List of Turkish NBA players

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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. G F C
Position Guard Forward Center
* Denotes player who is still active in the NBA

Players

Note: Statistics are correct as of May 19, 2015.

Player Pos. Team(s) played Career[a] Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
Games played NBA Draft
Ömer Aşık* C/F Chicago Bulls
Houston Rockets
New Orleans Pelicans		 2010–2012
2012–2014
2014–present		 354 37 2008 (36th) Portland Trail Blazers [2]
Semih Erden C Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers		 2010–2011
2011–2012		 69 — 2008 (60th) Boston Celtics [3]
Ersan İlyasova* F Milwaukee Bucks
Detroit Pistons		 2006–2007, 2009–2015
2015-present		 453 17 2005 (36th) Milwaukee Bucks [4]
Enes Kanter* C/F Utah Jazz
Oklahoma City Thunder		 2011–2015
2015-present		 291 4 2011 (3rd) Utah Jazz Born in Switzerland to Turkish parents, represents Turkey internationally. [5]
İbrahim Kutluay G Seattle SuperSonics 2004–2005 5 — Undrafted — [6]
Mehmet Okur F/C Detroit Pistons
Utah Jazz
New Jersey Nets		 2002–2004
2004–2011
2011–2012
 634 71 2001 (38th) Detroit Pistons [7]
Furkan Aldemir* F/C Philadelphia 76ers 2014–present 41 0 2012 (53rd) Los Angeles Clippers [8]
Mirsad 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]
Hedo 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–present		 997 109 2000 (16th) Sacramento Kings [10]

Drafted but never played

Player Pos. Year (pick) Team Notes Ref.
NBA Draft
Cenk Akyol F 2005 (59th) Atlanta Hawks
İzzet Türkyılmaz F 2012 (50th) Denver Nuggets
İlkan Karaman F 2012 (57th) Brooklyn Nets
Cedi Osman F 2015 (31st) Minnesota Timberwolves Born in Republic of Macedonia to ethnic Turkish father and Bosniak mother, represents Turkey internationally.
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
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