Jeremy Accardo used to be the closer for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2007, when he started the season with 21 scoreless innings and finished the season with 30 saves and a 2.14 ERA. He was hurt most of 2008, and spent most of the last two seasons with the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s, of which he’s not particularly pleased about, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

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Former Orlando Magic forward Matt Barnes (notes) told the world yesterday on his Twitter page that he planned to sign with the Toronto Raptors .

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Charlotte Bobcats owner Michael Jordan has gotten cold feet on a deal that would send center Tyson Chandler (notes) and forward Boris Diaw (notes) to the Toronto Raptors for guard Jose Calderon (notes) and forward Reggie Evans (notes) , according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. "Right now, Michael is having second thoughts," a source told Wojnarowski, even though all the players had been informed that they were moving to new teams

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Hedo Turkoglu’s (notes) wish is finally coming true. The man who asked for a trade last month on Turkish television will soon have his name erased from the roster of the Toronto Raptors and appearing somewhere else, according to the Arizona Republic.

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The Dallas Mavericks have been rumored to be interested in signing free-agent center Shaquille O’Neal (notes) but the Dallas Morning News reports that there is another O’Neal on the team’s radar this offseason: 6-11 center Jermaine O’Neal (notes) , who spent last season with the Miami Heat , pouring in 13.6 points per game along with 1.4 blocks and 6.9 rebounds.

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The Houston Rockets would like to snag one of the top free-agent power forwards, such as Chris Bosh (notes) or Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) , but it would have to do a sign-and-trade deal in order to get under the salary cap.

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The Houston Rockets don’t have enough room under the salary cap to sign Chris Bosh (notes) and the team is considered a long shot to snag the free-agent forward but the Houston Chronicle reports that General Manager Daryl Morey met with Bosh in Dallas moments after the free-agency window opened at midnight Eastern last night. Morey made sure Rockets fans know what he was doing, tweeting, "Just finished meeting with @chrisbosh – great player & person.

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Dirk Nowitzki (notes) may be an unrestricted free agent and free of the Dallas Mavericks for the first time in his 12-year career, but that doesn’t mean he’s leaving town .

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Hedo Turkoglu (notes) has let it be known publicly that he would like to become a member of the former Toronto Raptors club sooner rather than later. But TSN is reporting that Raptors General Manger Bryan Colangelo is thinking Turkoglu may be back on the floor for the Raps next season. The site reports that a Turkish sports site, sporx.com , has Turkoglu backing off on any trade desire he may have previously expressed

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Hedo Turkoglu (notes) has clarified his trade demand, indicating he would be amenable to staying with the Toronto Raptors if the system changes as he expects it to, according to a report on TSN . TSN reports that Turkolgu backed off his desire to be traded, doing so in an interview with a Turkish sports site, sporx.com .

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The Philadelphia 76ers interviewed Minnesota Timberwolves assistant Bill Laimbeer, who once led the WNBA’s Detroit Shock to three championships, and former Toronto Raptors coach Sam Mitchell for its head-coaching opening this weekend, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. And GM Ed Stefanski will be in Arizona today to interview Phoenix Suns assistant coach Dan Majerle for the job today, according to the Arizona Republic. "Certainly Bill Laimbeer’s credentials as a player and success as a coach .

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Sixers meeting Majerle today

The Philadelphia 76ers have gotten a few folks who won’t even interview for the head-coaching job that is open there, such as Mark Jackson, Jeff Van Gundy, and Larry Brown.

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Sixers interviewing Sam Mitchell