Mehmet Okur

Q: When was Mehmet Okur drafted?

Mehmet Okur was drafted by Detroit Pistons , 2nd round (9th pick, 38th overall), 2001 NBA Draft .

Pronunciation: \meh-MET oh-KOOR\

Mehmet Okur ▪ Twitter: MehmetOkur13

(Memo, Money Man)

Position: Center and Power Forward ▪ Shoots: Right

6-11, 249lb (211cm, 112kg)

Born: May 26, 1979 in Yalova, Turkey tr

High School: Cem Sultan in Gazcilar Bursa, Turkey

Draft: Detroit Pistons, 2nd round (9th pick, 38th overall), 2001 NBA Draft

NBA Debut: November 1, 2002

Career Length: 10 years

1x All Star
2004 NBA Champ

SUMMARY

Career

634

PTS

13.5

TRB

7.0

AST

1.7

FG%

45.8

FG3%

37.5

FT%

79.7

eFG%

50.3

PER

17.1

54.7

Per Game

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Regular Season

Playoffs

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2001-02	22	Did Not Play (other pro league—Turkey)
2002-03	23	DET	NBA	PF	72	9	19.0	2.5	5.9	.426	0.5	1.6	.339	2.0	4.3	.457	.470	1.3	1.8	.733	1.6	3.0	4.7	1.0	0.3	0.5	0.9	2.3	6.9
2003-04	24	DET	NBA	PF	71	33	22.3	3.5	7.6	.463	0.3	0.7	.375	3.3	7.0	.472	.480	2.3	2.9	.775	2.3	3.7	5.9	1.0	0.5	0.9	1.4	1.9	9.6
2004-05	25	UTA	NBA	C	82	25	28.1	4.3	9.2	.468	0.2	0.8	.270	4.1	8.5	.486	.479	4.0	4.7	.850	2.4	5.1	7.5	2.0	0.4	0.8	1.7	2.8	12.9
2005-06	26	UTA	NBA	PF	82	82	35.9	6.3	13.8	.460	1.0	2.9	.342	5.4	10.9	.491	.496	4.3	5.5	.780	2.6	6.5	9.1	2.4	0.5	0.9	2.0	3.5	18.0
2006-07	27	UTA	NBA	C	80	80	33.3	6.1	13.3	.462	1.6	4.2	.384	4.5	9.1	.498	.523	3.7	4.8	.765	2.0	5.2	7.2	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.6	3.2	17.6
2007-08	28	UTA	NBA	C	72	72	33.2	5.2	11.7	.445	1.6	4.1	.388	3.6	7.6	.475	.512	2.6	3.2	.804	1.8	5.9	7.7	2.0	0.8	0.4	1.4	3.3	14.5
2008-09	29	UTA	NBA	C	72	72	33.5	6.0	12.3	.485	1.3	2.8	.446	4.7	9.5	.497	.536	3.8	4.6	.817	1.7	6.0	7.7	1.7	0.8	0.7	1.8	3.0	17.0
2009-10	30	UTA	NBA	C	73	73	29.4	4.9	10.6	.458	1.1	2.9	.385	3.7	7.7	.486	.511	2.7	3.3	.820	1.8	5.2	7.1	1.6	0.5	1.1	1.7	3.1	13.5
2010-11	31	UTA	NBA	C	13	0	12.9	1.7	4.8	.355	0.4	1.2	.313	1.3	3.5	.370	.395	1.2	1.5	.750	0.7	1.6	2.3	1.5	0.3	0.3	0.5	1.4	4.9
2011-12	32	NJN	NBA	C	17	14	26.7	3.1	8.2	.374	1.4	4.2	.319	1.7	3.9	.433	.457	0.2	0.3	.600	1.3	3.5	4.8	1.8	0.5	0.3	1.5	2.6	7.6
Career			NBA		634	460	29.1	4.8	10.4	.458	0.9	2.5	.375	3.8	7.9	.484	.503	3.0	3.8	.797	2.0	5.0	7.0	1.7	0.5	0.7	1.6	2.9	13.5

7 seasons		UTA	NBA		474	404	31.7	5.4	11.6	.462	1.1	2.9	.381	4.3	8.8	.488	.509	3.5	4.3	.804	2.0	5.6	7.6	1.9	0.5	0.7	1.7	3.1	15.3
2 seasons		DET	NBA		143	42	20.6	3.0	6.7	.447	0.4	1.1	.350	2.6	5.6	.466	.476	1.8	2.4	.759	1.9	3.3	5.3	1.0	0.4	0.7	1.2	2.1	8.2
1 season		NJN	NBA		17	14	26.7	3.1	8.2	.374	1.4	4.2	.319	1.7	3.9	.433	.457	0.2	0.3	.600	1.3	3.5	4.8	1.8	0.5	0.3	1.5	2.6	7.6

