Omer Asik
Aşık with the Houston Rockets
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| No. 3 – New Orleans Pelicans | ||||||||||
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| Position | Center | |||||||||
| League | NBA | |||||||||
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| Born |
July 4, 1986 Bursa, Turkey |
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| Nationality | Turkish | |||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | |||||||||
| Listed weight | 255 lb (116 kg) | |||||||||
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| NBA draft | 2008 / Round: 2 / Pick: 36th overall | |||||||||
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||
| Playing career | 2005–present | |||||||||
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| 2005–2006 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||
| 2005–2006 | →FMV Işık Spor Kulübü | |||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Alpella | |||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Fenerbahçe | |||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Chicago Bulls | |||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Houston Rockets | |||||||||
| 2014–present | New Orleans Pelicans | |||||||||
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| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||
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Ömer Faruk Aşık (Turkish pronunciation: [ømɛɾ aːʃɯk]; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Aşık, standing at 7'0", was sought after by many of the top Euroleague basketball teams at the age of 19. Aşık got his first chance playing professionally with the Turkish Basketball League team Fenerbahçe in 2005–06. After one season with Alpella, Aşık moved back to Fenerbahçe and eventually ended his Turkish club career with them in 2009–10. He gained recognition playing for the Turkish national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and as the starting center, he helped Turkey win the silver medal. In July 2010, Aşık signed with the Chicago Bulls. He was nicknamed "The Turkish Hammer" and "Asik and Destroy" by Bulls commentator Stacey King.
Aşık was first signed by Fenerbahçe in 2005. He only played two games before being loaned for the 2005–06 season to FMV Işık Spor Kulübü, in the 2nd division. Fenerbahçe didn't have room on the roster for Aşık and needed his in-game development to continue.
He signed for the 2006–07 season by Alpella. He averaged 10.75 points and 11.25 rebounds over 40 games playing for Alpella. Leaving Alpella in December 2007, he resumed the season signing with Fenerbahçe for a second time. He was destined to be a superstar but in 2008 he tore his ACL and didn’t play for six months. When he returned, Aşık was creating havoc in the Turkish League, but he broke his collar-bone and didn't play for two months.
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