Mehmet Okur
Okur with the Utah Jazz in 2010 | |||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 May 1979 Yalova, Turkey | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2001: 2nd round, 38th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 1997–2012 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center / power forward | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 13 | ||||||||||||||
| Coaching career | 2015–2017 | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| As a player: | |||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Oyak Renault | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–2000 | Tofaş | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Efes Pilsen | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Detroit Pistons | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2011 | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Türk Telekom | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | New Jersey Nets | ||||||||||||||
| As a coach: | |||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Phoenix Suns (player development) | ||||||||||||||
| Career highlights | |||||||||||||||
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| Career NBA statistics | |||||||||||||||
| Points | 8,561 (13.5 ppg) | ||||||||||||||
| Rebounds | 4,436 (7.0 rpg) | ||||||||||||||
| Assists | 1,089 (1.7 apg) | ||||||||||||||
| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Mehmet Murat Okur (born 26 May 1979) is a Turkish former professional basketball player. Listed at 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m), he played as a power forward and center.
Okur is known for his three-point shooting and ability to space the floor. In his seven seasons with the Utah Jazz, he emerged as a talented shooter in the NBA. From 2004 to 2010, he displayed a talent for making big shots in pressure situations, earning him the nickname of "the Money Man" and "Memo is Money" among Jazz fans. Okur was also the first Turkish player in NBA history to win an NBA championship with the Detroit Pistons in 2004.
In 2016, Okur was named a player development coach for the Phoenix Suns, becoming the first Turkish citizen to enter the coaching world in the NBA.