İlkan Karaman (born May 13, 1990) is a Turkish professional

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player for Manisa BB of the

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(BSL).

Professional career

Karaman made his professional debut in the

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with Tofaş Bursa during the 2007-08 season. He signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka after playing 4 years for Tofaş Bursa. On August 17, 2012, Karaman signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe. In the 2012-13 season Karaman played in 29 games for Fenerbahçe in the

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and 22 games in the EuroLeague. In the 2013 off-season he underwent

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surgery on both knees to relieve chronic patellar tendinitis, which prevented him from playing the following season.Brooklyn Nets other "Euro-Stash" talks about his dream of playing in the NBA, his injury
from ''Netsdaily'', December 8, 2013. Retrieved April 11, 2014. On July 1, 2014, he parted ways with Fenerbahçe. On October 14, 2015, Karaman signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball Second League. On September 1, 2016, he signed with Beşiktaş for the 2016–17 season. On July 12, 2017, Karaman signed with İstanbul BB. He left Istanbul after appearing in eight league games. On January 16, 2018, he signed with

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. On November 14, 2019, he has signed with

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of the LNB Pro A. On October 20, 2020, he has signed with

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of the

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. On January 20, 2021, he has signed with Petkim Spor of the Turkish

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. On September 30, 2021, he has signed with Semt77 Yalovaspor of the Turkish

. On June 25, 2022, Karaman signed with

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of the Turkish BSL and return to the club after 11 seasons. On December 23, 2022, he signed with Manisa BB of the Turkish

(BSL). On January 20, 2023, he signed with Formosa Taishin Dreamers of the Taiwanese P. League+ (PLG)

NBA

Karaman was selected by the

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with the 57th pick of the

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. He became officially the first player drafted by the Nets after their move to Brooklyn (the team acquired two higher picks in exchange for cash after they were selected by other teams). After the draft the Nets general manager Billy King stated that the Nets intended for Karaman to develop his skills while continuing to play in Europe. This process (often referred to as "Euro-Stashing") allowed the Nets to retain Karaman's NBA rights without offering him a contract. On July 10, 2014, Karaman's rights were traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On November 18, 2020, Karaman's draft rights were traded to the

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, in exchange for a 2025 second round draft pick.

Turkish national team

Karaman was a regular Turkish youth national team player. He also played for Turkish national team in the

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References

External links

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TBLStat.net Profile

Euroleague.net Profile
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