Today is a very special day for one member of the Sixers. Today is the 24th birthday of one of the team’s sharpshooters, Furkan Korkmaz.
On July 24th, 1997, Korkmaz was born in Istanbul and played throughout the BSL/Euroleague early on and showed great promise. He entered into the NBA draft and was drafted 26th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. He remained overseas for one more year before finally coming over to the 76ers.
Furkan Korkmaz has not had a perfect career in Philadelphia, but there have been many highs for him and for fans here in Philadelphia.