Throughout the entire playoff series, where the Heat fought for a place in the NBA Finals until the 7th game against the Celtics in the Conference Finals, the Turkish center could not find a bigger role other than mop-up duties during the garbage time. Once the injury problems were overcome, Yurtseven could not build more on his proven track record as his minutes on the court diminished to sub-10:00 minute levels. "I still lament for another dunk I could have made over Draymond, but I couldn't, I still think about that, it is a pity," he continued.ĭespite all these impressive displays, Yurtseven faced the harsh reality of being an NBA player. That is why I would choose this game over the others," he added. We lost that day, but I gave 100% and a big fight despite everything. "You need to grasp the moment against all things you suffer." "I was out of the game mentally for a while and then had to push myself back into the court, back again," Yurtseven told. His Summer League resume was good, but finding minutes in a franchise that was just molded with toughness and obsessed with winning was not easy.
Signed at the end of the previous season by the Miami Heat, The Turkish center tried hard to find its way into the roster from day 1. But first, we need to talk about how he stepped up and grasped the opportunity, for he worked so hard all during those practices and workouts. We will come back to that story of a sweetheart boy becoming the villain of his town as a teenager. That is Omer Faruk Yurtseven, the "unexpected" revelation of the Miami Heat last season and the one who put himself on the record books with some legendary names in the NBA.īut that never happened overnight.
Besides, he trusts his skills to impress the NBA scouts, too.īut as soon as he lands on Canadian soil for the biggest challenge of his career, he sees hundreds of messages on his phone from the fans of his beloved team, Fenerbahce. So far away from home, the young man takes a long flight from Istanbul to Toronto to represent his beloved team and country in a global basketball event. That needed some bold decisions, but he did not refrain from taking them despite being a teenager. Back in 2015, he was already a EuroLeague player, but he also had the vision to become something bigger.
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