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Furkan is already playing in Euroleague (the highest level of basketball outside the NBA)
He was named to the All-Star Five at the U18 European Championship, just weeks after receiving the same honor at the U19 World Championship.
U18: averaged 16.1 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3 assists, 2.7 steals per game
U19: averaged 17.6 points, 4.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists per game



Strengths and Weaknesses
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Furkan-Korkmaz-73273/


Some Highlights
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T0dhGx43gA[/youtube]
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He's not unathletic for a white player
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSakbrEtQNQ[/youtube]

Nice player, doesn't seem to play a lot of defense yet (from what I've read) but should go in the 12=18 range.

How is he compared to Rudy Fernandez? That was the comparison that came to my mind..

Elite 3 - point shooter. Can't attack the rim. But still one of the best European prospects.

He's an athletic two guard that can shoot. He'll go lotto. That has become the unicorn of draft prospects.

He really has to gain weight. He looks like he weighs around 80-85kg max while being around 6'7 in shoes.

DeBlazerRiddem wrote:How is he compared to Rudy Fernandez? That was the comparison that came to my mind..

Playing style reminds me more of Navarro, just a bit taller.

How does he compare to Mario Hezonja?

MCDubbin wrote:How does he compare to Mario Hezonja?

Very similar. I think he is worse finisher at the rim than Hezonja.

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He has potential to be a good defender thanks to his athleticism and length

DeBlazerRiddem wrote:How is he compared to Rudy Fernandez? That was the comparison that came to my mind..

Korkmaz is a good player, but in all seriousness, he's not even in the same planet as Rudy in terms of skills and athletic ability.

jpatrick wrote:He's an athletic two guard that can shoot. He'll go lotto. That has become the unicorn of draft prospects.

He's not a SG. Ignore DX's nonsense. He's much too slow for a SG. He's definitely a SF, or otherwise, he won't be able to guard anyone, and won't be able to beat anyone off the dribble.

He can't beat SFs off the dribble even a little bit as it is.

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Mirotic12 wrote:

DeBlazerRiddem wrote:How is he compared to Rudy Fernandez? That was the comparison that came to my mind..

Korkmaz is a good player, but in all seriousness, he's not even in the same planet as Rudy in terms of skills and athletic ability.

jpatrick wrote:He's an athletic two guard that can shoot. He'll go lotto. That has become the unicorn of draft prospects.

He's not a SG. Ignore DX's nonsense. He's much too slow for a SG. He's definitely a SF, or otherwise, he won't be able to guard anyone, and won't be able to beat anyone off the dribble.

He can't beat SFs off the dribble even a little bit as it is.

Hes not slow or lack athleticism he just needs to improve his ball handling and gain more muscle then he will be fine.

Today, Furkan scored 25 points, 21 of them in the first half.

He's FLYING

he will be the steal of the draft if he is chosen below 15th.

How about his buyout situation? Can he come over after the draft or would the team who drafts him have to wait for him 1-2 years?

I see some Vladimir Radmanovic in him, but I think he will be better.

His 25 points

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Plu3rKffiI[/youtube]

He won the Dunk contest in the Turkish league, so many Star Wars fan in the jury i guess

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