List of 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. | G | F | C |
Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
* | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
Players
Note: Statistics are correct as of June 5, 2016.
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
- a Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
- b Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia dissolved in 1992 into five independent countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Slovenia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. FR Yugoslavia was renamed into Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003 and dissolved into two independent countries, Montenegro and Serbia, in June 2006.
References
- ↑ http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/basketbol/09/17/mirsad.turkcan.veda.etti/676954.0/index.html
- ↑ "Omer Asik Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Semih Erden Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Ersan Ilyasova Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Enes Kanter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Ibo Kutluay Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Mehmet Okur Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Furkan Aldemir Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
- ↑ "Mirsad Turkcan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
- ↑ "Hedo Turkoglu Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2010.
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