Furkan Korkmaz to make Sixers debut tonight

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By Brandon Apter, Sports Talk Philly editor

The Philadelphia 76ers square-off against the Utah Jazz at 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday night and recently signed guard Furkan Korkmaz will be in uniform to be make his Sixers debut in game two of the Summer League.

The Sixers picked Korkmaz with the No. 26 pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and he signed his rookie contract on Tuesday.

The 19-year-old Turkish guard played with both Anadolu Efes and Banvit in the Turkish Basketball Super League and the Basketball Champions League, averaging a combined 9.3 points in 20.2 minutes per game, shooting 46.6 percent overall and 43.7 percent from beyond the arc. 

With Banvit in the Basketball Champions League, Korkmaz appeared in eight games, averaging 10.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.1 assists. He shot 42.1 percent from the floor and 50 percent from three-point range. He won the Best Young Player award in the BCL.

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