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2013/03/02 8:43 am

Turkish Center Enes Kanter Posts 20-20 in Rare Start

Turkish big man Enes Kanter hasn’t gotten many minutes this season for the Utah Jazz, so when he was plugged into the starting lineup at the last minute for Friday’s game against the Charlotte Bobcats he made the most of the rare opportunity. Kanter, who is playing in his second season for Utah since being drafted third overall in 2011, is averaging just 6.7 points per game this season,...

2011/07/30 10:51 am

2011 Draft Reflections: Utah Jazz & Enes Kanter

From Stockton to Malone, to Williams to Boozer, the fine folks of Salt Lake City, Utah have long been accustomed to formidable point guard to power forward connections. Of course, over that time, they have also known no other coach other than Jerry Sloan. Discuss the NBA in our NBA forum. That, of course, has changed. The rebuilding process for Utah was launched unexpectedly midway through last season...

2011/05/25 3:36 pm

Ömer Aşık to Miss Rest of Season

Chicago Bulls reserve center Omer Asik will miss the rest of the playoffs because of a broken left fibula. Asik, the 7-0 255lb center from Turkey, was injured in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals at Miami. The team says an MRI and CT scan taken before Game 4 on Tuesday confirmed the injury. He tried to play anyway, but lasted just two minutes. Discuss Turkish basketball in our basketball forum. The...

2011/02/25 12:09 pm

Dragić, Krstić & Erden traded before NBA deadline

There was a flurry of activity in the NBA before Thursday’s 3pm trade deadline with Goran Dragic of Slovenia, Nenad Krstic of Serbia and Turkey’s Semih Erden among the internationals changing addresses. Dragic, thought to be the heir apparent to point guard Steve Nash in Phoenix, was dealt to Houston along with a first-round pick for Aaron Brooks. The move caught Nash by surprise, who tweeted...

2011/01/05 10:31 am

Ergin Ataman at the helm of Beşiktaş

Less than 24 hours after the dismissal of Burak Bıyıktay, Beşiktaş already found their new coach: Ergin Ataman. (Discuss the Euroleague/Club Competition Signings & Rumours in our Euroleague & Club Competition Forum) The 44-year-old Ataman, who had last coached Efes Pilsen, agreed to lead Beşiktaş for the remaining of the season and one more year. This is actually a return for the Turkish...

2011/01/02 12:30 pm

Jasikevičius leaves Lietuvos to join Fenerbahçe

Lithuanian star and former-NBA player Šarūnas Jasikevičius has joined Turkish league champion Fenerbahce Ulker on Friday. (Read our thread “Jasikevicius to Fenerbahçe?“) The Turkish club’s website announced that the 34-year old Jasikevicius will leave Lietuvos Rytas in his native Lithuania. In six games, “Saras” averaged 7.3 points and 4.3 assists off the bench for...

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