List of Turkish NBA players

Hedo Türkoğlu has played the highest number of games among all Turkish NBA players.

The following is a list of Turkish players in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This list also includes players who were born outside of Turkey but have represented Turkey national team. Mirsad Türkcan is the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA.[1]

Key

Pos.GFC
PositionGuardForwardCenter
* Denotes player who is still active in the NBA

Players

Note: Statistics are correct as of June 5, 2016.

Player Pos. Team(s) played Career[a] Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
Games played NBA Draft
Asik, OmerÖmer Aşık* C/F Chicago Bulls
Houston Rockets
New Orleans Pelicans		 2010–2012
2012–2014
2014–present		 422 37 2008 (36th) Portland Trail Blazers [2]
Erden, SemihSemih Erden C Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers		 2010–2011
2011–2012		 69 — 2008 (60th) Boston Celtics [3]
Ilyasova, ErsanErsan İlyasova* F Milwaukee Bucks
Detroit Pistons
Orlando Magic
Oklahoma City Thunder		 2006–2007, 2009–2015
2015–2016
2016-present		 527 17 2005 (36th) Milwaukee Bucks [4]
Kanter, EnesEnes Kanter* C/F Utah Jazz
Oklahoma City Thunder		 2011–2015
2015-present		 373 22 2011 (3rd) Utah Jazz Born in Switzerland to Turkish parents, represents Turkey internationally. [5]
Kutluay, İbrahimİbrahim Kutluay G Seattle SuperSonics 2004–2005 5 — Undrafted — [6]
Okur, MehmetMehmet Okur F/C Detroit Pistons
Utah Jazz
New Jersey Nets		 2002–2004
2004–2011
2011–2012
 634 71 2001 (38th) Detroit Pistons [7]
Aldemir, FurkanFurkan Aldemir F/C Philadelphia 76ers 2014–2016 41 0 2012 (53rd) Los Angeles Clippers [8]
Turkcan, MirsadMirsad Türkcan F New York Knicks
Milwaukee Bucks		 1999–2000
2000		 17 2 1998 (18th) Houston Rockets Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[b] has represented Turkey internationally. [9]
Turkoglu, HedoHedo Türkoğlu F Sacramento Kings
San Antonio Spurs
Orlando Magic
Toronto Raptors
Phoenix Suns
Los Angeles Clippers		 2000–2003
2003–2004
2004–2009, 2010–2014
2009–2010
2010
2014–2015		 997 109 2000 (16th) Sacramento Kings [10]

Drafted but never played

Player Pos. Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
NBA Draft
Akyol, CenkCenk Akyol F 2005 (59th) Atlanta Hawks
Türkyılmaz, İzzetİzzet Türkyılmaz F 2012 (50th) Denver Nuggets
Karaman, İlkanİlkan Karaman F 2012 (57th) Brooklyn Nets
Osman, CediCedi Osman F 2015 (31st) Minnesota Timberwolves Born in Republic of Macedonia to ethnic Turkish father and Bosniak mother, represents Turkey internationally.
Korkmaz, FurkanFurkan Korkmaz G 2016 (26th) Philadelphia 76ers
Emir Preldžič G/F 2009 (57th) Phoenix Suns

See also

Notes

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/basketbol/09/17/mirsad.turkcan.veda.etti/676954.0/index.html
  2. ↑ "Omer Asik Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Semih Erden Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "Ersan Ilyasova Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Enes Kanter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Ibo Kutluay Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  7. ↑ "Mehmet Okur Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Furkan Aldemir Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Mirsad Turkcan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Hedo Turkoglu Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
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