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Mehmet Okur

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Mehmet Okur ▪ Twitter: @MehmetOkur13

Position: Forward-Center ▪ Shoots: Right
Height: 6-11 ▪ Weight: 249 lbs.
Born: May 26, 1979 in Yalova, Turkey
High School: Cem Sultan in Gazcilar Bursa, Turkey
Draft: Detroit Pistons, 2nd round (9th pick, 37th overall), 2001 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: November 1, 2002

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Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 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 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 .375 162 209 .775 160 261 421 69 36 63 101 138 682
2004-05 25 UTA NBA C 82 25 2304 354 756 .468 17 63 .270 329 387 .850 194 422 616 166 32 68 141 227 1054
2005-06 26 UTA NBA PF 82 82 2945 519 1128 .460 80 234 .342 354 454 .780 211 535 746 194 40 73 163 285 1472
2006-07 27 UTA NBA C 80 80 2664 490 1061 .462 129 336 .384 296 387 .765 160 419 579 156 36 38 125 257 1405
2007-08 28 UTA NBA C 72 72 2390 374 841 .445 114 294 .388 185 230 .804 132 424 556 145 55 29 104 236 1047
2008-09 29 UTA NBA C 72 72 2409 431 888 .485 90 202 .446 273 334 .817 124 433 557 120 54 53 132 219 1225
2009-10 30 UTA NBA C 73 73 2149 355 775 .458 82 213 .385 196 239 .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 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 3 5 .600 22 59 81 30 9 5 25 45 130
Career NBA 634 460 18429 3028 6615 .458 596 1590 .375 1909 2396 .797 1261 3175 4436 1089 329 453 991 1815 8561

Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 23 DET NBA PF 72 9 19.0 2.5 5.9 .426 0.5 1.6 .339 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 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 4.0 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 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 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 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 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 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 1.2 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 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 3.0 3.8 .797 2.0 5.0 7.0 1.7 0.5 0.7 1.6 2.9 13.5

Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 23 DET NBA PF 72 9 1366 4.7 11.1 .426 1.0 3.0 .339 2.5 3.5 .733 3.1 5.7 8.8 1.9 0.7 1.0 1.7 4.4 13.0
2003-04 24 DET NBA PF 71 33 1580 5.7 12.3 .463 0.4 1.1 .375 3.7 4.8 .775 3.6 5.9 9.6 1.6 0.8 1.4 2.3 3.1 15.5
2004-05 25 UTA NBA C 82 25 2304 5.5 11.8 .468 0.3 1.0 .270 5.1 6.0 .850 3.0 6.6 9.6 2.6 0.5 1.1 2.2 3.5 16.5
2005-06 26 UTA NBA PF 82 82 2945 6.3 13.8 .460 1.0 2.9 .342 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 2664 6.6 14.3 .462 1.7 4.5 .384 4.0 5.2 .765 2.2 5.7 7.8 2.1 0.5 0.5 1.7 3.5 19.0
2007-08 28 UTA NBA C 72 72 2390 5.6 12.7 .445 1.7 4.4 .388 2.8 3.5 .804 2.0 6.4 8.4 2.2 0.8 0.4 1.6 3.6 15.8
2008-09 29 UTA NBA C 72 72 2409 6.4 13.3 .485 1.3 3.0 .446 4.1 5.0 .817 1.9 6.5 8.3 1.8 0.8 0.8 2.0 3.3 18.3
2009-10 30 UTA NBA C 73 73 2149 5.9 13.0 .458 1.4 3.6 .385 3.3 4.0 .820 2.2 6.4 8.6 2.0 0.6 1.4 2.1 3.7 16.6
2010-11 31 UTA NBA C 13 0 168 4.7 13.3 .355 1.1 3.4 .313 3.2 4.3 .750 1.9 4.5 6.4 4.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 3.9 13.7
2011-12 32 NJN NBA C 17 14 454 4.1 11.0 .374 1.8 5.7 .319 0.2 0.4 .600 1.7 4.7 6.4 2.4 0.7 0.4 2.0 3.6 10.3
Career NBA 634 460 18429 5.9 12.9 .458 1.2 3.1 .375 3.7 4.7 .797 2.5 6.2 8.7 2.1 0.6 0.9 1.9 3.5 16.7

Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2002-03 23 DET NBA PF 72 1366 14.8 .514 .470 10.0 19.2 14.5 9.5 1.0 2.1 12.1 19.3 106 99 1.7 2.1 3.8 .134
2003-04 24 DET NBA PF 71 1580 18.3 .538 .480 11.9 18.8 15.4 8.2 1.2 3.0 13.7 21.7 107 95 2.6 3.3 5.9 .179
2004-05 25 UTA NBA C 82 2304 18.9 .569 .479 10.2 23.4 16.6 12.8 0.8 2.5 13.2 21.3 115 108 5.3 1.8 7.0 .147
2005-06 26 UTA NBA PF 82 2945 19.0 .554 .496 8.6 22.2 15.4 12.8 0.7 2.1 10.9 23.5 113 106 6.3 3.0 9.3 .152
2006-07 27 UTA NBA C 80 2664 18.1 .571 .523 7.3 19.1 13.2 9.9 0.7 1.2 9.2 22.8 117 108 6.5 2.3 8.8 .158
2007-08 28 UTA NBA C 72 2390 15.2 .556 .512 6.8 21.5 14.2 9.0 1.2 1.0 9.9 19.6 114 107 4.0 2.7 6.7 .134
2008-09 29 UTA NBA C 72 2409 17.5 .592 .536 6.1 21.5 13.8 8.1 1.2 1.7 11.3 21.7 115 107 4.5 2.9 7.4 .148
2009-10 30 UTA NBA C 73 2149 15.6 .561 .511 7.5 20.6 14.2 8.5 0.9 3.0 12.6 21.0 109 104 2.6 3.0 5.6 .126
2010-11 31 UTA NBA C 13 168 12.6 .452 .395 6.4 15.2 10.8 17.7 1.3 1.9 9.0 21.2 102 111 0.1 0.1 0.2 .048
2011-12 32 NJN NBA C 17 454 8.4 .460 .457 5.5 15.5 10.4 11.1 1.1 0.8 15.0 16.8 93 111 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.004
Career NBA 634 18429 17.1 .558 .503 8.2 20.8 14.5 10.1 0.9 2.0 11.4 21.4 112 105 33.4 21.3 54.7 .142

Playoffs Totals

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 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 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 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 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 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 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 2 2 1.000 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7
Career NBA 71 32 1676 207 499 .415 55 152 .362 107 150 .713 114 302 416 78 49 46 75 167 576

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% 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 1.0 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 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 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 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 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 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 1.5 2.1 .713 1.6 4.3 5.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 1.1 2.4 8.1

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2002-03 23 DET NBA PF 17 0 323 3.9 8.9 .438 0.8 1.4 .538 1.9 3.6 .531 2.7 5.1 7.8 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.6 4.3 10.5
2003-04 24 DET NBA PF 22 0 252 4.4 9.4 .470 0.3 0.7 .400 2.6 3.7 .692 2.3 6.4 8.7 1.1 0.7 1.3 2.1 2.9 11.7
2006-07 27 UTA NBA C 17 17 585 4.4 11.3 .388 1.5 4.9 .316 2.0 2.6 .786 2.3 5.8 8.1 1.8 1.5 1.0 1.5 4.0 12.3
2007-08 28 UTA NBA C 12 12 462 5.1 12.2 .423 1.5 4.0 .373 2.6 3.4 .773 2.6 8.3 11.0 1.8 0.6 0.6 1.5 2.9 14.4
2008-09 29 UTA NBA C 2 2 43 1.7 10.0 .167 0.8 2.5 .333 2.5 3.3 .750 1.7 6.7 8.4 3.3 0.0 0.8 1.7 5.0 6.7
2009-10 30 UTA NBA C 1 1 11 6.5 6.5 1.000 3.3 3.3 1.000 6.5 6.5 1.000 3.3 3.3 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 0.0 22.9
Career NBA 71 32 1676 4.4 10.7 .415 1.2 3.3 .362 2.3 3.2 .713 2.4 6.5 8.9 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.6 3.6 12.4

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2002-03 23 DET NBA PF 17 323 13.2 .500 .481 8.6 17.3 12.8 7.8 2.1 2.8 13.0 16.1 101 100 0.1 0.5 0.7 .103
2003-04 24 DET NBA PF 22 252 14.7 .529 .485 7.3 20.4 13.9 6.1 1.1 3.0 16.2 17.4 100 91 0.2 0.5 0.8 .143
2006-07 27 UTA NBA C 17 585 13.9 .496 .456 7.4 19.2 13.2 8.1 2.2 2.6 10.6 17.3 106 103 0.6 0.7 1.3 .106
2007-08 28 UTA NBA C 12 462 16.3 .527 .484 8.2 27.7 17.6 8.2 0.9 1.4 9.8 19.1 113 108 0.7 0.4 1.2 .121
2008-09 29 UTA NBA C 2 43 1.8 .291 .208 5.1 22.3 13.4 13.6 0.0 1.9 12.7 16.2 75 116 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.105
2009-10 30 UTA NBA C 1 11 28.1 1.215 1.250 10.6 10.8 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 25.8 15.8 162 121 0.1 0.0 0.1 .226
Career NBA 71 1676 14.4 .510 .470 7.8 21.4 14.4 7.9 1.6 2.3 11.7 17.5 106 103 1.6 2.2 3.9 .111