Per Game Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2002-03	23	DET	NBA	PF	17	0	19.0	2.1	4.7	.438	0.4	0.8	.538	1.6	3.9	.418	.481	1.0	1.9	.531	1.4	2.7	4.1	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.8	2.3	5.5
2003-04	24	DET	NBA	PF	22	0	11.5	1.4	3.0	.470	0.1	0.2	.400	1.3	2.8	.475	.485	0.8	1.2	.692	0.7	2.0	2.8	0.4	0.2	0.4	0.7	0.9	3.7
2006-07	27	UTA	NBA	C	17	17	34.4	4.2	10.8	.388	1.5	4.6	.316	2.7	6.1	.442	.456	1.9	2.5	.786	2.2	5.6	7.8	1.8	1.4	0.9	1.4	3.8	11.8
2007-08	28	UTA	NBA	C	12	12	38.5	5.5	13.0	.423	1.6	4.3	.373	3.9	8.8	.448	.484	2.8	3.7	.773	2.8	8.9	11.8	1.9	0.7	0.7	1.6	3.1	15.4
2008-09	29	UTA	NBA	C	2	2	21.5	1.0	6.0	.167	0.5	1.5	.333	0.5	4.5	.111	.208	1.5	2.0	.750	1.0	4.0	5.0	2.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	3.0	4.0
2009-10	30	UTA	NBA	C	1	1	11.0	2.0	2.0	1.000	1.0	1.0	1.000	1.0	1.0	1.000	1.250	2.0	2.0	1.000	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	7.0
Career			NBA		71	32	23.6	2.9	7.0	.415	0.8	2.1	.362	2.1	4.9	.438	.470	1.5	2.1	.713	1.6	4.3	5.9	1.1	0.7	0.6	1.1	2.4	8.1

2 seasons		DET	NBA		39	0	14.7	1.7	3.7	.452	0.2	0.5	.500	1.5	3.3	.445	.483	0.9	1.5	.603	1.0	2.3	3.4	0.5	0.4	0.5	0.7	1.5	4.5
4 seasons		UTA	NBA		32	32	34.4	4.4	11.0	.399	1.4	4.2	.343	3.0	6.8	.434	.465	2.3	2.9	.783	2.3	6.6	8.9	1.8	1.0	0.8	1.4	3.4	12.5

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Career high, Points	43	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Rebounds	18	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Assists	8	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Steals	4	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Blocks	5	View full stats from top 20 games
Career high, Game Score	38.9	View full stats from top 20 games

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Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2002-03	23	DET	NBA	PF	72	9	1366	180	423	.426	38	112	.339	142	311	.457	.470	96	131	.733	117	218	335	71	25	39	66	167	494
2003-04	24	DET	NBA	PF	71	33	1580	251	542	.463	18	48	.375	233	494	.472	.480	162	209	.775	160	261	421	69	36	63	101	138	682
2004-05	25	UTA	NBA	C	82	25	2304	354	756	.468	17	63	.270	337	693	.486	.479	329	387	.850	194	422	616	166	32	68	141	227	1054
2005-06	26	UTA	NBA	PF	82	82	2945	519	1128	.460	80	234	.342	439	894	.491	.496	354	454	.780	211	535	746	194	40	73	163	285	1472
2006-07	27	UTA	NBA	C	80	80	2664	490	1061	.462	129	336	.384	361	725	.498	.523	296	387	.765	160	419	579	156	36	38	125	257	1405
2007-08	28	UTA	NBA	C	72	72	2390	374	841	.445	114	294	.388	260	547	.475	.512	185	230	.804	132	424	556	145	55	29	104	236	1047
2008-09	29	UTA	NBA	C	72	72	2409	431	888	.485	90	202	.446	341	686	.497	.536	273	334	.817	124	433	557	120	54	53	132	219	1225
2009-10	30	UTA	NBA	C	73	73	2149	355	775	.458	82	213	.385	273	562	.486	.511	196	239	.820	132	383	515	119	38	81	127	223	988
2010-11	31	UTA	NBA	C	13	0	168	22	62	.355	5	16	.313	17	46	.370	.395	15	20	.750	9	21	30	19	4	4	7	18	64
2011-12	32	NJN	NBA	C	17	14	454	52	139	.374	23	72	.319	29	67	.433	.457	3	5	.600	22	59	81	30	9	5	25	45	130
Career			NBA		634	460	18429	3028	6615	.458	596	1590	.375	2432	5025	.484	.503	1909	2396	.797	1261	3175	4436	1089	329	453	991	1815	8561

