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The Philadelphia 76ers stand atop the Eastern Conference after racking up six consecutive victories, none bigger than their latest win against the upstart Chicago Bulls. The Sixers early-season success goes far beyond the shoulders of Joel Embiid – and he knows it too. The Cameroonian big man was vocal on his Bulls win co-star Furkan […]

The Philadelphia 76ers now have three games under their belt, and there is much to take away from what we’ve seen. One of the main talking points thus far has been the pleasant surprise Doc Rivers stumbled into with his second unit: Furkan Korkmaz. Between Ben Simmons still not being ready to take the floor […]

The newest chapter of the Ben Simmons saga began on Sunday afternoon for the Philadelphia Sixers, coach Doc Rivers, Tobias Harris, and the rest of the roster. After clearing protocol on Friday, the 25-year-old had his first practice with the team since his sudden end to his holdout last week. All the talk following practice […]

Following their matchup against the Detroit Pistons on Friday night, all eyes are now on the regular season for the Philadelphia Sixers. Their first official game comes in just four days on the road against the New Orleans Pelicans. Now that players had the chance to show what they can do in training camp and […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Kyle O’Quinn was a point away from notching the first triple-double of his career. However, Sixers teammate Furkan Korkmaz unintentionally prevented him from doing so. But O’Quinn revealed that his Kormaz has apologized and they’re all good. O’Quinn stepped in for the injured Joel Embiid in the Sixers’ 130-117 loss to […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Al Horford hasn’t came off the bench since his 2007 rookie year with the Atlanta Hawks. The five-time All-Star has started in 831 of his 835 career games but now, in his 13th NBA season, the Sixers center will roll with the second unit once again. For their Tuesday game against […]

Chris Paul has had an up-and-down start to his Oklahoma City Thunder career so far, but he certainly looked like the CP3 of old against the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday. Tied at 107 after four quarters, the Thunder and Sixers game went to overtime at the Chesapeake Energy Arena. With the Thunder up by eight […]

The Philadelphia 76ers-Portland Trail Blazers showdown provided an epic finale after the Blazers’ Anfernee Simons and the Sixers’ Furkan Korkmaz traded clutch shots in the last five seconds of the game. With the Sixers leading by one, 126-125, Simons drained a corner three with 2.2 seconds left to give the Portland the lead. Anfernee Simons. […]

After having the third-year option on his rookie contract declined early in February due to an injury and rumored to be heading back to Europe, Furkan Korkmaz surprisingly boomeranged to the Philadelphia 76ers this summer on a two-year minimum deal. With the Sixers pulling off a flurry of big moves in the offseason, most notably […]

Turkey international Furkan Korkmaz wasn’t expected to re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason, but the young Sixers guard had a change of heart after witnessing the departures of Jimmy Butler and JJ Redick. Korkmaz struggled for playing time in Philly last season. In fact, he was so frustrated with his role that he even […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz will be entering his third year as a pro this coming season. In his mind, this will be the most important year of his young career, and he fully understands that he must do everything in his power to ensure that it turns out to be a memorable one. […]

Turkey is one of the latest nations to announce their preliminary player pool for for the upcoming FIBA World Cup, which will commence in a couple of months’ time in China. The Turkish national squad will be dominated by players playing in the country’s domestic league, but the team will also have no less than […]

Following the decision of the Philadelphia 76ers to waive 6-foot-7 shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz after two unproductive seasons with the squad, the 21-year-old Turkish national is currently without a team in the NBA. However, as reported by Bugra Uzar of Eurohoops.net, Korkmaz is still hopeful that he will remain in the league for next season, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are one of the Eastern Conference’s best teams. Currently battling for playoff seeding near the top of the conference, every win counts right now for the Sixers. Unfortunately, the team will be without young shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz for an extended period of time. On Tuesday afternoon, the Sixers released a medical […]

Philadelphia 76ers wing Furkan Korkmaz has suffered a torn meniscus and will be sidelined indefinitely, the team announced Wednesday. Korkmaz suffered the injury during the 76ers’ loss to the Boston Celtics on Feb. 12. The 21-year-old has played in 46 games this season, averaging 5.8 points and 2.3 rebounds over 14.2 minutes per game while […]

The Philadelphia 7ers have made the decision not to pick up the third-year option on seldom-used guard Furkan Korkmaz. There were already speculations that the Sixers wouldn’t be exercising their 2019-20 option on Furkan Korkmaz as the Turkish star continues to struggle for playing time. And as Keith Pompey of the Philly Inquirer reported, the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are a young team on the rise. They boast a truckload of young, impressive talented players like the 21-year old Furkan Korkmaz. The sweet-shooting guard exploded in Turkey’s game against Dennis Schroder’s Germany, going off for 23 big points. HoopsHype’s Frank Urbina posted a tweet with highlights from the Turkish young gun. […]

He was supposed to be a Spur for life. After winning a championship and the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player award in 2014, and finishing in the top three in the regular season MVP race last season, Kawhi Leonard was destined for greatness in a San Antonio Spurs jersey. He was the successor to Tim […]

Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard J.J. Redick likes what he’s seen with Furkan Korkmaz. He likes it so much that when asked what he thought of the Sixers rookie, Redick couldn’t help but blurt out a two-word expletive. Head coach Brett Brown echoed Redick’s sentiments. Via the Newark Star-Ledger: “Holy s–t. He just came out of […]

Both of the Philadelphia 76ers’ representatives at EuroBasket, Croatia’s Dario Saric and Turkey’s Furkan Korkmaz, were knocked out on Sunday in the round of 16. Saric’s Croatia was routed by Russia, while Korkmaz’s Turkey succumbed to Spain. Both Sixers played well during the tournament, though, and as Sixers.com beat reporter Brian Seltzer notes, head coach […]

After being selected 26 th overall in the 2016 draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, Furkan Korkmaz decided to spend at least another season with Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball Super League, to further develop his skill set. A year after, he and the Sixers feel that he is now ready to play at the […]