$Signed a two-year, $5.46 million contract with the Jazz in July of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Omer Faruk Yurtseven was born on June 19, 1998 in Istanbul, Turkey. Yurtseven began playing competitive basketball at a young age, competing for the Turkish national team in the 2013 and 2014 FIBA Europe U16 Championship. He was also a silver medalist for Turkey in the 2015 FIBA Europe U18 Championship. In 2016, Yurtseven competed in the FIBA Europe U20 Championship, winning a bronze medal and making the All-Tournament team. In 2015, Yurtseven made his EuroLeague debut for Fenerbahce, and later that year he participated in an NBA preseason game against the Brooklyn Nets. At age 17, Yurtseven became the youngest player to participate in an NBA preseason contest. Yurseven committed to play collegiately at North Carolina State, but due to his previous professional status, he had to sit out the first nine games of the season, as well as donate $1,000 to charity. Yurtseven made his college basketball debut on December 15, 2016 in an NC State victory over Appalachian State. He went on to appear in 22 games, making 14 starts and averaging 5.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in 18.9 minutes. As a sophomore, Yurtseven appeared in 33 games, posting 13.5 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. Yurtseven earned All-ACC Third Team honors and opted to test the waters in advance of the 2018 NBA Draft. Ultimately, Yurtseven decided to return to college basketball, but he announced that he would transfer to Georgetown. After sitting out the entirety of the 2018-19 season, Yurtseven started 25 of 26 games for the Hoyas, posting 15.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.5 blocks in 27.3 minutes per contest.
ANALYSIS Per Scotto, the deal includes a strong partially guaranteed salary for 2023-24 and is non-guaranteed for 2024-25. Yurtseven started 12 of his 56 appearances as a rookie and averaged 5.3 points and 5.9 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per game, but he struggled with injuries last year and wasn't overly productive in limited action. In Utah, Yurtseven figures to be battle with Kelly Olynyk for backup center minutes behind Walker Kessler.
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Stat Review
How does Omer Yurtseven compare to other players?
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True Shooting %
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Effective Field Goal %
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3-Point Attempt Rate
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Free Throw Rate
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Offensive Rebound %
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Defensive Rebound %
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Total Rebound %
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Assist %
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Steal %
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Block %
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Turnover %
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Usage %
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True Shooting %
67.5%
Effective Field Goal %
64.8%
3-Point Attempt Rate
25.9%
Free Throw Rate
22.2%
Offensive Rebound %
10.9%
Defensive Rebound %
21.7%
Total Rebound %
16.1%
Assist %
3.9%
Steal %
1.1%
Block %
2.4%
Turnover %
11.2%
Usage %
18.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
8.7
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
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ANALYSIS The 24-year-old center played only nine games this past season and had trouble staying healthy, but he played double-digit minutes for the Heat only three times even when he was in the lineup. Yurtseven could have trouble carving out a significant role if he returns to Miami, but it is possible the team promises him the No. 2 spot at center behind Bam Adebayo if they don't re-sign a veteran option like Cody Zeller.
Yurtseven is coming into his second year with the potential to receive much more playing time than he did last season. The Heat have virtually the same roster as last season, except for the departure of P.J. Tucker. Tucker was the starting power forward and averaged 28 minutes per game. This leaves the Heat with only three true big men on the roster in Bam Adebayo, Dewayne Dedmon and Yurtseven. Yurtseven could possibly see himself starting next to Adebayo at center, or at least having extended run off the bench. While the rookie only averaged 5.3 points and 5.3 rebounds last season, he saw just 12.6 minutes per game. In the 12 games Yurtseven started due to Adebayo's thumb injury, he averaged 12.1 points, 12.7 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks in 29.2 minutes. While being a double-double machine, he still shot 50.8 percent from the field and 61.5 percent on free throws during his starts, which were very similar to his season averages (52.6 percent on field goals and 62.3 percent on free throws). If he can improve his outside shooting, this would allow him to start next to Adebayo. However, even if he remains as a bench option, Yurtseven would still be a viable deep league flier at center who can be productive in his minutes and out-produce his draft position if any injury happens above him on the depth chart like last season.
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Doesn't receive qualifying offer
CFree Agent
June 29, 2023
The Heat didn't extend Yurtseven a qualifying offer for 2023-24, making him an unrestricted free agent, Tim Reynolds of the Associated Press reports.
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