Jul 4th, 2009 | 11:13 pm |

6″10 forward Hedo Turkoglu has signed with the Toronto Raptors for a reported $60 million over five years. Indications are that his wife may have swayed the Turkey native into signing with Toronto. Toronto has a Turkish population and may have appealed more to the Turkoglu family as it is much more cosmopolitan than Portland, Oregon.

The 30-year-old Turkoglu, a first-round draft pick of Sacramento in 2000, had spent the previous five years with the Magic and averaged 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9 assists over 77 games last season. He helped the Magic into the NBA Finals, but last week opted out of the final season of his deal that would have paid him $7.3 million.