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Hedo Turkoglu: I'm not retiring from international basketball. I will keep on playing in the NT if I'm wanted. Twitter

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, FIBA, Turkey 

One source at Valencia Basket shot down reports from Turkey that they are pursuing Magic forward Hidayet Turkoglu. Valencia has been linked in the past few days to players such as Corey Brewer or Maurice Evans, but nothing is happening. The Spanish club is not interested in players that would ask for an NBA out, the source told HoopsHype’s Raul Barrigon. HoopsHype

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, ACB, Lockout, Spain, Corey Brewer, Maurice Evans, Valencia Basket 

”I hope my good friends Omer Asik and Hedo [ Hidayet Turkoglu] will shover me with presents. May be they stuff my fridge with Turkish food or buy me a new car ” the humble NBA star joked in a post-game interview with the Turkish broadcaster and took photos with many grateful Turkish fans, who along with Turkey Basketball Team could hardly believe their luck as several hundred were roaring for the British against Poland in the closing stages of the gripping contest. National Turk

Chicago Bulls, New Jersey Nets, Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Omer Asik, Deron Williams, Lockout, Turkey, Besiktas 

Mete Aktas: According to Besiktas TV basketball editor Kubilay Keceli, Orlando Magic forward and Turkish international Hedo Turkoglu is pondering offers from both Turkey and Spain. Keceli reports that Turk Telekom Ankara of Turkish Basketball League is offering the 32-year-old Turkoglu up to 300,000 euros ($450,000) per month. Keceli also said there is another offer from a Spanish club in the same financial range. Twitter

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Lockout, Spain, Turkey 

Zach McCann: Hedo Turkoglu hasn't seriously considered playing club ball in Turkey during the lockout, his agent, Jim Tanner, says. Twitter

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Lockout, Turkey 

The Turkish club Anadolu Efes is pursuing Hedo Turkoglu, sources close to the situation confirm. Anadolu Efes already signed Ersan İlyasova and Sasha Vujacic this summer, and has also expressed significant interest in Keyon Dooling, Maurice Evans and Patty Mills. HoopsWorld

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Lockout, Turkey, Anadolu Efes 

Alex Kennedy: The Turkish club Anadolu Efes is pursuing Hedo Turkoglu, sources confirm. Anadolu Efes has already signed Ersan İlyasova and Sasha Vujacic. Twitter

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Turkey, Anadolu Efes 

The last rumors from Turkey is Hedo Turkoglu as well to Anadolu Efes until lockout ends. Twitter

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Lockout, Anadolu Efes 

Turkey’s NBA superstar Hida-yet “Hedo” Türkoglu says he does not want to end his professional basketball career without playing in the Olympic Games. Winning the silver medal in last year’s Worlds, the Turkish national basketball team will seek an Olympic berth in the upcoming European Basketball Championship to be hosted by Lithuania on Aug. 31-Sept. 18. “Everybody will expect a first-class achievement, like last year’s. We want to take one of the top spots and earn a berth in the Olympics,” Hedo told the Anatolia news agency. He said playing at the Olympics will be one of the cornerstones in his career and “for this reason, I don’t want to quit playing basketball without achieving this and experiencing the Olympics.” Today's Zaman

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Olympics 

Ömer Aşık of the Chicago Bulls, Semih Erden of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Ersan İlyasova of the Milwaukee Bucks, Hidayet Türkoğlu of the Orlando Magic and Enes Kanter of the Utah Jazz are all part of the squad. Other players named for the national team are Barış Ermiş and İzzet Türkyılmaz from Banvit, Emir Preldzic, Oğuz Savaş and Ömer Onan from Fenerbahçe Ülker, Sertaç Şanlı, Ender Arslan and Furkan Aldemir from Galatasaray and Doğuş Balbay from the University of Texas. Speaking at the press conference, TBF President Demirel said the national team aims to earn a berth for the London 2012 Olympics “by taking one of the top two places.” The third, fourth and fifth-place holders in Lithuania will have to play an elimination tour to win a ticket to the Olympics. Today's Zaman

Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Utah Jazz, Hidayet Turkoglu, Semih Erden, Turkey, Enes Kanter 

