The 76ers have yet again taken a step towards being the most European NBA team possible, as they acquired Ersan Ilyasova and a future protected first round pick today in exchange for Jerami Grant. Ilyasova, like the Sixers’ guardian angel Furkan Aldemir, hails from Turkey. He’s also the second Sixers player to have played for Anadolu Efes, after that Dario Saric guy, after spending part of the 2011 lockout over seasons in the Turkish Basketball League. But does he help the Sixers at all?
Ilyasova, 29, is the Sixers’ first true stretch power forward I can recall, at least in my memory.