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 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 through the end of the 2022–23 season.

Player Pos. Team(s) played Career[a] Games played NBA draft Notes Ref.
Regular season Playoffs Year (pick) Team
Furkan Aldemir F/C Philadelphia 76ers 2014–2016 41 0 2012 (53rd) Los Angeles Clippers [2]
Ömer Aşık C/F Chicago Bulls
Houston Rockets
New Orleans Pelicans 		2010–2012, 2018
2012–2014
2014–2018 		471 37 2008 (36th) Portland Trail Blazers [3]
Onuralp Bitim* G/F Chicago Bulls 2023–present 0 0 Undrafted — [4]
Semih Erden C Boston Celtics
Cleveland Cavaliers 		2010–2011
2011–2012 		69 0 2008 (60th) Boston Celtics [5]
Enes Kanter Freedom C/F Utah Jazz
Oklahoma City Thunder
New York Knicks
Portland Trail Blazers
Boston Celtics 		2011–2015
2015–2017
2017–2019
2019, 2020–2021
2019–2020, 2021–2022 		748 59 2011 (3rd) Utah Jazz Born in
Turkey
internationally. 		[7]
Ersan İlyasova F Milwaukee Bucks
Detroit Pistons
Orlando Magic
Oklahoma City Thunder
Philadelphia 76ers
Atlanta Hawks
Utah Jazz
2005-2007, 2009–2015, 2018–2020
2015–2016
2016
2016
2016-2017, 2018
2017-2018
2021
 825 52 2005 (36th) Milwaukee Bucks [8]
Furkan Korkmaz* G Philadelphia 76ers

2017–present

293 33 2016 (26th) Philadelphia 76ers [9]
İbrahim Kutluay G Seattle SuperSonics 2004–2005 5 0 Undrafted — [10]
Shane Larkin G Dallas Mavericks
New York Knicks
Brooklyn Nets
Boston Celtics 		2013–2014
2014–2015
2015–2016
2017–2018 		256 13 2013 (18th) Atlanta Hawks Born in the
Turkey internationally.[11]
 [12]
Mehmet Okur F/C
New Jersey Nets
 2002–2004
2004–2011
2011–2012
 634 71 2001 (38th) Detroit Pistons [13]
Cedi Osman* F Cleveland Cavaliers

2017–present

404 19 2015 (31st) Cleveland Cavaliers Born in
Turkey
internationally. 		[14]
Alperen Şengün* F/C Houston Rockets 2021–present 147 0 2021 (16th) Oklahoma City Thunder [15]
Mirsad Türkcan F New York Knicks
Milwaukee Bucks 		1999–2000
2000 		17 2 1998 (18th) Houston Rockets Born in
Turkey
internationally. 		[16]
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
2014–2015 		997 109 2000 (16th) Sacramento Kings [17]
Ömer Yurtseven* C Miami Heat
Utah Jazz 		2021–2023
2023–present 		65 17 Undrafted — Born in Uzbekistan to Turkish parents. [18]

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
Turkey
internationally.
İzzet Türkyılmaz F 2012 (50th) Denver Nuggets
İlkan Karaman F 2012 (57th) Brooklyn Nets

NBA champions

Season Player Team
2003–04
 Mehmet Okur Detroit Pistons

Former NBA All-Star Game participants

Season Location Player Team
2007
 Paradise, NV Mehmet Okur Utah Jazz

See also

  • List of foreign NBA players

Notes

  • NBA season
    .
  • 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

  1. ^ "Mirsad Türkcan veda etti- CNN TÜRK - tarafsız güvenilir haberler". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2013-02-17.
  2. ^ "Furkan Aldemir Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Omer Asik Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  4. ^ "Onuralp Bitim Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  5. ^ "Semih Erden Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  6. ^ "Enes Kanter Freedom: NBA star changes name to celebrate US citizenship". bbc.com. BBC. 30 November 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  7. ^ "Enes Kanter Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  8. ^ "Ersan Ilyasova Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  9. ^ "Furkan Korkmaz Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "Ibo Kutluay Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  11. ^ "Shane Larkin'in Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Vatandaşlık İşlemleri Tamamlandı". tbf.org.tr (in Turkish). Turkish Basketball Federation. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
  12. ^ "Shane Larkin Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  13. ^ "Mehmet Okur Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  14. ^ "Cedi Osman Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  15. ^ "Alperen Şengün Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  16. ^ "Mirsad Turkcan Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  17. ^ "Hedo Turkoglu Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  18. ^ "Omer Yurtseven Statistics". basketball-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
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