Ersan İlyasova explained

Ersan İlyasova
Height Ft:6
Height In:9
Weight Lb:235
Birth Date:1987 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Eskişehir, Turkey
Draft Year:2005
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:36
Draft Team:Milwaukee Bucks
Career Start:2003
Career End:2021
Career Position:Power forward
Career Number:19, 7, 23, 77
Years1:2003–2004
Team1:Yeşilyurt
Years2:2004–2005
Team2:Ülkerspor
Years3:–
Team3:Milwaukee Bucks
Years4:2005–2006
Team4:→Tulsa 66ers
Years5:2007–2009
Team5:FC Barcelona
Years6:–
Team6:Milwaukee Bucks
Years7:2011
Team7:Anadolu Efes
Team8:Detroit Pistons
Team9:Orlando Magic
Team10:Oklahoma City Thunder
Team11:Philadelphia 76ers
Years12:–
Team12:Atlanta Hawks
Team13:Philadelphia 76ers
Years14:–
Team14:Milwaukee Bucks
Team15:Utah Jazz
Highlights:
Stats League:NBA
Stat1label:Points
Stat1value:8,364 (10.1 ppg)
Stat2label:Rebounds
Stat2value:4,661 (5.6 rpg)
Stat3label:Assists
Stat3value:908 (1.1 apg)

Ersan İlyasova (born 15 May 1987)[1] is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including 9 seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks. He also played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League.

Professional career

Yeşilyurt (2003–2004)

İlyasova played for Yeşilyurt in the Turkish second division league during the 2003–04 season.

Ülkerspor (2004–2005)

İlyasova stepped up to the Turkish Basketball League for the 2004–05 season with Ülkerspor, averaging 4.5 points and 3.2 rebounds in eleven games.[2]

Milwaukee Bucks (2005–2007)

İlyasova was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 36th overall pick of the 2005 NBA draft. In July 2005, he joined the Bucks for the 2005 NBA Summer League. On 22 August 2005, he signed with the Bucks. On 14 November 2005, he was assigned to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League, an assignment that lasted the entire 2005–06 season.[3] In 46 games for the 66ers, he averaged 12.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.0 assists per game.[4]

İlyasova made his NBA debut for the Bucks on 1 November 2006 in a 105–97 win over the Detroit Pistons.[5] In 2006–07, he played 66 games for the Bucks, averaging 6.1 points and 2.9 rebounds per game. In June 2007, the Bucks tendered a qualifying offer to İlyasova to make him a restricted free agent.

Barcelona (2007–2009)

On 18 July 2007, İlyasova signed a two-year deal with FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB.[6] In 2009, he won a championship with Barcelona.

Return to Milwaukee (2009–2011)

In July 2009, İlyasova signed a multi-year deal to return to the Milwaukee Bucks.[7]

Anadolu Efes (2011)

On 3 August 2011, İlyasova signed with Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League for the duration of the NBA lockout.[8]

Third stint with Milwaukee (2011–2015)

In December 2011, İlyasova returned to the Bucks following the conclusion of the lockout.

On 19 February 2012, İlyasova set new career-highs with 29 points and 25 rebounds against the New Jersey Nets, becoming just the third Bucks player in franchise history to record at least 25 points and 25 rebounds in a game, after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (10 times) and Swen Nater (once). The feat had not been achieved for more than 35 years.[9] He subsequently earned the Player of the Week award for his performances from March 5–11.

