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| Hedo Türkoğlu during his tenure with the Magic | |
| Toronto Raptors – No. 26 | |
| Small forward / Power forward | |
| Born | March 19, 1979 Gaziosmanpaşa, İstanbul |
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| Nationality | Turkish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| League | NBA |
| Draft | 16th overall, 2000 Sacramento Kings |
| Pro career | 1996–present |
| Former teams | Efes Pilsen (Turkey) (1996–2000) Sacramento Kings (2000–2003) San Antonio Spurs (2003–2004) Orlando Magic (2004–2009) |
| Awards | 2001 NBA All-Rookie Second Team 2008 NBA Most Improved Player |
| Profile | Info Page |
Hidayet "Hedo" Türkoğlu (born March 19, 1979 in Gaziosmanpaşa, İstanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player in the NBA currently playing for the Toronto Raptors. 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
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]
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 earned consideration for the NBA's Sixth Man Award in his sophomore season, after averaging 10.1 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
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.
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 NBA Finals for the first time since 1995. However, they lost in 5 games. Türkoğlu decided to opt out of his contract.
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]
Personal life
Hedo Türkoğlu is married to Banu Türkoğlu. Their daughter Ela was born in February 2009.[7]
National team
| Medal record | ||
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Competitor for  Turkey |
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| European Championships | ||
| Silver | 2001 Turkey | 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 invite.[8]
NBA career statistics
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
| Career | 678 | 374 | 27.9 | .428 | .385 | .801 | 4.2 | 2.7 | .8 | .2 | 12.3 |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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| 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 |
References
- ^ NBA.com : Hedo Turkoglu Bio Page
- ^ Five Tiny Tidbits On: The Orlando Magic
- ^ Turkoglu's Hot Hand Can't Save Magic as Raptors Pull Off Win
- ^ Orlando's Turkoglu named most improved
- ^ Turkey's Turkoglu named NBA's Most Improved Player
- ^ "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.
- ^ Orlando Magic’s Hedo Turkoglu Welcomes Daughter Ela
- ^ Injury? Okur declines Turkish invite
External links
| Preceded by Monta Ellis |
NBA Most Improved Player 2007–08 |
Succeeded by Danny Granger |
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