The Grand Turk lands in Toronto. What’s not to like about the talent coming our way? The question that remains is what follow-up moves Colangelo will make in order to fill out four empty roster spots. Yeah, four. Let’s recap: Starters: Calderon, DeRozan, Turkoglu, Bosh, Bargnani Bench: Evans, Humphries, Ukic That’s 8 accounted for roster…
Linkage for Jul 5 8am through Jul 6 6pm: The Salami & Cheese: Cavs, Celtics, Magic..who will win the East? Turkoglu Bringing More Euro to Toronto | thesportsbank.net BallerBlogger.com » Declining Cap Could Put the Squeeze on Class of 2010 RaptorBlog.com – More Like Hedon’t, amirite?
Let’s party! John Hollinger of ESPN is reporting that Hedo Turkoglu will be signing for Toronto. Michael Grange of the G&M is doing the same. Apparently Hedo’s wife really likes Toronto and they didn’t even visit it when on their “free agent tour” because they didn’t even need to be convinced of it. The deal…
Linkage for Jul 3 11pm through Jul 4 10pm: Turkoglu decision may affect Cavs interest in Parker and Marion NBA.com: Turkoglu to go with Raptors though Blazers may be upset Doug Smith’s Toronto Raptors blog
How many takers does Marion really have? Slow and steady doesn’t win the race, but at least it gives you time NOT to f*ck up. Two days into the second most important free agency period this team has ever gone through (the most important being the summer we re-upped AD, JYD and Boogie), and I’m…
Linkage for Jul 2 10am through Jul 3 10pm: Raptors finally find sense of urgency Reports: Hedo Changed His Mind, Will Be A Toronto Raptor – Blazer’s Edge Chaun’s Raptors and NBA blog: Free Agency p3 – Hedo: “9-6-7 Eleven Eleven!! ” Raptors close to signing Turkoglu – Posted Sports
Get used to this, I’ll be asking/saying this phrase a lot this summer. Today’s recap: Pistons Signed Ben Gordon to a 5r/$55mil contract. Signed Charlie Villanueva to a 5yr/$35-$40mil contract.
Linkage for Jun 30 8pm through Jul 2 8am: TheStar.com | Raps setting their sights on Knicks’ big man Lee Raptors welcome Williams back into the fold – The Globe and Mail Backtracking … for a season – The Globe and Mail David Lee in Toronto? | Raptors Rapture FIBA.com – Interview with Masai Ujiri…
We weren’t expecting Evans, who else is on tap? No rumours or chatter about anything other then Marion, so I turn to you, what do you think will happen, and (just for fun) what would YOU do if you were Bryan Colangelo?
Globe and Mail The Raptors are no different. Their plan has been to re-sign Marion, and likely offer a deal starting about $7-million a season. That’s an $11-million pay cut, but it will likely be the best offer the 31-year-old small forward sees, according to league sources, who suggest that Marion’s image as a high-maintenance…