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Furkan Korkmaz’s Path to Serious Minutes

On Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers agreed to a two-year deal with Furkan Korkmaz.

Free agent F Furkan Korkmaz has agreed to a two-year deal to return to the Philadelphia 76ers, agent Mike Lindeman of @excelsm tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 24, 2019

There was some confusion around Sixers Twitter about this move. Korkmaz didn’t play much last year and wasn’t very good at his one theoretical NBA-level skill (shooting) when he did play. They had already declined a team option on him, and there were reports he’d agreed to a deal in Europe.