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#26 HEDO TURKOGLU
FORWARD - TURKEY
Position: Forward Birthdate: March 19, 1979 (Istanbul, Turkey)
Height: 6-10 High School: N/A
Weight: 220 College: N/A
NBA Experience: 9 Years Offseason home: Istanbul, Turkey
How Acquired: Signed and traded by Orlando for cash considerations on July 9, 2009.
Career Transactions: First-round draft choice (16 th overall) by Sacramento in 2000; July 24, 2003: Traded by
Sacramento to San Antonio in a three-team trade in which Sacramento also traded forward Scot Pollard to Indiana
in exchange for forward-centre Brad Miller and San Antonio traded forward Danny Ferry to Indiana for guard Ron
Mercer; July 14, 2004: Signed as a free agent by Orlando; July 9, 2009: Signed and traded by Orlando to Toronto for
cash considerations.
Contract Status: Signed a contract extension through 2013-14 season, with an early termination option.
2008-09 SEASON: Appeared and started in 77 games with Orlando, averaging 16.8 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.9
assists in 36.6 minutes … Shot .356 (134-376) from three-point range and .807 (314-389) from the free throw line …
Led the team in scoring 16 times, in rebounding twice and in assists on 38 occasions … Scored in double figures 72
times, had 20+ points in 29 games and 30+ points three times … Had four double-doubles … Posted 15 games with
three or more made treys … Had 20 points and dished out a season-best 11 assists Feb. 6 at Indiana …Had 19
points and equalled his season high with 11 rebounds Jan. 29 vs. Cleveland … Grabbed a season-high 11 boards
Jan. 2 vs. Miami … Scored in double figures in all 15 games in December … Recorded 500th career NBA steal on
Dec. 20 vs. L.A. Lakers … Hit game-winning three-pointer with 0.3 seconds left Dec. 9 at Portland … Had eight
games of 20 or more points in November … Tied a career-high with four steals Nov. 29 vs. Indiana … Recorded a
season-high 35 points Nov. 10 vs. Portland … Playoffs: Played and started in all 24 postseason outings, averaging
15.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists in 38.9 minutes, helping the Magic reach the NBA Finals … In the Finals
against the Los Angeles Lakers, contributed a team-best 18.0 points, with 4.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 41.2
minutes ... Had a high of 25 points in Game 4 ... Averaged 17.2 points, 6.3 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 41.0 minutes
in six outings vs. Cleveland in the Eastern Conference Finals … Scored a playoff career-high 29 points May 28 at
Cleveland … Totalled a double-double in a Game 1 victory with 15 points and a career playoff-high 14 assists ... In
the second-round matchup with the defending NBA Champion Boston Celtics, recorded a team-high 25-point, 12assist
outing in a series-clinching Game 7 victory in Boston ... Hit the game-winning three-pointer with 1.1 seconds
left in Game 4 at Philadelphia on Apr. 26.
PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Has appeared in 678 regular season games with Sacramento, San Antonio and Orlando,
averaging 12.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 27.9 minutes … Shooting .385 (837-2,176) from three-point
range during his career … Played in 82 career postseason games, averaging 11.4 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.0
assists in 30.7 minutes … Played four seasons in the Turkish Professional League with Efes Pilsen (1996-2000) …
Appeared in 87 games, averaging 8.3 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.6 assists … Also saw action in 50 EuroLeague
games with Efes Pilsen … Led squad to the 2000 EuroLeague Final Four, averaging 13.6 points, 4.6 rebounds and
2.7 assists in 22 tournament games ... 2007-08: Started all 82 games for the Magic, averaging career-highs of 19.5
points., 5.7 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 36.9 minutes … Captured the 2007-08 NBA Most Improved Player Award …
Shot .400 (166-415) from three-point range and .829 (324-391) from the free throw line … Scored 20-plus points in
42 games … Led the Magic with 487 fourth-quarter points … Had 10-plus rebounds seven times … Appeared in his
600th career NBA regular season game Apr. 15 at Atlanta and scored 7,000th career NBA point Apr. 11 vs. Minnesota
… Scored a career-high 39 points Mar. 19 vs. Washington … Tallied two triple-doubles: 23 points, a career hightying
13 assists and 10 rebounds Mar. 10 vs. Atlanta and 13 points, a career-high 13 assists and 12 rebounds Feb.
4 vs. Dallas … Named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week in consecutive weeks (periods ending
Jan. 27 and Feb. 3) … Hit winning free throws with 2.4 seconds left at Philadelphia on Feb. 1 … Nailed gamewinning
three-pointer as time expired Jan. 27 vs. Boston … Hit game-winning jumper with 0.7 seconds remaining
Dec. 31 at Chicago … Pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds Nov. 7 at Toronto … Playoffs: Started all 10 playoff
games, averaging 17.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and team-best 5.5 assists in 39.9 minutes ... 2006-07: Played and
started in 73 games, averaging 13.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 31.1 minutes with Orlando ... Shot .388
(109-281) from three-point range … Scored 20+ points 15 times … Recorded career highs of 14 FTM and 16 FTA at
Chicago on Apr. 17 … Tied career-high with three blocked shots Apr. 15 vs. Boston … Tied his career high with four
steals at Utah on Mar. 14 … Appeared in his 500th career NBA game on Mar. 8 vs. Chicago … Dished out 1,000th
career NBA assist Mar. 3 at Dallas … Scored 5,000th career NBA point on Feb. 14 vs. Portland … Had career hightying
four steals Jan. 29 at Atlanta … Missed eight games (Dec. 9-23) due to a sprained right ankle … Scored team
high-tying 18 points, including the game-winning jumper with 0.4 seconds left, on Nov. 8 vs. Seattle … Playoffs:
Started all four postseason outings vs. Detroit, averaging 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.25 steals in
39.0 minutes … 2005-06: Played in 78 games with the Magic and averaged 14.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.8
assists in 33.5 minutes ... Shot .403 (114-283) from three-point range and a team-best and career-high .861 (255-
296) from the free throw line … Started in 59 contests, averaging 16.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 35.4
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