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NBA: 76ers to re-sign Turkish forward Furkan Korkmaz

Turkish basketball player to sign 2-year deal to return to Philadelphia 76ers

Muhammed Enes Çallı  | 25.07.2019 - Update : 25.07.2019
NBA: 76ers to re-sign Turkish forward Furkan Korkmaz

ANKARA 

Free agent Turkish forward Furkan Korkmaz will ink a deal to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, an NBA insider said late Wednesday.

Korkmaz has agreed to a two-year contract with Sixers, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.

The 21-year-old Turkish international forward averaged 5.8 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 48 games with Philadelphia 76ers previous season.

In the 2016 NBA Draft, Korkmaz was picked by 76ers in the first round.

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