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11 Days Tll Sixers: The Furkan Aldemir Dream is Dead

The Turkish god of offensive rebounds may not be worthy of a roster spot this season.

We've reached a turning point in the Sam Hinkie era of 76ers basketball: I'm off the Furkan Aldemir bandwagon. When the guy who wakes up in the morning and starts arguing over the Sixers' international players before he gets out of bed starts to think that Aldemir's potential as an NBA bench player has run its course, it might be time. Just five months ago, I wrote the following praising Aldemir's chances of becoming an NBA contributor:

Aldemir was billed as a guy who was an elite rebounder in Europe, a skill that has historically translated well into solid rebounding performances stateside.