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NBA: Detroit Pistons acquire Turkish forward
Turkish international Ersan Ilyasova heads to Detroit
12.06.2015 - Update : 12.06.2015
ISTANBUL
The Milwaukee Bucks have traded their Turkish power forward Ersan Ilyasova to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday evening.
NBA.com reported that the Detroit Pistons acquired the Bucks' 28-year-old forward Ersan Ilyasova in exchange for forwards Caron Butler and Shawne Williams.
Pistons' head coach Stan Van Gundy praised the acquisition and Ilyasova’s high energy and three-point shooting skills.
Ersan Ilyasova has spent seven seasons in the National Basketball Association. This past season, the Turkish international averaged 11.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.0 assist.
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