On 12 July 2012, İlyasova re-signed with the Bucks on a multi-year deal.[10] [11]

On 27 March 2014, İlyasova was ruled out for the remainder of the 2013–14 season due to a right ankle injury.[12]

On 26 March 2015, İlyasova scored a career-high 34 points in a 111–107 win over the Indiana Pacers.[13]

Detroit Pistons (2015–2016)

On 11 June 2015, İlyasova was traded to the Detroit Pistons in exchange for Caron Butler and Shawne Williams.[14] The move reunited him with Brandon Jennings, who he played with in Milwaukee.[15] On 27 October he made his debut for the Pistons in a 106–94 win over the Atlanta Hawks, recording 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one block in 34 minutes.[16]

Orlando Magic (2016)

On 16 February 2016, İlyasova was traded to the Orlando Magic, along with Brandon Jennings, in exchange for Tobias Harris.[17] The next day, he made his debut with the Magic in a 110–104 win over the Dallas Mavericks, recording 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 23 minutes.[18]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2016)

On 23 June 2016, İlyasova was traded, along with Victor Oladipo and the draft rights to Domantas Sabonis, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Serge Ibaka.[19] He appeared in three games for the Thunder to begin the 2016–17 season.

Philadelphia 76ers (2016–2017)

On 1 November 2016, İlyasova was traded, along with a conditional first-round pick, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jerami Grant.[20] He made his debut for the 76ers the next day, scoring an equal team-high 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting in a 109–93 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.[21] On 6 December he had season bests of 23 points and 17 rebounds in a 96–91 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.[22] He had a second 23-point game on 8 December against the New Orleans Pelicans, and a third 23-point game on 30 December against the Denver Nuggets—both resulting in wins.[23] On 29 January 2017, he scored a season-high 31 points in a 121–108 loss to the Chicago Bulls.[24]

Atlanta Hawks (2017–2018)

On 22 February 2017, İlyasova was traded again, this time to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Tiago Splitter, a protected 2017 second-round pick, and the option to swap a second-round pick.[25]

On 21 July 2017, İlyasova re-signed with the Hawks.[26] On 26 February 2018, he was waived by the Hawks.[27]

Return to Philadelphia (2018)

On 28 February 2018, İlyasova signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, returning to the franchise for a second stint.[28]

Fourth stint with Milwaukee (2018–2020)

On 16 July 2018, İlyasova signed with the Milwaukee Bucks, returning to the franchise for a third stint.[29] On 16 December 2018, he sustained a fractured nose during practice, which required surgery.[30]

On 19 November 2020, İlyasova was waived by Milwaukee.[31]

Utah Jazz (2021)

On 11 March 2021, İlyasova signed with the Utah Jazz for the remainder of the season.[32] On 17 April, İlyasova logged a season-high 20 points on 7-of-11 field goal shooting and 6-of-8 from three, in addition to five rebounds, four steals and two blocks across 31 minutes in a 115–127 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.[33] [34]

On 22 December 2021, İlyasova signed a 10-day contract with the Chicago Bulls.[35] İlyasova entered the NBA's health and safety protocols on December 28, and did not play for the team before his contract expired.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 66 || 14 || 14.7 || .383 || .365 || .787 || 2.9 || .7 || .4 || .3 || 6.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 81 || 31 || 23.4 || .443 || .336 || .715 || 6.4 || 1.0 || .7 || .3 || 10.4|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 60 || 34 || 25.1 || .436 || .298 || .894 || 6.1 || .9 || .9 || .4 || 9.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 60 || 41 || 27.6 || .492 || .455 || .781 || 8.8 || 1.2 || .7 || .7 || 13.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 73 || 54 || 27.6 || .462 || .444 || .796 || 7.1 || 1.6 || .9 || .5 || 13.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 55 || 47 || 26.9 || .409 || .282 || .823 || 6.2 || 1.3 || .8 || .1 || 11.2|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 58 || 36 || 22.7 || .472 || .389 || .645 || 4.8 || 1.0 || .6 || .3 || 11.5|-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| | style="text-align:left;"| Detroit| 52 || 52 || 27.6 || .425 || .363 || .725 || 5.4 || 1.1 || .7 || .5 || 11.3|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Orlando| 22 || 4 || 20.3 || .418 || .409 || .711 || 5.5 || .5 || .6 || .3 || 8.1|-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=3| | style="text-align:left;"| Oklahoma City| style="background:#cfecec;"| 3* || 0 || 20.8 || .375 || .250 || .000 || 5.3 || .3 || 1.0 || .3 || 5.0|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia| style="background:#cfecec;"| 53* || 40 || 27.3 || .440 || .359 || .768 || 5.9 || 1.8 || .6 || .3 || 14.8|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta| style="background:#cfecec;"| 26* || 12 || 24.3 || .412 || .348 || .800 || 5.8 || 1.6 || .8 || .3 || 10.4|-| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| | style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta| 46 || 40 || 25.5 || .459 || .359 || .800 || 5.5 || 1.1 || 1.0 || .4 || 10.9|-

| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia| 23 || 3 || 24.1 || .439 || .361 || .733 || 6.7 || 1.7 || .7 || .4 || 10.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 67 || 7 || 18.4 || .438 || .363 || .824 || 4.5 || .8 || .5 || .3 || 6.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 63 || 8 || 15.7 || .466 || .365 || .828 || 4.8 || .8 || .4 || .3 || 6.6|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Utah| 17 || 1 || 8.7 || .389 || .439 || 1.000 || 1.7 || .2 || .6 || .2 || 3.8 |- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 825 || 424 || 23.0 || .443 || .367 || .777 || 5.6 || 1.1 || .7 || .4 || 10.1

Playoffs

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2010| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 7 || 0 || 22.4 || .480 || .357 || .833 || 7.6 || .4 || .7 || .1 || 9.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2013| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 4 || 4 || 29.3 || .435 || .400 || 1.000 || 7.3 || 1.8 || 1.3 || .3 || 11.5|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2015| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 6 || 6 || 23.7 || .328 || .217 || .700 || 3.8 || .5 || .8 || .5 || 8.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta| 6 || 0 || 15.0 || .348 || .200 || .778 || 5.2 || .3 || .2 || .0 || 4.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018| style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia| 10 || 1 || 23.3 || .429 || .290 || .571 || 7.6 || 1.3 || .7 || .4 || 9.3|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 15 || 0 || 18.1 || .432 || .300 || .800 || 4.7 || 1.4 || .7 || .4 || 6.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020| style="text-align:left;"| Milwaukee| 3 || 0 || 7.7 || .333 || .200 || 1.000 || 1.3 || .0 || .7 || .0 || 3.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2021| style="text-align:left;"| Utah| 1 || 0 || 3.0 || .500 || .000 || 1.000 || .0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 4.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 52 || 11 || 19.9 || .413 || .287 || .753 || 5.5 || .9 || .7 || .3 || 7.7

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2004–05| style="text-align:left;"| Ülkerspor| 6 || 0 || 4.8 || .267 || .111 || .500 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 1.7 || - 1.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2007–08| style="text-align:left;"| FC Barcelona| 22 || 8 || 18.1 || .379 || .241 || .538 || 4.7 || .7 || .8 || 1.1 || 6.1 || 7.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2008–09| style="text-align:left;"| FC Barcelona| 22 || 15 || 20.8 || .457 || .403 || .816 || 7.0 || .8 || .5 || .6 || 10.5 || 13.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2011–12| style="text-align:left;"| Anadolu Efes| 8 || 8 || 20.7 || .482 || .353 || .593 || 5.5 || .9 || 1.5 || 1.5 || 9.5 || 13.6|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 58 || 31 || 18.1 || .426 || .323 || .667 || 5.2 || .7 || .7 || .8 || 7.8 || 9.4

National team career

Before playing for the senior Turkey national basketball team, İlyasova was named the MVP of the 2006 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship, after leading Turkey's junior national team to a silver medal in İzmir.[36] İlyasova has since represented Turkey at the 2006 FIBA World Championship, EuroBasket 2007, EuroBasket 2009, 2010 FIBA World Championship, EuroBasket 2011, EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015.[37]

Personal life

İlyasova is the son of Crimean Tatar parents Anvar and Iraliye İlyasova.[38] He is married to Julia, who was born in Belarus. They have two daughters and one son, all born in Milwaukee.[39] İlyasova is Muslim.[40]