All-Star Games

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2006-07 27 UTA NBA C 1 0 14:43 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2 .000 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4
Career NBA 1 0 15 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2 .000 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2012-13)
Thru 10 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Mehmet Okur 9.3 8.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.6 3.8 0.2 0.0
Dan Roundfield 91.0 9.1 8.7 7.4 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.5 3.9 2.7 1.3
Larry Kenon 90.8 10.0 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.1 0.9 0.2
David Lee 90.4 10.3 9.1 9.0 7.4 6.9 6.0 5.0 2.7
Hot Rod Williams 89.4 9.2 8.7 7.7 7.5 7.4 5.7 5.3 4.5 2.8 2.4
Rodney McCray 88.8 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Clifford Robinson 88.7 8.7 8.0 7.5 7.1 6.8 6.6 5.3 4.6 4.2 0.3
Lamar Odom 88.4 9.7 9.2 8.4 6.9 6.5 4.7 4.7 3.2 2.2 0.7
Rudy LaRusso 88.4 8.8 8.6 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.3 5.5 5.4 3.9 1.7
Tayshaun Prince 88.3 9.4 8.0 7.5 7.5 7.0 6.2 3.3 3.2 2.1 0.8
Ricky Pierce 87.8 9.4 8.3 7.9 7.8 6.7 5.8 3.0 2.2 1.8 -0.1
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Mehmet Okur 9.3 8.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.6 3.8 0.2 0.0
Larry Kenon 90.8 10.0 9.5 8.8 7.5 6.2 5.9 5.4 4.1 0.9 0.2
David Lee 90.4 10.3 9.1 9.0 7.4 6.9 6.0 5.0 2.7
Rodney McCray 88.8 9.4 8.5 7.9 7.6 6.3 5.3 4.6 2.9 2.5 0.9
Rudy LaRusso 88.4 8.8 8.6 7.3 7.0 6.9 6.3 5.5 5.4 3.9 1.7
Tom Heinsohn 87.7 9.3 7.7 7.1 6.8 6.6 6.5 6.2 6.0 3.6
Wally Szczerbiak 87.6 8.7 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.2 5.2 4.5 2.9 1.6 1.6
Greg Ballard 87.5 9.4 7.9 6.9 6.9 6.0 5.6 3.9 3.6 2.0 1.7 0.0
David West 87.5 9.1 8.4 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.4 5.9 5.2 2.8 0.2
Bob Netolicky 86.7 8.3 8.2 7.5 7.4 5.6 4.9 4.1 2.1 0.0
Bob Love 85.9 9.9 8.6 7.5 6.3 5.8 5.2 4.5 1.0 1.0 0.6 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

All-Star Games
2007 NBA
Weekly & Monthly Awards

Player of the Week: 1 time (Show/Hide)
Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
2004 Detroit Pistons (NBA)
Games
2004-05 NBA 82 (2)
2005-06 NBA 82 (1)
Total Rebounds
2005-06 NBA 746 (10)
Personal Fouls
2005-06 NBA 285 (6)
3-Pt Field Goal Pct
2008-09 NBA .446 (6)
Offensive Rebound Pct
2003-04 NBA 11.9 (9)
Defensive Rebound Pct
Career NBA 20.8 (89)
Career 20.8 (97)
Turnover Pct
Career NBA 11.4 (92)
Offensive Rating
Career NBA 112.1 (89)
Career 112.1 (93)
Defensive Rating
2003-04 NBA 94.7 (9)
Hall of Fame Probability
Career 0.006 (334)
      

Transactions

June 27, 2001: Drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (38th pick) of the 2001 NBA Draft.

July 27, 2004: Signed as a free agent with the Utah Jazz.

December 22, 2011: Traded by the Utah Jazz to the New Jersey Nets for a 2015 2nd round draft pick. Utah also received a trade exception from New Jersey.

March 15, 2012: Traded by the New Jersey Nets with Shawne Williams and a 2012 1st round draft pick (Damian Lillard) to the Portland Trail Blazers for Gerald Wallace.

March 21, 2012: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2002-03 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,000,000
2003-04 Detroit Pistons NBA $1,100,000
2004-05 Utah Jazz NBA $7,500,000
2005-06 Utah Jazz NBA $8,250,000
2006-07 Utah Jazz NBA $8,250,000
2007-08 Utah Jazz NBA $8,500,000
2008-09 Utah Jazz NBA $8,500,000
2009-10 Utah Jazz NBA $9,000,000
2010-11 Utah Jazz NBA $9,945,000
2011-12 New Jersey Nets NBA $10,890,000
Career (may be incomplete) $72,935,000

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