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2009-10 SEASON
Appeared in 73 games (all starts) averaging 13.5 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.11 blocks ... Led the team in rebounding 12 times and scoring nine times ... Grabbed 10+ rebounds 13 times and posted 13 double-doubles ... Jazz went 16-9 when he scored 15+ points ... Missed seven games due to injury/illness: one with a left ankle and knee sprain (10/30), three with flu-like symptoms (11/18-11/21), one witha strained back (3/14), one game with a stomach ailment (3/20), one with left Achilles tendinitis (4/9) ... Also missed two games (2/19-2/21) for the birth of his son, Yigit ... Scored season-high 28 points vs. Portland (2/3) ... Had 27 points and 12 rebounds at Indiana (3/26) ... Also posted 27 points vs. L.A. Clippers (3/6) ... Tied career-high five blocks vs. Miami (1/11) ... Passed Jeff Hornacek for fourth place in franchise history for career three-pointers vs. Oklahoma City (11/24).
2008-09 SEASON
Appeared in 72 games (all starts), averaging 17.0 points, 7.7 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 33.5 minutes per game
Finished the season second on the team in points and second in total rebounds
Led the team in scoring 18 times, including a 43-point outburst versus Indiana (1/12), which was a career-high
Finished the season sixth in the NBA in three-point field goal percentage (.446)
Also hit on .485 of all field goal attempts and .817 of free throws
Had 23 double-doubles and collected a season-high 17 rebounds versus San Antonio (1/27)
Missed four games due to personal reasons (11/11-11/15)
Missed two games with a lower back strain (11/17, 12/23)
Had 21 points, 13 rebounds and four assists and hit a game-winning 11-foot fadeaway with 1.7 seconds left at Minnesota (12/9)
Missed two games due to back spasms (12/26-12/27)
The Jazz were 32-11 when Okur scored 15 or more points
Had the highest three-point field goal percentage in the NBA for the month of February (10 games, 21-of-313, .677)
Inactive for 9 games (11/11-11/17, 12/23-12/27, 2/17) and did not dress once (4/14)
Missed one game due to the flu (2/17)
Tied career high with three steals at Toronto (3/8)
Played a career-high 53 minutes at Miami (3/14).
AS A PROFESSIONAL
Has appeared in 531 games (373 starts) in seven NBA seasons with Utah and Detroit
Has career averages of 13.9 points, 7.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 29.5 minutes per game
Has played in 388 of 410 possible games since coming to Utah
Was a member of the 2003-04 World Champion Detroit Pistons
Made the NBA All-Star Team in 2007 (scored 4 points (2-2) with 2 rebounds and an assist in 15 minutes in West victory in Las Vegas)
Set new Jazz franchise single season records for most 3-pointers made and attempted (129-336) in 2006-07 season
Finished with the most 3-pointers of any player in the league 6-11 or taller, and the fifth most ever by an NBA player at least 6-11 that year
Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for 1/29/07-2/4/07 after averaging 26.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals as Utah went 2-1, beating San Antonio and Phoenix
2006-07 SEASON
Appeared in 80 of 82 games, (all starts), averaging 17.6 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 33.3 minutes
Named to the 2007 NBA All-Star Team (scored 4 points (2-2) with 2 rebounds and an assist in 15 minutes in West victory in Las Vegas)
Set new Jazz franchise single season records for most 3-pointers made and attempted (129-336)
Finished with the most 3-pointers of any player in the league 6-11 or taller, and the fifth most ever by a player at least 6-11
Led (or tied) the Jazz in scoring 23 times, in rebounds 16 times and assists once
Scored in double figures in 70 of 80 games, tallying 20+ points 31 times and 30+ points four times
Had 22 games of 10 or more rebounds, and 21 double-doubles
Scored 20+ points 31 times (Jazz went 23-8)
Hit 32 game-tying or leading shots in the fourth quarter or overtime
Hit four game-winning shots
Missed two games (2/23-2/24) with back spasms, snapping streak of 233 (3/10/04-2/20/07) straight games played (was 4th longest active streak in NBA), including all 217 since joining Jazz
Scored 5,000th career point at Sacramento, 4/6
Had season-high six assists at Philadelphia on 3/16
Tallied three straight double-doubles (3/13-3/16)
Passed Bryon Russell (108, 1996-97) for Jazz single-season record for 3-pointers in a season at Miami on 3/13
Had 29 points (5-7 3FG) and passed Russell (268, 1999-00) for Jazz single-season record for 3FGA in a season vs. New Orleans/Okla. City on 3/10
Had 32 points (13-15) and nine rebounds vs. Charlotte on 3/5
Scored 60 points on 23-32 shots over two games (3/4-3/5)
Made 2,500th career rebound vs. Cleveland on 2/14