Citizenship and age

Since the 2003 Turkish Junior Basketball Championship held in Konya, there has been some controversy to İlyasova's age and national origin.[41] The controversy is fueled by the claim that a man named Arsen Ilyasov, born in 1984 in Bukhara, Uzbekistan, entered Turkey as an 18-year-old on 7 August 2002 and was never heard from again, while on 19 September 2002, a man named Semsettin Bulut claimed to have forgotten to register the birth of his now 15-year-old son, and did so as Ersan İlyasova, a Turkish citizen.[42] [43] This claim, that İlyasova is actually Ilyasov and should be an Uzbek player, was officially put forth by the Uzbekistan Basketball Federation in a grievance, but FIBA ruled in the Turkish Basketball Federation's favor.[39] While this controversy was brewing, ESPN's Chad Ford referred to Ilyasova as "The 17-year-old forward from Uzbekistan is widely considered the best prospect to ever come out of Turkey."[44] Other biographies, while not claiming an Uzbek birth, still maintain a 1984 birth year.[45] [46]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ersan Ilyasova Stats, Video, Bio, Profile. NBA.com. 18 July 2007.
  2. Web site: Ersan Ilyasova – Turkish Basketball League Player. TBLStat.net. 18 July 2007.
  3. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks send Ersan Ilyasova to D-League. InsideHoops.com. 14 November 2005. 18 July 2007.
  4. Web site: Ersan Ilyasova D-League Stats. Basketball-Reference.com. 18 July 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20150428095244/http://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/i/ilyaser01d.html. 28 April 2015. dead.
  5. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks at Detroit Pistons Box Score, November 1, 2006. Basketball-Reference.com. 1 November 2006. 1 November 2006.
  6. Web site: AXA FC Barcelona lands Ilyasova. Euroleague.net. 18 July 2007. 18 July 2007.
  7. Web site: BUCKS REACH AGREEMENT WITH ILYASOVA. NBA.com. 23 July 2009. 23 July 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090727091438/http://www.nba.com/bucks/news/ilyasova_signing_090723.html. 27 July 2009. dead.
  8. Web site: Anadolu Efes officially announces Ersan Ilyasova. Sportando.com. 3 August 2011. 3 August 2011.
  9. Web site: Ersan Ilyasova, Bucks spoil Brook Lopez's season debut for Nets. https://web.archive.org/web/20120220031550/http://scores.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=320219017. dead. February 20, 2012. ESPN.com. 20 February 2012. 20 February 2012.
  10. Web site: Bucks Re-Sign Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. 12 July 2012. 12 July 2012.
  11. Web site: Bucks re-sign forward Ersan Ilyasova. ESPN.com. 12 July 2012. 12 July 2012.
  12. Web site: Ben. Golliver. Bucks' Ersan Ilyasova out for season with ankle injury. SI.com. 27 March 2014. 27 March 2014.
  13. Web site: Ilyasova scores 34 points, Bucks beat Pacers 111-107. NBA.com. 26 March 2015. 26 March 2015.
  14. Web site: Pistons Acquire Forward Ersan Ilyasova From Milwaukee In Exchange For Caron Butler And Shawne Williams. NBA.com. 11 June 2015. 11 June 2015.
  15. Web site: Jason. Brunskowski. Jennings and Ilyasova reunited in Detroit. DetroitBadBoys.com. 12 June 2015. 27 December 2018.
  16. Web site: Pistons surprise Hawks on opening night, winning 106-94. NBA.com. 27 October 2015. 27 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151028011535/http://www.nba.com/games/20151027/DETATL/gameinfo.html. 28 October 2015. dead.
  17. Web site: Magic Acquire Jennings and Ilyasova From Pistons in Exchange for Harris. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. 16 February 2016. 16 February 2016.
  18. Web site: Mavs set franchise best for 3s but lose to Magic in OT. NBA.com. Turner Sports Interactive, Inc.. 19 February 2016. 19 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160219040122/http://www.nba.com/games/20160219/DALORL/gameinfo.html. 19 February 2016. dead.