7 seasons		UTA	NBA		474	404	15029	2545	5511	.462	517	1358	.381	2028	4153	.488	.509	1648	2051	.804	962	2637	3599	919	259	346	799	1465	7255
2 seasons		DET	NBA		143	42	2946	431	965	.447	56	160	.350	375	805	.466	.476	258	340	.759	277	479	756	140	61	102	167	305	1176
1 season		NJN	NBA		17	14	454	52	139	.374	23	72	.319	29	67	.433	.457	3	5	.600	22	59	81	30	9	5	25	45	130

Totals Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
2002-03	23	DET	NBA	PF	17	0	323	35	80	.438	7	13	.538	28	67	.418	.481	17	32	.531	24	46	70	13	12	12	14	39	94
2003-04	24	DET	NBA	PF	22	0	252	31	66	.470	2	5	.400	29	61	.475	.485	18	26	.692	16	45	61	8	5	9	15	20	82
2006-07	27	UTA	NBA	C	17	17	585	71	183	.388	25	79	.316	46	104	.442	.456	33	42	.786	37	95	132	30	24	16	24	65	200
2007-08	28	UTA	NBA	C	12	12	462	66	156	.423	19	51	.373	47	105	.448	.484	34	44	.773	34	107	141	23	8	8	19	37	185
2008-09	29	UTA	NBA	C	2	2	43	2	12	.167	1	3	.333	1	9	.111	.208	3	4	.750	2	8	10	4	0	1	2	6	8
2009-10	30	UTA	NBA	C	1	1	11	2	2	1.000	1	1	1.000	1	1	1.000	1.250	2	2	1.000	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	0	7
Career			NBA		71	32	1676	207	499	.415	55	152	.362	152	347	.438	.470	107	150	.713	114	302	416	78	49	46	75	167	576

2 seasons		DET	NBA		39	0	575	66	146	.452	9	18	.500	57	128	.445	.483	35	58	.603	40	91	131	21	17	21	29	59	176
4 seasons		UTA	NBA		32	32	1101	141	353	.399	46	134	.343	95	219	.434	.465	72	92	.783	74	211	285	57	32	25	46	108	400

Advanced

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Advanced Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2002-03	23	DET	NBA	PF	72	1366	14.8	.514	.265	.310	10.0	19.2	14.5	9.5	1.0	2.1	12.1	19.3	1.7	2.1	3.8	.134	-0.6	0.0	-0.5	0.5
2003-04	24	DET	NBA	PF	71	1580	18.3	.538	.089	.386	11.9	18.8	15.4	8.2	1.2	3.0	13.7	21.7	2.6	3.3	5.9	.179	1.0	0.6	1.5	1.4
2004-05	25	UTA	NBA	C	82	2304	18.9	.569	.083	.512	10.2	23.4	16.6	12.8	0.8	2.5	13.2	21.3	5.3	1.8	7.0	.147	2.4	-0.5	2.0	2.3
2005-06	26	UTA	NBA	PF	82	2945	19.0	.554	.207	.402	8.6	22.2	15.4	12.8	0.7	2.1	10.9	23.5	6.3	3.0	9.3	.152	2.4	-0.8	1.6	2.7
2006-07	27	UTA	NBA	C	80	2664	18.1	.571	.317	.365	7.3	19.1	13.2	9.9	0.7	1.2	9.2	22.8	6.5	2.3	8.8	.158	3.1	-0.9	2.2	2.8
2007-08	28	UTA	NBA	C	72	2390	15.2	.556	.350	.273	6.8	21.5	14.2	9.0	1.2	1.0	9.9	19.6	4.0	2.7	6.7	.134	1.3	-0.5	0.8	1.7
2008-09	29	UTA	NBA	C	72	2409	17.5	.592	.227	.376	6.1	21.5	13.8	8.1	1.2	1.7	11.3	21.7	4.5	2.9	7.4	.148	1.6	-0.3	1.3	2.0
2009-10	30	UTA	NBA	C	73	2149	15.6	.561	.275	.308	7.5	20.6	14.2	8.5	0.9	3.0	12.6	21.0	2.6	3.0	5.6	.126	0.4	0.1	0.5	1.4
2010-11	31	UTA	NBA	C	13	168	12.6	.452	.258	.323	6.4	15.2	10.8	17.7	1.3	1.9	9.0	21.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	.048	-1.3	-1.5	-2.8	0.0
2011-12	32	NJN	NBA	C	17	454	8.4	.460	.518	.036	5.5	15.5	10.4	11.1	1.1	0.8	15.0	16.8	-0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.004	-2.7	-1.8	-4.5	-0.3
Career			NBA		634	18429	17.1	.558	.240	.362	8.2	20.8	14.5	10.1	0.9	2.0	11.4	21.4	33.4	21.3	54.7	.142	1.5	-0.4	1.1	14.5

