They would probably have to pay a certain amount of his contract if he’s traded anyways.

Sure they can waive him, if they don’t mind paying to play for someone else for the next 4 years. Contracts are guaranteed in the NBA.

Ten Cents on Ten Cents is One Cent.

I thought about that as well Renato… The only problem is he would be playing as an individual, trying to bump up his stats and it would be a huge distraction. Unfortunately the best option may be to try and ship his fat ass out now… and take whatever we can get.

…that has little to do with showing up out of shape and not getting i shape for the whole season. That would not right a situation made wrong largely by himself. Moreover, if his play did not make hs value plummet enough, his “cold blooded coming out” has killed his value. I would say, still pretend he is telling th truth, play well for half a season, given you already got 10M $ for little production, and we trade you at the trade deadline.

whether he was out partying or not. He “called in sick” and then got busted at a club….. that grounds for punishment.

Its not the punishment he is upset about… its his shitty season, and the league wide criticism he got. Simply put he is trying to put the blame on Toronto for that….

So Toronto catered to their best player. How is that disgusting? I am sorry but Turkoglu is a 14 point per game player while Bosh scores 20 and 10. Of course Toronto is going run everything through Bosh. This was why this was such a bad deal in the first place as Turkoglu was used to running things in Orlando even though he wasn’t the primary scoring option.

He’s a goof, I still think they should eat the contract and sit him on the bench for the remaining 4 years. Hedo was never our guy, a professional who signs the biggest contract of his career should not miss out on training camp, he should not complain about wearing a mask to potentially avoid a career ending injury, and should not call in sick. There are no excuses, the way the media views him is his own doing, and if he didn’t have his head in his ass he would understand that.

both parties could agree to void the contract and that is ok in any legislation, but Turk would not want to void the contract, he would want a buy out(my opening ofer would be “I am fine if you Turk give us back 5 M of the 10 we paid you last season and you can walk” and see how this would go down with him). Best option: play a good first half and we promise to trade you. Raptors approach (handle it internally) shows, yet again they are professionals.

It’s so kind of Hedo to let us know that he had another level of unprofessional conduct that he could have stooped to. I’m sure this will get the other team(s) interested in his excessive contract salivating. Not only is he on the cap for four more, but there’s way more malcontent where that came from.

If playing for his country is so onerous, perhaps he should retire from international competition. There is no shame in it, and i can’t see anyone begrudging him the break after his years of play for his country. And let’s face facts here, he’s not the driven type who takes conditioning seriously enough to both train through the summer, and turn things up a notch to be ready for training camp. The way this was handled reminded me loosely of Shaq, and his strategy to have toe surgery so late in the summer that he could skip out on training camp. Shaq clearly has much more stress on his joints due to his frame. He also endures much more abuse at the hands of hacking bigmen. The point remains, however, that if one of the franchise’s pillars is playing hooky it undermines the efforts of the coaching staff to get the rest of the team to sacrifice in the name of hard work and pride. It sets up a double standard, and don’t think for a second that a potential FA that prides themselves on hard work would refuse to even consider signing in such a place. If we bend this much for a past his prime Hedo, what in the world have we learned from the Vince Carter saga.

I agree with Renato, make him play up to his contract and we’ll reconsider our stance should interest in his contract improve. The problem, is that Doug Smith is singing to the “a parting of ways is best for all involved” tune. Since Doug (usually) only comments on things that are certain, it looks like a lead pipe cinch that Turk is out the door, if possible before the summer ends. As if BC didn’t have enough on his plate.

What kind of return can we expect?
Remember what happened when TJ tanked his trade value through a combination of spine issues, and channeled his inner Rafer Alston. And we sent him out the door in exchange for a rickety big ticket bigman that none of us (save a few) thought BC would even consider. The worst case is the 2010 NBA version of that return. Google up a list of the ten worst / overpaid contracts in the NBA. The total dollars in / dollars out will likely be the same. We acquired JO at two years roughly…40 million. TJ had two years plus a player option at betw eight and nine million. And keep in mind we threw in a first round pick and a few expiring deals as well.

Some have mentioned Arenas, can’t stomach the risk myself. That prank (and that’s all it was) wasn’t Gilbert being a jackass. It was Gilbert being Gilbert. That’s just the way he is, and in a place where he holds significant influence, his teammates just grin and bear the antics of Agent Zero. Of course, the exception would be the teammates that that join in on all the “fun” because they either share in his lack good judgment or look up to him as a role model. I’m not saying he’s Zach Randolph, but who’s to say that just because he stays out of the paper’s that he’s become a new man in the locker room. I wouldn’t want that knucklehead around the Raptors young players.

Best case option is that someone covets Turks game in the NBA and they swoop in with a reasonable deal (expiring contract, couple young deep bench players). Worst case is they are stuck with him sitting at home for the next 4 years. There really isn’t a worst case option for Turk other than he comes back here next year without any kind of resolution. He will be booed mercilessly by the fans which I am sure will not help his mindset.
Ultimately, I think there is more going on behind the scenes then we are being told. As much as it may seem that this is completely random I have to wonder if maybe things were said behind closed doors that we do not know about. It is no excuse for Hedo to act like an ass but it wouldn’t be the first time this organization spat in a players face.

Why would he waive his contract when he can sit at home eating pizza and drinking sprite at 10 mil per season? This is actually a prime example of what the owners are looking at changing next year in a lockout. Guaranteed contracts have run their course in the NBA and I imagine that the owners are going to fight to get some changes made.

let’s not forget that Portland was ready to sign him last year before he chose us last minute. As long as Portland aren’t holding any grudges, I think they’d use good business sense and take him this time around.

because that means he gets a chunk of cash, a new salary and the ability to select what team he goes to. (and I guarantee it won’t be for just a couple mil… probably closer to 3-4+ mil a year, for the duration of his contract, which will still apply to the salary cap)