NBA News: Phoenix Suns Trade For Hedo Turkoglu and Josh Childress

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Turkoglu gets his wish and gets out of Toronto.

The Suns will reportedly send Leandro Barbosa and Dewayne Jones to the Raptors for Turkoglu who spent one season in Toronto after signing a 5-year $53 million contract with the team last offseason. Turkoglu average only 10 points a game for the Raptors.

The Suns will also send a second round pick the the Atlanta Hawks for the rights to Josh Childress who had been playing in Greece for the last two years. Childress has reportedly agreed to a 5-year $34 million deal with the Suns.

The Suns hope Turkoglu can take some of the wear off of Steve Nash by running the offense from a point forward position throughout the season.