Scored 20 of 29 points in 2nd half (12 in 4th quarter), including game-tying shot with 12.7 seconds left to force OT, to go with season-high tying 5 assists in a season-high 43 minutes while battling the flu vs. New York on 2/10
Scored 12 of 20 points in 4th quarter vs. Chicago on 2/5
Named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for 1/29-2/4 after averaging 26.0 points, 11.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steals as Utah went 2-1, beating San Antonio and Phoenix
Had 29 points (13 FG ties career-high) and 12 rebounds, and hit a game-winning 19-footer with 5.1 seconds left at Phoenix on 2/3
Averaged 27.2 points on .542 (58-107) shooting (58-107) in six games from 1/15-1/24
Hit a career-high 5-7 three-pointers vs. Memphis on 1/24
Had a career-high 38 points at Washington on 1/15 (was 33 at Chicago, 11/12/05)
Hit game-winning 3-pointer with 36.7 seconds left at Memphis on 12/23
Had a career-high tying three steals at Atlanta on 12/20 (third time, last at Denver, 1/20/06)
Had season-high 13 rebounds twice (vs. Milwaukee on 12/4 and vs. Toronto on 11/20)
Hit game-winning 3-pointer with 1.6 seconds remaining vs. Seattle on 12/2
Had a season-high three blocks vs. L.A. Lakers on 11/24
Hit 3 free throws with 13.1 seconds left to force OT vs. Phoenix on 11/18
Registered three straight double-doubles (11/3-11/6)
Blocked a potential game-tying lay-up with 1.0 second remaining in win vs. Detroit on 11/6
2005-06: For second straight season was only Jazzman to appear in all 82 games (all starts)
Set career highs for second straight season in minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, points, rebounds, assists and blocks
Led Jazz in scoring (18.0), rebounding (9.1) and double-doubles (35)
Ranked 14th in NBA in rebounding and tied for 8th in double-doubles
Scored in double figures 66 times in 82 games, scoring 20+ points 36 times and 30+ points four times
Jazz were 26-10 when he scored 20+ points and 25-12 when he took at least 15 shots
Led (or tied) the Jazz in scoring 31 times, in rebounding 37 times and in assists nine times
Posted season-highs of 33 points and 17 rebounds (ties) at Chicago on 11/12
Dished a career-high eight assists at Philadelphia, 1/11
Played career-high 47 minutes four times (last 3/15 at Orl.)
Grabbed a season-high with 17 rebounds three times (last 1/7 at Det.)
Had season-high 4 blocks three times
Pulled down his 2,000th career rebound vs. Sacramento, 3/25
Registered 2,500th career point and 1,500th career rebound vs. Indiana, 11/29
Hit game-winning three-pointer with 0.7 seconds left in OT vs. Chicago, 2/6
Had three straight 20/10 games (12/26-12/31)
2004-05: Only Jazz player to see action in all 82 games on the season (25 starts)
Teams fourth-leading scorer, averaging 12.9 points, while shooting .468 percent from the field and a team best .850 percent from the line
Scored in double figures in 60 of the 82 games, including 14 games of 20+ points
Scored a season-high 27 points vs. L.A. Lakers on 3/22 and had three games of 25 points
Reached the 1,000-point mark for season vs. Minnesota on 4/15, becoming the first Jazz center since Rich Kelley to accomplish the feat (1978-79)
Second on the team in rebounding, averaging 7.5 per game and pulled down a season-high 17 rebounds vs. Denver on 3/30
Had 24 games in double figures and registered 22 point/rebound double-doubles
Had a career-high 10 offensive rebounds vs. Phoenix on 1/12 and a career-high 14 defensive rebounds vs. L.A. Lakers on 3/22
Grabbed his 1,000th career rebound at Chicago on 1/7
Led the team in scoring 14 times and in rebounds 30 times
Served up a season-high 7 assists at Washington on 3/19
Played a season-high 42 minutes vs. San Antonio on 4/13, a game in which he tipped in the game winning shot at the buzzer
Tied career-high with 5 blocks vs. Milwaukee, 2/18/04 (also vs. Miami on 12/3/03)
Was honored by the Detroit Pistons prior to the opening tip of the 3/13 game, as a member of the Pistons World Championship team in 2003-04
2003-04: (Detroit): Appeared in 71 games (33 starts) during Detroits championship season, averaging 9.6 points, connecting on .463 percent from the field, grabbed 5.9 rebounds, with 1.0 assists and a career-high 0.89 blocks in 22.3 minutes per game
In 33 games as a starter, averaged 10.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.12 blocks in 24.6 minutes
Led Pistons in scoring five times, rebounds eight times and assists once
Ranked third on the team in rebounds and fifth in scoring
Scored 10+ points 30 times and 20+ four times
Grabbed 10+ rebounds eight times and 15+ twice
Scored a season-high 27 points (career-high 13-14 FTs) vs. Toronto on 1/14
Pulled down a career-high 18 rebounds twice (11/7 vs. Milwaukee and 11/23 vs. New Orleans)
Recorded six double-doubles on the season
Blocked a career-high five shots vs. Miami on 12/3
Did not dress in five games with back spasms and missed six games with a lower back strain (2/27-3/7)
