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 the national team. Mirsad Türkcan is the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA.[1]
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Hedo Türkoğlu has played the highest number of games among all Turkish NBA players.
Players
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2019–20 season.
Drafted but never played
Player | Pos. | NBA Draft | Notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year (pick) | Team | ||||
Cenk Akyol | F | 2005 (59th) | Atlanta Hawks | ||
Emir Preldžić | G/F | 2009 (57th) | Phoenix Suns | Born in SFR Yugoslavia,[b] has represented Turkey internationally. | |
İzzet Türkyılmaz | F | 2012 (50th) | Denver Nuggets | ||
İlkan Karaman | F | 2012 (57th) | Brooklyn Nets |
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
- "Furkan Aldemir Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Omer Asik Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Semih Erden Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Ersan Ilyasova Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Enes Kanter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Furkan Korkmaz Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Ibo Kutluay Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Shane Larkin'in Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Vatandaşlık İşlemleri Tamamlandı". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Basketball Federation. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- "Shane Larkin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- "Mehmet Okur Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Cedi Osman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Mirsad Turkcan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- "Hedo Turkoglu Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
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