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Hidayet Türkoğlu
No. 15 – Orlando Magic
PositionSmall forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1979-03-19) March 19, 1979 (age 45)
Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2000: 16th overall
Selected by the Sacramento Kings
Playing career1996–present
Career highlights and awards
2000-01 NBA All-Rookie Second Team
2008 NBA Most Improved Player
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com
Hedo Türkoğlu
Medal record
Representing  Turkey
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2001 Turkey National team

Hidayet Türkoğlu, commonly referred to as Hedo[1] Turkoglu (born March 19, 1979, in Gaziosmanpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey.

He stands 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall and plays in the small forward position.[2] He is a solid shooter inside and outside of the three point line[2] and is a versatile player who has played four positions from point guard to power forward during his career.[2]

NBA career

Before coming to the NBA, Türkoğlu cited Kobe Bryant, Grant Hill, Scottie Pippen, Allan Houston and Latrell Sprewell as his favorite players.[1] He was selected with the 16th pick by the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft from one of Istanbul's and Turkey's top clubs, Efes Pilsen.

He was a finalist for the league's Sixth Man of the Year Award in his sophomore season after averaging 10.1 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game, and 2.0 assists per game coming off the bench.[1] His name also inspired a Burger King menu called Hido Menu in Turkey during the first years of his NBA career.[3]

In 2003 Türkoğlu was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three-team trade that sent Brad Miller of the Indiana Pacers to the Kings while Indiana acquired Scot Pollard from the Kings and Danny Ferry from the Spurs; the Spurs also acquired Ron Mercer from the Pacers. He signed with the Orlando Magic when he became a free agent in 2004. At the same time he is a player for the Turkish national basketball team. Both on April 4, 2007 and March 19, 2008 (on his birthday) Türkoğlu scored a career high 39 points in a loss to the Washington Wizards.[4]

Türkoğlu has represented Turkey at all levels of international competition but declined to play in the 2006 World Basketball Championship.[5]

On April 28, 2008, Hedo Turkoglu was given the NBA's Most Improved Player Award for the 2007-2008 NBA Season. After helping Orlando Magic to 52 wins and achieving career highs in points per game (19.5), rebounds per game (5.7) and assists per game (5.0) which is second among forwards next only to LeBron James in a career-high 82 games(starting in all of them).[6][7][8]

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
Career 601 297 26.8 .431 .391 .799 4.1 2.5 .8 .3 11.7

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
Career 58 37 27.3 .410 .345 .721 4.5 2.3 .7 .4 9.6

References

  1. ^ a b c Hidayet Turkoglu Biography from NBA.com Retrieved February 18, 2007
  2. ^ a b c NBA.com Profile
  3. ^ Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Orlando Magic
  4. ^ Scanlon, Dick (2007-04-05). "Turkoglu's Hot Hand Can't Save Magic as Raptors Pull Off Win". The Ledger. Retrieved 2007-04-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ Injury? Okur declines Turkish invite Retrieved February 18, 2007
  6. ^ Orlando's Turkoglu named most improved Retrieved April 28, 2008
  7. ^ AFP: Turkey's Turkoglu named NBA's Most Improved Player
  8. ^ NBA.com: Turkoglu Named Most Improved


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