Nationality Turkish Name Furkan Korkmaz Position Shooting guard Weight 77 kg | Listed weight 170 lb (77 kg) Height 2.02 m Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) Role Basketball Player Pro career 2012 | |
League Turkish Basketball LeagueEuroleague Born July 24, 1997 (age 27) Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Turkey ( 1997-07-24 ) | ||
Furkan korkmaz highlights season 2014 2015 full hd
Furkan Korkmaz (born July 24, 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At a height of 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), he mainly plays the shooting guard position.
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- Furkan korkmaz highlights season 2014 2015 full hd
- Furkan korkmaz future star 2015 fiba u19 world championship
- Early years
- Anadolu Efes
- NBA draft
- Banvit
- Philadelphia 76ers
- Turkish junior national team
- Turkish senior national team
- Club honours
- Junior national team
- Individual
- Career statistics
- References
Furkan korkmaz future star 2015 fiba u19 world championship
Early years
Korkmaz was born in Bakırköy, Istanbul. He started playing basketball with the school team when he was nine. In 2012, he moved to Anadolu Efes, from Efes' junior team, Yeşilyurt Spor Kulübü, for $250,000, at the age of 15.
Anadolu Efes
In his first year in the Efes club infrastructure, Korkmaz played for the junior and youth teams of Efes. He was loaned for the 2013–14 season to the Turkish 2nd-tier level TB2L team Pertevniyal, which was at the time the farm club of Anadolu Efes. In the summer of 2014, Korkmaz moved to the senior men's Anadolu Efes first team. His contract with Efes includes a $2 million buyout clause for the NBA.
NBA draft
On June 13, 2016, Korkmaz was one of 13 different international underclassmen to enter the 2016 NBA Draft. Korkmaz declared in May that he'd only enter the draft if he were guaranteed to be drafted somewhere in the middle of the draft. He was selected 26th in the first round, by the Philadelphia 76ers. After being drafted, Korkmaz decided to return to Anadolu Efes for at least another season.
Banvit
In December 2016, Korkmaz was loaned by Anadolu Efes to Banvit. In February 2017, Korkmaz won the Turkish Cup with Banvit, which was the first trophy in the club's history. He was named the European-wide 3rd-tier level Basketball Champions League's Best Young Player of the 2016–17 season.
Philadelphia 76ers
On July 4, 2017, Korkmaz signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
Turkish junior national team
Korkmaz was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With Turkey's junior national teams, he played at: the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, which he led in scoring, the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a silver medal and was named to the All-Tournament Team, and at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won a bronze medal and was named to the All-Tournament Team.
He also played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.6 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game, in 30.3 minutes per game. At the 2017 Under-20 tournament, he also shot 35.6% overall from the field, 27.6% from three point range, and 66.7% from free throw range.
Turkish senior national team
Korkmaz played with the senior men's Turkish national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2015, and at the 2016 Manila FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.
Club honours
Junior national team
Individual
Career statistics
Note: The EuroLeague is not the only competition in which the player participated for the team during the season. He also played in domestic competition, and regional competition if applicable.