Furkan Korkmaz
| No. 22 – Banvit | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||
| League |
BSL FIBA Champions League |
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| Born |
July 24, 1997 Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey |
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 190 lb (86 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26th overall | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Philadelphia 76ers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2013–present | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2013–present | Anadolu Efes | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | → Pertevniyal | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Banvit | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Furkan Korkmaz (born July 24, 1997) is a Turkish professional basketball player who currently plays for Banvit of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL). At a height of 2.02 m (6 ft 7.5 in), he mainly plays the shooting guard position.
Korkmaz was born in Bakırköy, Istanbul. He started playing basketball with the school team when he was nine. In 2012, he moved to Anadolu Efes, from Efes' junior team, Yeşilyurt Spor Kulübü, for $250,000, at the age of 15.
In his first year in the Efes club infrastructure, Korkmaz played for the junior and youth teams of Efes. He was loaned for the 2013–14 season to the Turkish 2nd-tier level TB2L team Pertevniyal, which was at the time the farm club of Anadolu Efes. In the summer of 2014, Korkmaz moved to the senior men's Anadolu Efes first team. His contract with Efes includes a $2 million buyout clause for the NBA.
On June 13, 2016, Korkmaz was one of 13 different international underclassmen to enter the 2016 NBA Draft. Korkmaz declared in May that he'd only enter the draft if he were guaranteed to be drafted somewhere in the middle of the draft. He was selected 26th in the first round, by the Philadelphia 76ers. After being drafted, Korkmaz decided to return to Anadolu Efes for at least another season.
In December 2016, Korkmaz was loaned by Efes to Banvit. In February 2017, Korkmaz won the Turkish Cup with Banvit, which was the first trophy in the club's history. He was named the European-wide 3rd-tier level Basketball Champions League's Best Young Player of the 2016–17 season.
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