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Hedo
Forward 6-10 220 Current NBA Season: 11
Born: 3/19/79, Istanbul, Turkey Club: Efes Pilsen (Turkey)
Acquired: From Toronto 7/14/10 in exchange for Leandro Barbosa
and Dwayne Jones
Status: Signed through 2013-14; Early Termination Option after 2012-13
2009-10
In his 10th NBA season and only campaign with Toronto, averaged 11.3 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 30.7
minutes in 74 appearances (69 starts)… Averaged 11.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 4.1 assists as a starter… Sixth
consecutive season averaging double-digit scoring… Led the team in scoring twice while tallying 38 double-digit
scoring efforts, including seven of 20-plus points… Led the team in assists 14 times and rebounds four times…
Pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds and 16 defensive boards Apr. 11 vs. Chicago… Two double-doubles, including
a season-high 26-point, 11-rebound performance on Jan. 28 at New York… Also recorded 11 points and a seasonhigh
11 assists Dec. 23 at Detroit… Converted on the game-winning free throw with 1.2 seconds left Jan. 24 vs.
L.A. Lakers… Made the game-winning shot with 8.1 seconds left in overtime Dec. 4 at Washington... Recorded a
career-high 32 blocked shots… Saw his streak of 236 consecutive starts come to an end March 28 at Miami (last
game as a reserve had been Mar. 10, 2006 - Orlando vs. Cleveland)… Received an accidental elbow to the face by
Indiana Pacers forward Mike Dunleavy on Jan. 31 that resulted in a non-displaced fracture of the orbital bone
under his right eye which caused him to miss two games… Missed six games total due to injury: stomach flu (Mar.
26), sore left ankle (Mar. 7), orbital bone fracture (Feb. 2-3), upper respiratory infection (Jan. 3) and sore left
hip (Nov. 17)… Signed and traded by the Orlando Magic to the Raptors on July 9, 2009 as part of a four-team
deal that also landed Toronto Devean George and Antoine Wright from the Dallas Mavericks for Shawn Marion (signand-trade),
and sent cash considerations to Orlando, a 2016 second-round pick to the Memphis Grizzlies, and Kris
Humphries, Nathan Jawai and cash considerations to Dallas.
Pro Career
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Turkoglu
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2008 NBA Most Improved Player… 2001 NBA All-Rookie Second Team.
CAREER NOTES
First Turkish-born player in NBA history… A 10-year NBA veteran owns career averages of 12.2 points, 4.3 rebounds
and 2.9 assists in 28.2 minutes in 752 games (443 starts) with the Sacramento Kings (2000-03), San Antonio Spurs
(2003-04), Orlando Magic (2004-09) and Toronto Raptors (2009-10)… Originally selected with the 16th overall
(first round) of the 2000 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings… Has made seven playoff appearances in 10 career
seasons and his team has won a postseason series in all but one of those appearances… Overall, his teams are 9-7
(.563) in playoff series, which includes
a 2009 NBA Finals berth… Averaged a
team-leading 18.0 points along with
4.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in the 2009
Finals vs. LA Lakers… Has made six
game-winning shots in the final seconds
of a game since 2006-07 and gameclinching
free throws on two other
occasions in that span… One of only
three NBA forwards who have averaged
at least four assists in each of the last
three seasons (LeBron James, Andre
Iguodala)… Has made 100 or more
three-pointers in each of the last five
seasons and has averaged 126 threes in
that span (631-of-1644, .384)…
Averaged 15.8 points over his five-year
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