Sixers Resign Furkan Korkmaz To 3 Year Deal
Korkmaz is BACK! Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski the Sixers are bringing back Furkan Korkmaz on a 3 year, $15 million dollar deal.
Furkan Korkmaz has agreed to a three-year, $15M deal to stay with the 76ers, his agents Mike Lindeman and Jeff Schwartz of @excelbasketball tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) August 2, 2021
The former 26th overall pick enjoyed a nice 2020-2021 season under new coach Doc Rivers. He averaged a little over 9 points per game in just over 19 minutes per game. Korkmaz recently turned 24 years old.
Get excited Sixers fans!
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