Hedo Türkoğlu

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Hidayet Türkoğlu

Türkoğlu during his first tenure with the Magic
No. 15 – Orlando Magic
Forward
Personal information
Born March 19, 1979 (1979-03-19) (age 32)
Gaziosmanpaşa, İstanbul
Nationality Turkish
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA Draft 2000 / Round: 1 / Pick: 16th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Pro career 1996–present
Career history
1996–2000 Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
2000–2003 Sacramento Kings
2003–2004 San Antonio Spurs
2004–2009 Orlando Magic
2009–2010 Toronto Raptors
2010 Phoenix Suns
2010–present Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (Turkish pronunciation: [hid̪aːˈjet̪ ˈt̪yɾkoːɫu]; born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish professional basketball player in the NBA currently playing for the Orlando Magic. He plays the small forward position, although he has played four positions in his career. He possesses above-average ballhandling and playmaking skills for a forward, and is sometimes used in a point forward role.

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Pro career

Efes Pilsen

Türkoğlu joined Efes Pilsen in 1996 and played four seasons with the team. He averaged 8.4 points on 58 percent shooting in 50 games in the Euroleague. Türkoğlu helped the team reach the 2000 Euroleague Final Four, averaging 13.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 22 games.[1]

Sacramento Kings

Türkoğlu was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the 16th pick of the 2000 NBA Draft. He was the first Turkish-born player in NBA history.[2] He played alongside other European stars such as Vlade Divac and Peja Stojakovic.

He earned consideration for the NBA's Sixth Man Award in his sophomore season, after averaging 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.

San Antonio Spurs

During the 2003 offseason, Türkoğlu was traded to the San Antonio Spurs along with Ron Mercer in a three-team trade. The trade also sent Brad Miller to the Kings and Scot Pollard and Danny Ferry to the Pacers. Türkoğlu played one season with the Spurs and averaged 9.2 points on a career-high 42 percent three-point shooting.

First stint with the Orlando Magic

Türkoğlu handling the ball in a NBA game against the Washington Wizards in November 2008.

Türkoğlu joined the Orlando Magic in 2004. He scored a career-high 39 points twice: in an April 2007 game against the Toronto Raptors, and in a March 2008 game against the Washington Wizards.[3]

On April 28, 2008, Türkoğlu was named the NBA's Most Improved Player Award for the 2007–08 NBA season.[4][5] Türkoğlu helped the Orlando Magic win 52 games, and averaged career-highs in points per game (19.5), rebounds per game (5.7) and assists per game (5.0) and started all 82 regular season games.

In the 2008–09 NBA season, the Magic reached the 2009 NBA Finals for the first time since 1995. However, they lost in 5 games to the Los Angeles Lakers. Türkoğlu decided to opt out of his contract.

Toronto Raptors

Türkoğlu (at the top right) with the Raptors

On July 9, 2009, Türkoğlu was signed and traded to the Toronto Raptors as a part of a four-team deal among the Toronto Raptors, Orlando Magic, Dallas Mavericks and Memphis Grizzlies, which also included Shawn Marion.[6]

On March 28, 2010, Türkoğlu was a healthy scratch for the Raptors, his first benching since March 10, 2006, when he was still an Orlando Magic player. This was a disciplinary measure, after he was spotted by fans out late in a nightclub in the Yorkville district of Toronto, immediately after missing a game due to a stomach virus. The fans wrote staff within the Raptors organization, who then notified management and coaching staff, leading to the punishment.[7] On May 29, 2010, Hedo Turkoglu said in a television interview in Turkey that he felt he was wronged by the Raptors' management and wanted to leave Toronto.[8][9]

Phoenix Suns

On July 14, 2010, he was traded to the Phoenix Suns for Leandro Barbosa and Dwayne Jones.[10]

Return to Orlando Magic

On December 18, 2010, Türkoğlu was traded back to the Orlando Magic along with Jason Richardson and Earl Clark for Vince Carter, Marcin Gortat, Mickaël Piétrus, a 2011 first-round draft pick and $3 million cash.[11]

Turkish national team

Türkoğlu was a member of the Turkish national team which won silver medals at the 2001 European Championship. He averaged 15.5 points per game.

Türkoğlu was named to the preliminary roster for the 2006 World Championship. However, he declined the invitation.[12]

In 2009, Turkoglu was a member of the Turkish national team squad which finished in 8th place at the European Basketball Championship in Poland.[13] One year later, Turkoglu participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship in his home country of Turkey. That team ended up getting the silver medal by beating every team except for Team U.S.A. at the gold medal game. Hedo averaged 12.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game.

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000–01 Sacramento 74 7 16.8 .412 .326 .777 2.8 .9 .7 .3 5.3
2001–02 Sacramento 80 10 24.6 .422 .368 .726 4.5 2.0 .7 .4 10.1
2002–03 Sacramento 67 11 17.5 .422 .372 .800 2.8 1.3 .4 .2 6.7
2003–04 San Antonio 80 44 25.9 .406 .419 .708 4.5 1.9 1.0 .4 9.2
2004–05 Orlando 67 11 26.2 .419 .380 .836 3.5 2.3 .6 .3 14.0
2005–06 Orlando 78 59 33.5 .454 .403 .861 4.3 2.8 .9 .3 14.9
2006–07 Orlando 73 73 31.1 .419 .388 .781 4.0 3.2 1.0 .2 13.3
2007–08 Orlando 82 82 36.9 .456 .400 .829 5.7 5.0 .9 .3 19.5
2008–09 Orlando 77 77 36.6 .413 .356 .807 5.3 4.9 .8 .2 16.8
2009–10 Toronto 74 69 30.7 .409 .374 .774 4.6 4.1 .7 .4 11.3
2010–11 Phoenix 25 16 25.2 .440 .423 .722 4.0 2.3 .7 .6 9.5
2010–11 Orlando 56 56 33.9 .448 .404 .667 4.6 5.1 1.0 .4 11.4
Career 883 515 28.5 .428 .386 .791 4.3 3.0 .8 .3 12.1

