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Hedo Türkoğlu

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Hedo Türkoğlu was born on 19 March 1979 in Istanbul and built a fifteen-year career in the National Basketball Association. A 6 ft 10 in forward, he began with Efes Pilsen in Turkey, helping the club to the 2000 EuroLeague Final Four, and was chosen 16th overall by the Sacramento Kings in 2000, the first Turkish-born player in NBA history. Over fifteen seasons he played for six NBA teams, with his best years at the Orlando Magic, where he was named the league's Most Improved Player for 2007-08 and led the team to the 2009 NBA Finals. For Turkey he won silver medals at EuroBasket 2001 and the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and he was inducted into the FIBA Hall of Fame in 2026. After retiring in 2015 he became chief executive and then president of the Turkish Basketball Federation.

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Birth Year
1979 1
Gender
Male 1
Medals or Titles Band
2-4 1
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Competed In

EuroBasket, Competitions
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FIBA Basketball World Cup, Competitions
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National Basketball Association, Competitions
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Plays

Basketball, Sports
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Nationality

Turkey

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is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player
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1. Hedo Türkoğlu (Wikipedia)
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    born March 19, 1979) is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player.
  • Lead, pronoun
    He won the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 2007-08 NBA season and played in the NBA Finals for the Magic in 2009.
  • International career, EuroBasket silver
    Türkoğlu was a member of the Turkish national team which won a silver medal at EuroBasket 2001.
  • Lead, nationality
    is a Turkish basketball executive and former professional player
  • Competed In: EuroBasket, International career
    Türkoğlu was a member of the Turkish national team which won a silver medal at EuroBasket 2001.
  • Competed In: FIBA Basketball World Cup, International career
    Turkoglu participated in the 2010 FIBA World Championship, in his home country of Turkey.
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