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Mehmet Okur (born May 26, 1979 in Yalova, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for the Utah Jazz of the NBA. He is a 211 cm (6' 11")[1] power forward/center. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 271 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (451 × 997 pixel, file size: 58 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)photo taken by flickr user Lordcolus source: [1] File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this...
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Yalova (Population: 70,118) is a city located in northwest Turkey and the capital of Yalova Province. ...
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Tofaş Spor Kulübü (Tofaş Spor Club) is a basketball club based in Bursa, Turkey that plays in the Turkish Basketball League. ...
Efes Pilsen Spor Kulübü (English: Efes Pilsen Sport Club) is a Turkish basketball club based in İstanbul and sponsored by the Efes Beverage Group. ...
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The 2001 European Basketball Championship, commonly called Eurobasket 2001, was held in Turkey between August 31 and September 9, 2001. ...
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Yalova (Population: 70,118) is a city located in northwest Turkey and the capital of Yalova Province. ...
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The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...
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Early career Okur notes Toni Kukoč was his favorite player growing up.[2] He helped the Turkish 22-and-under national team to 6th place at the 1997 world championship.[3] Mehmet was transferred to Efes Pilsen in 2000 and won a championship in the 2001-2002 season.[4] He averaged 13.5 points per game during his last season in Turkey.[5] Toni KukoÄ (born September 18, 1968 in Split) is a renowned Croatian basketball player. ...
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NBA career
Detroit Pistons Okur was selected 38th overall in the second round of the 2001 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons.[6] He played two seasons for the Pistons from 2003 to 2004, helping Detroit win the NBA championship in June 2004. He became the first Turkish player to win an NBA championship. Due to salary cap limitations, the Pistons were unable to pay a top-level salary for Okur, but he was able to parlay his success into a six-year, US$50 million contract with the Jazz. 2001 NBA Draft — 27 June 2001 – New York City, New York Kwame Brown became the first high school player to be drafted number one overall in draft history. ...
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Utah Jazz At 2.11 m (6'11") and 119.3 kg (263 lb),[1] Okur plays the center and power forward positions for the Utah Jazz. He has inside presence, but also has a reliable jump shot extending to the three-point range and is a solid free throw shooter with an 80.7 career percentage. On his first season (2004-2005) with Utah, he played in all 82 games, starting in 25 of them. Nicknamed "Memo", Okur had made his presence felt on his second (2005-2006) season with Utah from 12.9 points per game the previous season to 18.0 points per game, leading his team in scoring and rebounding, making him one of the league's most improved players. He started in all 82 games for the second straight season, as the only Utah Jazz player doing so. This season, he continued being a key player for Utah. He has also improved his 3 point shot,[7] and is known as a strong clutch player for the Jazz.[8] This article is about the unit of length. ...
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On March 13, Okur became the franchise leader for making the most three-pointers in a single season.[9] He has missed two games this season snapping his streak (233 consecutive games). is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
All-Star He was named to the Western Conference All-Star team for 2007 NBA All-Star Game. He and Ray Allen were selected as replacements for injured original members Allen Iverson and Steve Nash.[10] He is the first Turkish player to participate in this event. The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association is made up of fifteen teams, and organized in three divisions of five teams each. ...
The 2007 NBA All-Star Game will be played on February 18, 2007 at the University of Nevada, Las Vegass Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
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Personal life He is married to former Miss Turkey and model Yeliz Çalışkan, and they have a daughter, Melisa, born on March 21, 2007.[11] Miss Turkey is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Turkey, who personify beauty with intelligence. ...
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| Year | Team | MPG | PPG | APG | RPG | SPG | BPG | | 2002-03 | DET | 19.0 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.5 | | 2003-04 | DET | 22.3 | 9.6 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.9 | | 2004-05 | UTAH | 28.1 | 12.9 | 2.0 | 7.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | | 2005-06 | UTAH | 35.9 | 18.0 | 2.4 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 0.9 | | 2006-07 | UTAH | 33.3 | 17.6 | 2.0 | 7.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | | 2007-08 | UTAH | 33.2 | 14.5 | 2.0 | 7.7 | 0.8 | 0.4 | | Career | - | 28.9 | 13.4 | 1.7 | 7.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | - MPG: Minutes Per Game
- PPG: Points Per Game
- APG: Assists Per Game
- RPG: Rebounds Per Game
- SPG: Steals Per Game
- BPG: Blocks Per Game
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External links | Utah Jazz current roster | 3 Hart | 5 Boozer | 8 Williams | 9 Brewer | 13 Okur | 15 Harpring | 17 Price | 22 Almond | 24 Millsap | 26 Korver | 31 Collins | 34 Miles | 44 Fesenko | 47 Kirilenko | Coach Sloan The Utah Jazz is a professional basketball team based in Salt Lake City, Utah. ...
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