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The Toronto Raptors: NBA Surrogate Euroleague team?

Friday, July 31, 2009

NBA fans everywhere take note: The European basketball feel is coming soon to an arena near you! Ball movement, unselfish play, and all the things the league used to stand for are about to experience a long awaited revival. The Marco Belinelli trade adds yet another piece to the European conglomerate that is the Toronto Raptors. Why [...]

Andrea Bargnani, DeMar DeRozan, Hedo Turkoglu, Jose Calderon, Marco Belinelli, Toronto Raptors

Hedo Turkoglu picks Toronto: Pros and Cons

Monday, July 6, 2009

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This past Thursday, Hedo Turkoglu–who opted out in Orlando after vastly improving his stock during the Magic’s run to the finals–announced he would sign a fat deal with the Portland Trailblazers, good for $50 million over 5 years. Sounds good. Then on Friday, Turkoglu reneged on this agreement to come to the pacific northwest and decided [...]

Andrea Bargnani, Brandon Roy, Bryan Colangelo, Chris Bosh, Courtney Lee, Hedo Turkoglu, Jose Calderon, Orlando Magic, Portland Trailblazers, Toronto Raptors, Vince Carter