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2000–01 Sacramento 8 0 17.6 .435 .571 1.000 3.5 1.4 .4 .1 7.5
2001–02 Sacramento 16 8 27.7 .401 .353 .516 5.2 1.4 .4 .6 8.6
2002–03 Sacramento 10 5 17.4 .360 .286 .722 2.9 1.4 1.2 .5 5.3
2003–04 San Antonio 10 10 27.1 .321 .333 .611 4.5 1.5 .9 .1 7.7
2006–07 Orlando 4 4 39.0 .500 .333 .500 3.3 3.5 1.2 1.0 13.8
2007–08 Orlando 10 10 39.9 .447 .286 .848 6.4 5.5 .8 .2 17.5
2008–09 Orlando 24 24 38.9 .427 .386 .817 4.5 4.8 .8 .2 15.8
Career 82 61 30.7 .416 .359 .766 4.5 3 .7 .3 11.4

Personal life

Hedo Türkoğlu is married to Banu Türkoğlu. Their daughter Ela was born on February 26, 2009.[14] He is also Muslim.[15]

Türkoğlu's parents were born in Sjenica, Serbia. He is fluent in Bosnian and Serbian.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Hedo Turkoglu Bio Page". NBA.com. http://www.nba.com/playerfile/hidayet_turkoglu/bio.html. Retrieved 2011-12-26. 
  2. ^ Contact rickchand: Comment (2006-10-16). "Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Orlando Magic". Deadspin.com. http://deadspin.com/sports/nba/five-tiny-tidbits-on-the-orlando-magic-207768.php. Retrieved 2011-12-26. 
  3. ^ Scanlon, Dick. "Turkoglu's Hot Hand Can't Save Magic as Raptors Pull Off Win". Theledger.com. http://www.theledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070405/NEWS/704050521/1011/SPORTS04. Retrieved 2011-12-26. 
  4. ^ Orlando's Turkoglu named most improved[dead link]
  5. ^ "Turkey's Turkoglu named NBA's Most Improved Player". Afp.google.com. 2008-04-28. http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hm0xnayvZmPtZhLNrFeZUNKFk3fQ. Retrieved 2011-12-26. 
  6. ^ "Raptors Acquire Turkoglu, George and Wright". NBA.com. 2009-07-09. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/turkoglu_acquired_070909.html. Retrieved 2009-07-09. 
  7. ^ The Globe and Mail (Toronto). http://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/turkoglu-benched-after-reports-of-his-late-nights/article1515426/. 
  8. ^ "Hedo Turkoglu is actively trying to be released from the Raptors". http://www.sportytwits.com/2010/05/hedo-turkoglu-hedo-turkoglu-recently-told-a-turkish-tv-station-that-he-is-actively-trying-to-be-released-from-the/. Retrieved 25 April 2011. 
  9. ^ "'Toronto'ya dönmek istemiyorum' - NBA". ntvmsnbc.com. 1970-01-01. http://www.ntvmsnbc.com/id/25100585/. Retrieved 2011-12-26. 
  10. ^ "Suns Acquire Hedo Turkoglu". NBA.com. 2009-07-14. http://www.nba.com/suns/news/turkoglu_signing_100714.html. Retrieved 2010-07-14. 
  11. ^ "Magic Receive Turkoglu, Richardson & Clark From Suns". NBA.com. 2010-12-18. http://www.nba.com/magic/news/news_sunsdeal_121810.html. Retrieved 2010-12-18. 
  12. ^ Injury? Okur declines Turkish invite[dead link]
  13. ^ "EuroBasket 2009 Poland". http://www.eurobasket2009.org/en/cid_toT,ovGDH2EaLKL67XnPo2.pageID_zfjpbftuHHkRSpqxSx8sT2.compID_qMRZdYCZI6EoANOrUf9le2.season_2009.roundID_6328.teamID_376.html. Retrieved 24 April 2011. 
  14. ^ 07:00 PM ET (2008-10-19). "Orlando Magic’s Hedo Turkoglu Welcomes Daughter Ela". Celebrity-babies.com. http://celebrity-babies.com/2009/02/28/orlando-magics-hedo-turkoglu-welcomes-daughter-ela/. Retrieved 2011-12-26. 
  15. ^ Tim Brown & Bill Plaschke (May 29, 2002). "Shaq and Hedo Share a Moment". Los Angeles Times: p. Page D.6. http://articles.latimes.com/2002/may/29/sports/sp-lakerep29. 
  16. ^ Serbian TV (2001). "Hedo Türkoğlu explains how he knows Serbian". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2HeWKPoUQI. Retrieved 2011-09-16.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eucsy_pNP-8&feature=related

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1 Wafer | 3 Clark | 5 Q. Richardson | 7 Redick | 10 Smith | 11 Davis | 12 Howard | 14 Nelson | 15 Türkoğlu | 21 Orton | 23 J. Richardson | 25 Duhon | 32 Harper | 33 Anderson | 34 Liggins

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