According to Turkish website Salsabasket, Nando De Colo agreed to terms with Galatasaray Istanbul but the Turkish team did not reach an agreement yet with PE Valencia. The French player has another year of contract with the Spanish team Sportando

Hidayet Turkoglu, Nando De Colo, Galatasaray Istanbul 

Gilbert Arenas: Trust me olando magic fans. U do not want HEDO on twitter..I played with him 60+games and I stay don't understand what he say I just laugh Twitter

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Gilbert Arenas, Twitter 

Ryan McNeill: SVG: “I can't get Turk to shoot the ball when he is open. I think he consistently passes up very good shots to take very bad shots." Twitter

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu 

Van Gundy and Magic GM Otis Smith both called out Turkoglu for looking to pass more than score off screens. “When he got 17 assists he turned into a point guard, pass first and shoot second,” Smith said. “He has to do it the other way around if you have the ability to score the ball, which he does.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu 

Turk’s troubles sometimes are reflected by a famous quote in golf: “The toughest six inches in golf is the space between your ears.” He has all the skills, but on some nights, he plays away from his strengths. Even after all this time in the league, the 6-10 Turk still needs to be reminded to keep on the path that has brought him success. “He’s sometimes his own worst enemy, trying to predetermine what he’s going to do and not taking in what the defense gives him,” coach Stan Van Gundy said after Turk posted 20 points and 13 assists against the woeful Nets in Friday night’s win. Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Stan Van Gundy 

Turkoglu said he'd be interested in playing overseas during an expected NBA lockout this summer. But the timetable of the labor strife makes it nearly impossible for him to make a commitment. "Yeah, I would play --- you got to stay in shape, just in case --- but you can't say you can play because you don't know how long (a lockout) would go," Turkoglu said. Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Lockout, Europe 

Turkoglu, who led Turkey to its runner-up finish to Team USA in the 2010 FIBA world championships, said he plans on playing for the Turkish national team in qualfying rounds with his sights set on reaching London. Turkey's amazing FIBA run was hailed as the country's greatest sporting accomplishment. "I would like to play in the Olympics, of course. That's something I've never done before," Turkoglu said. Orlando Sentinel

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Turkey 

It had to be hard for Lewis to walk through the arena since his image is still plastered all over the place, in banners and pictures hanging along the halls. It was obvious that Lewis's former teammates still think highly of him. He embraced several of them after the game, including Jameer Nelson. Hedo Turkoglu needled Lewis throughout the game, at one point, ignoring a referee during a break in action in the fourth quarter to throw a pass to a seated Lewis instead. "Me and Turk was messing around," Lewis said. "I think he made a jump shot and looked at me and started smiling. The very next play, he got dunked on by JaVale. He didn't want to look at me then." Washington Post

Orlando Magic, Washington Wizards, Trade, Hidayet Turkoglu, Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison 

Magic coach Stan Van Gundy met with Orlando playmakers Gilbert Arenas, Hedo Turkoglu and Jameer Nelson on Monday and Tuesday to discuss ways to get them more involved in the offense and in attack mode. The biggest thing to come from the meeting with Arenas is the agreement to allow the point guard to run more isolation plays where he can attack opposing guards. That’s the style that helped Arenas become a star in Washington and one he initially had success with in Orlando after the Dec. 18 trade that brought him to the Magic. NBA.com

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Gilbert Arenas, Jameer Nelson, Stan Van Gundy 

Arenas said Van Gundy’s willingness to allow him to be more creative with the ball ``feels like the leash is getting a little bit looser and it helps me be more aggressive.’’ ``I guess when I first got here I had no rules yet, so I could just go out there and play,’’ Arenas said. ``I was doing well, but then as soon as I started learning all of the plays and running the team that’s when my time got short. Now that I’m getting more time, I’m trying to get comfortable again. (Van Gundy) says that I haven’t really been aggressive enough and have just basically been out there, so he’s going to start drawing up plays for me.’’ NBA.com

Orlando Magic, Hidayet Turkoglu, Gilbert Arenas, Jameer Nelson, Stan Van Gundy