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Ömer Aşık
Sign in to saveAlso known as Omer Asik, Ömer Faruk Aşık, Aşik and Destroy, The Turkish Hammer, The SuperBull from Istanbul
Turkish basketball player (born 1986)
Key facts
- 2018
- Chicago Bulls
- Born
- ( 1986-07-04 ) July 4, 1986 (age 39) , Bursa , Turkey
- Listed height
- 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
- Listed weight
- 255 lb (116 kg)
- Nba draft
- 2008 : 2nd round, 36th overall pick
- Drafted by
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Playing career
- 2005–2018
- Position
- Center
- Number
- 3, 12, 14, 24
- 2005 2006
- Fenerbahçe
- 2006 2007
- Alpella
- 2007 2010
- Fenerbahçe
- 2010 2012
- Chicago Bulls
- 2012 2014
- Houston Rockets
- 2014 2018
- New Orleans Pelicans
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Place of birth
- Bursa
- Occupation
- basketball player
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Turkish
- Participant in
- 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
- Sport
- basketball
- Member of team
- Chicago Bulls
- Position played
- center
- Country for sport
- Turkey
- Mass
- 116
- Image
- Omer Asik Rockets.jpg
- Height
- 213
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- nickname
- The SuperBull from Istanbul
- Commons category
- Ömer Aşık
- date of birth
- 1986-07-04
- drafted by
- Portland Trail Blazers
- sport number
- 3
- start of work period
- 2005-00-00
- ethnic group
- Turkic peoples
- name in native language
- Ömer Aşık
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Ömer Faruk Aşık ( Turkish pronunciation: [œmæɾ aːʃɯk]; born July 4, 1986) is a Turkish former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other leagues. Aşık, standing at 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), was sought after by many of the top Euroleague basketball teams at the age of 19. Aşık got his first chance playing professionally with the Turkish Basketball League team Fenerbahçe in 2005–06. After one season with Alpella, Aşık moved back to Fenerbahçe and eventually ended his Turkish club career with them in 2009–10. He gained recognition playing for the Turkey national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship, and as the starting center, he helped Turkey win the silver medal. In July 2010, Aşık signed with the Chicago Bulls. He was nicknamed "The Turkish Hammer" and "Asik the Destroyer" by Bulls commentator Stacey King.
Professional career
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ömer Aşık” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.