7 seasons		UTA	NBA		474	15029	17.4	.566	.246	.372	7.7	21.3	14.5	10.4	0.9	1.9	11.1	21.8	29.2	15.8	45.0	.144	1.9	-0.5	1.4	12.9
2 seasons		DET	NBA		143	2946	16.7	.528	.166	.352	11.0	19.0	15.0	8.8	1.1	2.6	13.0	20.6	4.3	5.4	9.7	.159	0.2	0.3	0.6	1.9
1 season		NJN	NBA		17	454	8.4	.460	.518	.036	5.5	15.5	10.4	11.1	1.1	0.8	15.0	16.8	-0.2	0.1	0.0	-0.004	-2.7	-1.8	-4.5	-0.3

Advanced Table
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	Pos	G	MP	PER	TS%	3PAr	FTr	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48	OBPM	DBPM	BPM	VORP
2002-03	23	DET	NBA	PF	17	323	13.2	.500	.163	.400	8.6	17.3	12.8	7.8	2.1	2.8	13.0	16.1	0.1	0.5	0.7	.103	-1.2	1.1	-0.1	0.2
2003-04	24	DET	NBA	PF	22	252	14.7	.529	.076	.394	7.3	20.4	13.9	6.1	1.1	3.0	16.2	17.4	0.2	0.5	0.8	.143	-0.7	1.6	0.9	0.2
2006-07	27	UTA	NBA	C	17	585	13.9	.496	.432	.230	7.4	19.2	13.2	8.1	2.2	2.6	10.6	17.3	0.6	0.7	1.3	.106	0.9	0.7	1.6	0.5
2007-08	28	UTA	NBA	C	12	462	16.3	.527	.327	.282	8.2	27.7	17.6	8.2	0.9	1.4	9.8	19.1	0.7	0.4	1.2	.121	2.5	0.3	2.8	0.6
2008-09	29	UTA	NBA	C	2	43	1.8	.291	.250	.333	5.1	22.3	13.4	13.6	0.0	1.9	12.7	16.2	-0.1	0.0	-0.1	-0.105	-6.1	-2.0	-8.1	-0.1
2009-10	30	UTA	NBA	C	1	11	28.1	1.215	.500	1.000	10.6	10.8	10.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	25.8	15.8	0.1	0.0	0.1	.226	10.6	-2.9	7.7	0.0
Career			NBA		71	1676	14.4	.510	.305	.301	7.8	21.4	14.4	7.9	1.6	2.3	11.7	17.5	1.6	2.2	3.9	.111	0.6	0.7	1.3	1.4

2 seasons		DET	NBA		39	575	13.9	.513	.123	.397	8.0	18.6	13.3	7.1	1.6	2.9	14.5	16.7	0.4	1.0	1.4	.121	-1.0	1.3	0.3	0.4
4 seasons		UTA	NBA		32	1101	14.6	.508	.380	.261	7.7	22.8	15.1	8.3	1.5	2.1	10.5	18.0	1.3	1.2	2.4	.105	1.4	0.4	1.8	1.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Mehmet Okur?

Mehmet Okur is 44 years old.

Where was Mehmet Okur born?

Mehmet Okur was born in Yalova, Turkey.

When was Mehmet Okur born?

Mehmet Okur was born on May 26, 1979.

How tall is Mehmet Okur?

Mehmet Okur is 6-11 (211 cm) tall.

How much did Mehmet Okur weigh when playing?

Mehmet Okur weighed 249 lbs (112 kg) when playing.

Is Mehmet Okur in the Hall of Fame?

Mehmet Okur is not in the Hall of Fame.

When was Mehmet Okur drafted?

Mehmet Okur was drafted by Detroit Pistons, 2nd round (9th pick, 38th overall), 2001 NBA Draft.

What position did Mehmet Okur play?

Center and Power Forward.

When did Mehmet Okur retire?

Mehmet Okur last played in 2012.

What is Mehmet Okur's net worth?

Mehmet Okur made at least $72,935,000 playing professional basketball.

How much did Mehmet Okur make?

Mehmet Okur made $10,890,000 in 2012.

What did Mehmet Okur average?

Mehmet Okur averaged 13.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.

How many rings does Mehmet Okur have?

Mehmet Okur won one championship.

What is Mehmet Okur's Twitter account?

Mehmet Okur is on Twitter at MehmetOkur13.

What schools did Mehmet Okur attend?

Mehmet Okur attended Cem Sultan in Gazcilar Bursa, Turkey.

What are Mehmet Okur's nicknames?

Memo, Money Man are nicknames for Mehmet Okur.

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