Hedo Turkoglu contract the worst ever ?

Bad contracts are inevitable in professional sports.  Paying a player for what he or she has accomplished, while simultaneously negotiating based upon what a player is expected to do in the future can be a daunting task.

At times it seems as if organizations enter negotiations blind folded, hell bent on triggering their own demise.  Take Hedo Turkoglu for example.  Turkoglu was a good NBA player during the peak of his career at best.  During the Orlando Magic's 2008-09 NBA Finals run Turkoglu was phenomenal.  His performance down the stretch definitely boosted his stock headed into free agency.  Like many athletes Turkoglu chose finances over a chance at winning a title.  Orlando would not receive a home town discount.

The Toronto Raptors swooped in and signed Turkoglu to a 5 year, $ 53 million dollar contract.
Turkoglu, who was 30 at the time could never live up to this type of money almost ten years into his career.  Hedo Turkoglu is not to blame here.  The Raptors put the money on the table and he took it.  It's his business wither or not winning is a priority.

Turkoglu averaged 11.3ppg his first season in Toronto.  Mid-way through his second year in Toronto the Raptors decided it was time to bail on Turkoglu.  Since signing this deal Turkoglu has been a shell of his former self.  He reminds me of Vlade Divac in a sense that he always appears to be out of shape. 

This is not an indictment against Turkoglu but the proof is in the pudding.

It's impossible to predict a players production years down the line.  It just seems to me like  teams are asking for it with some of these outrageous deals.