  19. Web site: Thunder Acquires Oladipo, Ilyasova and Draft Rights to Sabonis. NBA.com. 23 June 2016. 3 July 2016.
  20. Web site: Sixers Acquire Ilyasova, First-Round Pick from OKC. NBA.com. 1 November 2016. 1 November 2016.
  21. Web site: Batum breaks out, leads Hornets past 76ers 109-93. ESPN.com. 2 November 2016. 3 November 2016.
  22. Web site: Gasol has 26 points, 12 boards to lead Grizzlies past Sixers. ESPN.com. 6 December 2016. 6 December 2016.
  23. Web site: Ersan Ilyasova 2016-17 Game Log. Basketball-Reference.com. 31 December 2016.
  24. Web site: Butler, Lopez lead Bulls to 121-108 win over 76ers. ESPN.com. 29 January 2017. 30 January 2017.
  25. Web site: Sixers Acquire Draft Pick Considerations, Splitter from Atlanta. NBA.com. 22 February 2017. 22 February 2017.
  26. Web site: Hawks Re-Sign Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. 21 July 2017. 21 July 2017.
  27. Web site: Hawks Waive Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. 26 February 2018. 26 February 2018.
  28. Web site: Philadelphia 76ers Sign Forward Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. 28 February 2018. 28 February 2018.
  29. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Sign Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. 16 July 2018. 16 July 2018.
  30. Web site: Medical Update on Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. 21 December 2018. 26 December 2018.
  31. Web site: Milwaukee Bucks Requested Waivers On Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. 19 November 2020. 19 November 2020.
  32. Web site: Utah Jazz sign Ersan Ilyasova. NBA.com. 10 March 2021. 10 March 2021.
  33. Web site: Jazz's Ersan Ilyasova: Scores season-high 20 points. CBSSports.com. 17 April 2021. 22 April 2021.
  34. Web site: Lakers hold off NBA-leading Jazz 127-115 in OT. ESPN.com. 17 April 2021. 22 April 2021.
  35. Web site: Luke. Adams. Bulls Sign Ersan Ilyasova Via Hardship Exception. HoopsRumors.com. 22 December 2021. 22 December 2021.
  36. Web site: Luis. Fernández. A Look Back At The U-20 European Championships (Part Two). DraftExpress.com. 22 September 2006. 22 September 2006.
  37. Web site: Ersan Ilyasova profile, EuroBasket 2015 - FIBA.COM. 22 January 2017.
  38. Web site: Life history of Crimean Tatar basketball player. QHA.com.ua. 23 September 2009. 23 September 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20160521122953/http://qha.com.ua/en/sport/life-history-of-crimean-tatar-basketball-player/55452/. 21 May 2016. dead.
  39. News: Is Ilyasova A Turkish Name?. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty . July 13, 2012 . 22 January 2017.
  40. Web site: Marc J.. Spears. Being Muslim in the NBA. Andscape. 17 October 2017. 10 April 2021.
  41. Web site: SPORTS - Ulker implicated in Ilyasova scandal. 22 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202010845/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/Default.aspx?pageID=438&n=ulker-implicated-in-ilyasova-scandal-2003-06-13. 2 February 2017. dead. dmy-all.
  42. Web site: DraftExpress: Ersan Ilyasova, the Turkish pearl. DraftExpress.com. 22 January 2017.
  43. Web site: The Don Draper of the NBA: Does Ersan İlyasova Really Exist?. The Scorecrow. 31 May 2019. 12 March 2021.
  44. Web site: Ford: Turkey, Day One. ESPN.com. 5 May 2005. 22 January 2017.
  45. Web site: Life history of Crimean Tatar basketball player. 22 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160609202531/http://qha.com.ua/en/sport/life-history-of-crimean-tatar-basketball-player/55452/. 9 June 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  46. Web site: Life history of Crimean Tatar basketball player - Crimean News Agency. https://web.archive.org/web/20160220004456/http://qha.com.ua/en/sport/life-history-of-crimean-tatar-basketball-player/55452. dead. February 20, 2016. qha.com.ua. 27 December 2018.

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