Furkan Korkmaz

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, he moved to the senior men's Anadolu Efes first team. His contract with Efes included a $2 million buyout clause for the NBA.[1]

On June 13, 2016, Korkmaz was one of 13 different international underclassmen to enter the 2016 NBA draft. He declared in May that he'd only enter the draft if he were guaranteed to be drafted somewhere in the middle of the draft.[2] He was selected 26th in the first round, by the Philadelphia 76ers.[3] After being drafted, Korkmaz decided to return to Anadolu Efes for at least another season.

In December 2016, Korkmaz was loaned by Anadolu Efes to Banvit.[4][5] In February 2017, he won the Turkish Cup with Banvit, which was the first trophy in the club's history.[6] In the same season, Korkmaz was the inaugural winner of the Basketball Champions League (BCL) Best Young Player award of the 2016–17 season of the European-wide third tier level.[7] In the BCL, he reached the championship game of the competition with Banvit, where his team lost 63–59 to Iberostar Tenerife.[8] Korkmaz recorded 4 points and 2 rebounds in the final game.[8]

On July 4, 2017, Korkmaz signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.[9] During his rookie season, he received multiple assignments to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA G League.[10]

In Philadelphia's first game of the 2018 NBA Summer League, Korkmaz scored 40 points (including 8 three-pointers) in 28 minutes during an 89–95 loss to the Boston Celtics. It was the fifth-best scoring performance in Summer League history.[11][12] On December 10, Korkmaz scored 18 points off the bench in a win over the Detroit Pistons. On December 12, he had his first career start in place of the injured Jimmy Butler.

On July 25, 2019, Korkmaz re-signed with the 76ers on a two-year contract. Throughout the season, he has made his way in and out the starting lineup, playing both shooting guard and small forward [13]. On November 2nd, 2019, Korkmaz hit the game-winner against the Portland Trail Blazers. On February 7, 2020, Korkmaz scored a career-high, 34 points off the bench, against the Memphis Grizzlies. [14][15]One game later, Korkmaz went off again, scoring 31 points off the bench against the Chicago Bulls.[16]

Korkmaz was a member of the junior national teams of Turkey. With Turkey's junior national teams, he played at: the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship, which he led in scoring,[17] the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a gold medal, the 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship, where he won a silver medal and was named to the All-Tournament Team, and at the 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup, where he won a bronze medal and was named to the All-Tournament Team.

He also played at the 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, where he averaged 12.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.6 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game, in 30.3 minutes per game. At the 2017 Under-20 tournament, he also shot 35.6% overall from the field, 27.6% from three-point range, and 66.7% from free throw range.[18]

Korkmaz played with the senior men's Turkish national basketball team at the EuroBasket 2015, and at the 2016 Manila FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament.[19] He also played at EuroBasket 2017.

Senior club honours

• Turkish Cup Winner: 2015, 2017
• Turkish Supercup Winner: 2015

• 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Gold
• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship:  Silver
• 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup:  Bronze

• 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship: Top Scorer
• 2015 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship: All Tournament Team
• 2015 FIBA Under-19 World Cup: All Tournament Team
• Champions League Best Young Player: 2016–17