Player of the Day: Ersan Ilyasova

[Andre Roberstan]

SCHEDULE:
Aug 30: Russell Westbrook
Aug 31: Victor Oladipo
Sept 1: Steven Adams
Sept 2: Enes Kanter
Sept 6: Cameron Payne
Sept 7: Domantas Sabonis
Sept 8: Andre Roberson
Sept 12: Ersan Ilyasova
Sept 13: Alex Abrines
Sept 14: Ronnie Price
Sept 15: Anthony Morrow
Sept 16: Mitch McGary
Sept 19: Nick Collison
Sept 20: Josh Huestis
Sept 21: Kyle Singler
Sept 22: Training Camp Signings

Sorry guys, IRL stuff is catching up with me. Going to try to stay on top of this.

Today we have International Man of Mystery ERSAN ILYASOVA.



http://www.nba.com/playerfile/ersan_ilyasova/
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/i/ilyaser01.html

29 years old (he may be older...questionable)
Drafted 2005 with the 36th pick from Anadolu Efes
6'1"
235b
1x ACB league champion
1x FIBA Under-20 Championship MVP

Watch on YouTube

Questions for the upcoming season:

1: What sort of statline do you expect from him this season?
2: What sort of role will he play offensively and defensively?
3: Do you think he ends the season on the team?
4: Will he start? SHOULD he start?
5: Can he do enough defensively to stay on the floor?
6: Does Sabonis take his role by the end of the season?

And any others you care to mention.

[bondom34]

3 words:

Please don't suck.

And I think he will/should start early on, but expect Sabonis to take his spot later on this season.

[bwgood77]

Probably nothing new here...pretty brief, but I thought I'd post anyway...not sure where to post it..

Read on Twitter

[oken]

As a Turkish fan watching him over years I think he is an underrated defender. Most of the "things" he does such as hard screens, hustle for ball and charges are not taken into account by most metrics and he is not a very charming person so he always will be the outsider wherever he goes. For a man of his looks his wife is very hot though.

[oken]

As he is a man of mystery, fans may appreciate a video interview:
http://www.nba.com/thunder/feature/meeting-ilyasova-160916/

[Old Man Game]

It'd be great if we could get a career Renaissance from Ersan but I'm not optimistic about it. Guy is getting pretty old.

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[Yoder]

I honestly miss Ersan on the Bucks a little bit.. miss a good ole pick & pop from him!
I hope to see him average double digits in points and at least 5 boards. I like the idea of him starting for ya'll, but I have not seen much of Sabonis yet.


The original #TurkishThunder

Hoping Russ wins MVP and ya'll beat the Warriors in playoffs.. Good luck!