List of Turkish NBA players
{{Short description|none}}
File:Hedo Turkoglu point guard 11-27-08.jpg 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 the national team. Mirsad Türkcan is the first Turkish basketball player to play in the NBA.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/basketbol/09/17/mirsad.turkcan.veda.etti/676954.0/index.html |title=Mirsad Türkcan veda etti- CNN TÜRK - tarafsız güvenilir haberler |access-date=2013-02-17 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303234433/http://www.cnnturk.com/2012/spor/basketbol/09/17/mirsad.turkcan.veda.etti/676954.0/index.html |url-status=dead }}
Key
| class="wikitable"
|width="50"|Pos. | width="50"|G | width="50"|F | width="50"|C |
| Position | Guard | Forward | Center |
| class="wikitable"
| align="center" bgcolor="#CCFFCC" width="20"|* | Denotes player who is still active in the NBA |
Players
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the {{nbay|2022|app=season}}.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
! rowspan=2 width="10%"| Player ! rowspan=2 width="1%"| Pos. ! rowspan=2 width="13%"| Team(s) played ! rowspan=2 width="16%"| Career{{ref label|Note1|a|a}} ! colspan=2| Games played ! colspan=2| NBA draft ! rowspan=2 width="24%" class="unsortable"| Notes ! rowspan=2 width="1%" class="unsortable"| Ref. | |||
| class="unsortable"
! width="5%"| Regular season ! width="5%"| Playoffs ! width="8%"| Year (pick) ! width="15%"| Team | |||
| {{sortname|Furkan|Aldemir}}
| F/C | {{nbay|2014|start}}–{{nbay|2015|end}} | 41 | 0
| 2012 (53rd) | Los Angeles Clippers
| | |
| {{sortname|Ömer|Aşık | Asik, Omer}}
| C/F | Chicago Bulls | {{nbay|2010|start}}–{{nbay|2011|end}}, {{nbay|2017|end}} | 471 | 37
| 2008 (36th) | Portland Trail Blazers
| |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Onuralp|Bitim}}*
| G/F | {{nbay|2023|start}}–2024 | 0 | 0 | Undrafted | align="center"|—
| | ||
| {{sortname|Semih|Erden}}
| C | Boston Celtics | {{nbay|2010|full=y}} | 69 | 0 | 2008 (60th) | Boston Celtics
| | ||
| {{sortname|Enes|Kanter Freedom | Freedom, Enes}}
| C/F | Utah Jazz | {{nbay|2011|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}} | 748 | 59
|2011 (3rd) | Utah Jazz
| Born in Switzerland to Turkish parents, became a naturalized American citizen,{{cite news|url=https://bbc.com/news/59439797|title=Enes Kanter Freedom: NBA star changes name to celebrate US citizenship|work=bbc.com|date=30 November 2021 |publisher=BBC|accessdate=January 11, 2022}} represented Turkey internationally. |
| {{sortname|Ersan|İlyasova | Ilyasova, Ersan}}
| F | Milwaukee Bucks |2005-2007, {{nbay|2009|start}}–{{nbay|2014|end}}, {{nbay|2018|start}}–{{nbay|2019|end}} | 825 | 52
| 2005 (36th) | Milwaukee Bucks
| |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Furkan|Korkmaz}}*
| G | 2017–present
| 293 | 33 | 2016 (26th) | | ||
| {{sortname|İbrahim|Kutluay}}
| G | {{nbay|2004|full=y}} | 5 | 0
| Undrafted | align="center"|—
| | |
| {{sortname|Shane|Larkin | Larkin, Shane}}
| G | Dallas Mavericks | {{nbay|2013|full=y}} | 256 | 13
| 2013 (18th) | Atlanta Hawks
| Born in the United States, became a naturalized Turkish citizen, represents Turkey internationally.{{cite web |url= https://www.tbf.org.tr/haber/shane-larkin-in-turkiye-cumhuriyeti-vatandaslik-islemleri-tamamlandi |title= Shane Larkin'in Türkiye Cumhuriyeti Vatandaşlık İşlemleri Tamamlandı |date= February 7, 2020 |website= tbf.org.tr |publisher= Turkish Basketball Federation |access-date= February 7, 2020 |language= tr}} |
| {{sortname|Mehmet|Okur}}
| F/C | Detroit Pistons | {{nbay|2002|start}}–{{nbay|2003|end}} | 634 | 71
| 2001 (38th) | Detroit Pistons
| | |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Cedi|Osman}}*
| F | 2017–present
| 404 | 19 | 2015 (31st) |Born in Republic of Macedonia to ethnic Turkish father and Turkish/Bosnian mother, represents Turkey internationally. | ||
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Alperen|Şengün | Sengun, Alperen}}*
| F/C | {{nbay|2021|start}}–present | 147 | 0
| 2021 (16th) | Oklahoma City Thunder
| |
| {{sortname|Mirsad|Türkcan | Turkcan, Mirsad}}
| F | New York Knicks | {{nbay|1999|full=y}} | 17 | 2
| 1998 (18th) | Houston Rockets
| Born in SFR Yugoslavia,{{ref label|Note2|b|b}} has represented Turkey internationally. |
| {{sortname|Hedo|Türkoğlu | Turkoglu, Hedo}}
| F | Sacramento Kings | {{nbay|2000|start}}–{{nbay|2002|end}} | 997 | 109
| 2000 (16th) | Sacramento Kings
| |
| bgcolor="#CCFFCC"| {{sortname|Ömer|Yurtseven | Yurtseven, Omer}}*
| C | {{nbay|2021|start}}–{{nbay|2022|end}} | 65 | 17
| Undrafted | align="center"|—
| Born in Uzbekistan to Turkish parents. |
Drafted but never played
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%"
! rowspan=2 width="15%"| Player ! rowspan=2 width="1%"| Pos. ! colspan=2| NBA draft ! rowspan=2 width="30%" class="unsortable"| Notes ! rowspan=2 width="1%" class="unsortable"| Ref. | |
| class="unsortable"
! width="8%"| Year (pick) ! width="15%"| Team | |
| {{sortname|Cenk|Akyol}}
| F | 2005 (59th) | Atlanta Hawks
| | align="center"| |
| {{sortname|Emir|Preldžić}}
| G/F | 2009 (57th) | Phoenix Suns
| Born in SFR Yugoslavia,{{ref label|Note2|b|b}} has represented Turkey internationally. | align="center"| |
| {{sortname|İzzet|Türkyılmaz}}
| F | 2012 (50th) | Denver Nuggets
| | align="center"| |
| {{sortname|İlkan|Karaman}}
| F | 2012 (57th) | Brooklyn Nets
| | align="center"| |
NBA champions
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%" |
| bgcolor="#efefef" width="20%" | Season
! bgcolor="#efefef" width="43%" | Player ! bgcolor="#efefef" width="37%" | Team |
|---|
| {{center|{{nbay|2003}}}} |
Former NBA All-Star Game participants
See also
Notes
- {{note label|Note1|a|a}} Each year is linked to an article about that particular NBA season.
- {{note label|Note2|b|b}} {{flagcountry|YUG|name=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.