2002-03 (Detroit): Appeared in 72 games (nine starts), averaging 6.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 0.9 assists in 19.0 minutes per game
Among NBA rookie leaders, ranked T-14th in scoring (6.9), 8th in rebounding (4.7), 8th in field-goal percentage (.426), 5th in three-point shooting (.339) and 9th in blocks (0.54 bpg)
Ranked second on the team in rebounding (4.7)
Scored 10+ points 20 times, 20+ points once and tallied 10+ rebounds three times
Registered three double-doubles
Led the team in points once, rebounds eight times and assists once
In nine starts, including the final six games of the year, averaged 10.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.56 blocks in 35.2 minutes
Scored a season-high 22 points (8-10) vs. L.A. Lakers on 3/12
Scored all 16 of his points in fourth quarter (4-4 FG, 1-1 3FG, 7-7 FT) and recorded a season-high four blocks in win vs. Atlanta, 3/26
Recorded third double-double of the season with 13 points and a season-high 12 rebounds in 2OT win at Memphis on 4/13
In 17 games when averaging 25-plus minutes, averaged 12.2 points on .452 shooting, 7.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.18 blocks and 31.6 minutes
DNP-CD eight times
Missed one game due to a right ankle sprain (4/2 vs. Toronto).
IN THE PLAYOFFS
2009: Played just 2 games (both starts) due to injury
Had 8 points, 8 rebounds at LAL 4/27
2008: Appeared in all 12 playoff games, (all starts) averaging 15.4 points and 11.8 rebounds in 38.5 minutes
Had nine double-doubles
Averaged 17.7 points and 10.8 rebounds in six-game Conf. Semifinals vs. L.A. Lakers
Posted 21 points and playoff career-high 19 rebounds in Game 1 at L.A. (5/4)
Averaged 13.2 points and 12.7 boards in six-game first round vs. Houston
2007: Started in all 17 games, averaging 11.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 34.4 minutes
Averaged 7.2 points and 4.6 rebounds, shooting just .283 (13-46) in five games in Western Conference Finals vs. San Antonio
Averaged 17.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals, while hitting .517 (30-58) shots in five games in Conference Finals vs. Golden State
Registered playoff career-highs in both points (23) and rebounds (18) in Game 2 vs. GS (5/9)
Averaged 11.0 points, 8.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 1.71 steals and 1.29 blocks in seven-game first-round series with Houston
Had playoff career-high 6 assists in Game 2 at Houston on (4/23)
2004 (w/Detroit): Played in 22 of the 23 games during the Pistons Championship run during the 2004 playoffs, averaging 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.5 minutes
Averaged a playoff-high 6.2 points in the five-game series against Milwaukee in the first round and 3.9 points and 4.3 rebounds in the seven-game series vs. New Jersey in the Eastern Conference Semifinals
2003 (w/Detroit): Played in 17 games during the 2003 playoffs, averaging 5.5 points and 4.1 rebounds in 19.0 minutes
Shot .531 (26-49 FG) in home playoff games compared to .290 (9-31 FG) in road playoff games
Scored a playoff season-high 16 points in Game 1 of Eastern Conference Semifinals vs. Philadelphia (5/6), grabbing a playoff season-high 10 rebounds at Philadelphia in Game 3 (5/10).
IN THE FINALS
2004 (w/Detroit): Played in four of the five NBA Finals games vs. the Lakers and scored 3.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.5 minutes as Pistons won World Championship.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Was a member of the Turkish National Team at the 1997 22-and-under World Championship and the 1998 22-and-under European Championship
Led his teams to Turkish National Cup titles in each of final four seasons during five-year professional career in the Turkish League
Played for Oyak Bursa in 1997-98, before moving to Tofas Bursa, where he helped his team to the Turkish National Cup and league championship in both 1998-99 and 1999-00
Signed with Efes Pilsen in 2000 and led the team to the Turkish League Championship and was named the Finals MVP after averaging 7.1 points, 9.3 rebounds and 16.0 minutes in 25 games
Played in 22 games for Efes Pilsen in 2001-02, where he averaged 13.5 points and 8.5 rebounds
As a member of the Turkish National Team, he won a silver medal in the 2001 European Championship
Participated in the 2002 Pistons International Games as a member of the Turkish National team in preparation for the 2002 FIBA World Basketball Championship
Was a member of the 2004 Turkish Olympic Team
Played for the Turkish National Team in the 2005 European Championships, averaging 7.0 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.5 steals in four games
Also competed for Turkey in EuroBasket 2007 in Spain, averaging 10.2 points and 7.7 rebounds in six games.
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