

Hedo Turkoglu has reached an agreement in principle to become a Portland Trail Blazer, according to sources.

I think it's safe to say that Parker has become one of the more liked players on the Raptors squad.

As NBA free agency gets off to a slow start a ' naturally, since nobody can officially sign for another week a ' the Toronto Raptors are chasing two players of note at the moment: Denver forward Linas Kleiza, a gritty scorer who has rarely gotten the chance to play big minutes behind Carmelo Anthony.

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Once the Toronto Raptors figure out that Chris Bosh will be departing via free agency a year from now, they may be inclined to trade him this summer.

The Toronto Raptors need to turn Shawn Marion into a valuable piece to stay competitive.

Today: John Tavares begins his takeover of New York in today's gallery. Go to the gallery Raps qualify Mensah-Bonsu Monday, June 29, 2009 Pops Mensah-Bonsu The Toronto Raptors announced Monday they have extended a qualifying offer to restricted free-agent forward Pops Mensah-Bonsu . Per team policy, financial details were not disclosed.

THE Australian men's basketball team has lost 84-78 to China in the first of two international friendly matches in Beilun.

Despite being born and raised in sunny southern California, DeMar DeRozan shrugs off any suggestion that he's unprepared for life north of the border.

According to league sources at least five NBA teams inquired about Parker in the lead-up to Thursday night's draft, where Toronto took DeRozan ninth overall out of the University of Southern California.

Raptors draft DeRozan Southern California's DeMar DeRozan dunks during the second half of a second-round men's NCAA college basketball tournament game in Minneapolis.

Toronto made DeMar DeRozan from the University of Southern California the ninth-overall pick on Thursday in New York.