Draft And Stash – Optimizing 2016 NBA Draft Picks 24 and 26
By Bret Stuter
Furkan Korkmaz
Once the darling of the 2016 NBA draft, his name has lost a little bit of luster in comparison to some of the other talents who are gaining popularity.
at 6’7″, 170 pounds and just 18 years old, Korkmaz is the ideal draft and stash candidate. His career has had limited playing time and overseas production, which adds to the argument to stash him. But he’s not a raw talent by any means. He’s just raw physically.
He’s been in the basketball scene him since 2013, from the under-16 European Championships to last summer’s under-19 World Championships, where he averaged 13.7 points in 24.2 minutes on 45.2 percent shooting from three. He’s played the last two years against pros in Euroleague and the Turkish Basketball Super League with Anadolu Efes, who dresses former draft-and-stash NBA talents Dario Saric and Cedi Osman.
His greatest limits is playing time, but he’s still managed to put together enough flashes and a strong first-round case for the 2016 NBA draft.
He has a great perimeter shot at 44.3% accuracy, and 56.2% from two point range. He projects as a shooting guard in the NBA, and that is certainly an area of need for the Philadelphia 76ers.
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