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Semih Erden
Semih Erden at the awarding ceremony of the 2010 FIBA World Championship
Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionCenter
Personal information
Born (1986-07-28) July 28, 1986 (age 38)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
Listed height6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2008: 2nd round, 60th overall pick
Selected by the Boston Celtics
Playing career2003–present
Career history
2003–2004Darüşşafaka (Turkey)
2004–2005Partizan (Serbia)
2005–2010Fenerbahçe Ülker (Turkey)
2010–2011Boston Celtics
2011–presentCleveland Cavaliers
2011-presentBeşiktaş Milangaz
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Turkey
FIBA World Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Turkey National team

Semih Erden (born July 28, 1986) is a Turkish professional basketball player currently playing for Beşiktaş Milangaz; however, he is under contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association, and is expected to return to that team when the 2011 NBA lockout ends. The 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m), 240 lb (110 kg; 17 st) center formerly played for the Boston Celtics. He was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 60th overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.[1][2][3]

Europe

2003–04

Erden played with Darüşşafaka SK in the Turkish Basketball League, appeared in one game in which he recorded one point and two rebounds. He spent the majority of the season playing with the Darussafaka junior team.

2004–05

With KK Partizan in the Adriatic League, Erden averaged 4.6 points and 3.2 rebounds. He scored in double figures twice, tallying a high of 17 points against KK Hemofarm. In the Euroleague, he contributed 3.0 points and 2.3 rebounds per game in 12.5 minutes a contest. His highest scoring game of 10 points occurred against Efes Pilsen. In 2004-05, he also appeared in seven Yugoslav Basketball League games, averaging 1.7 points and 0.7 rebounds in 4.4 minutes a contest.

2005–06

In the Turkish Basketball League, Erden averaged 6.5 points and 5.4 rebounds in 18.4 minutes a contest. He had a high of 14 points at Fenerbahçe Ülker and scored in double figures seven times. He also contributed 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds in 9.1 minutes a contest in nine Euroleague games.

2006–07

Erden played 16.1 minutes a game, averaged 6.4 points and 3.8 rebounds in Turkish League play, registering a high of 10 points against Galatasaray Café Crown. In the Euroleague, Semih added 4.5 points and 3.1 rebounds in 13.8 minutes per match.

2007–08

Erden averaged 7.1 points and 4.7 rebounds in 19.5 minutes a game in Turkish League play, scoring in double figures six times with a high of 15 points against CASA TED Kolejliler. During the season though, he missed a number of games due to a knee injury. In the Euroleague, he added 6.7 points and 4.3 rebounds in 19.3 minutes a contest, scored in double figures three times and posting high of 15 points against Panathinaikos BC.

NBA

Erden was selected by the Boston Celtics with the 60th pick in the 2008 NBA Draft.[1] Erden was still under a one-year contract with Fenerbahçe Ülker[4] and did not join the roster in 2008–09. He was seen by Celtics general manager Danny Ainge as their first-round pick in 2009.[5]

On July 5, 2010, Celtics signed Erden to a one-year minimum contract with a team option for 2011-12.[6]

With Boston centers Shaquille O'Neal, Kendrick Perkins and Jermaine O'Neal out with injuries, Erden earned his first career start on December 9, 2010 against the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored 8 points in 18 minutes in a 102-101 victory. Two nights later, Erden started for the second time in a 93-62 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats. In that game Erden played a game-high 41 minutes recording 10 points, 7 rebounds, 4 blocked shots and a plus/minus rating of +34.

On February 24, 2011, Erden was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with teammate Luke Harangody in exchange for a second-round draft pick.[7]

Return to Europe

On September 21, 2011, Erden signed with the Turkish club Beşiktaş Milangaz until the end of the 2011 NBA lockout. He is playing alongside New Jersey Nets All-Star Deron Williams.[8]

On November 22, 2011, Erden suffered a broken finger in a Eurochallenge game. He is expected to miss at least 2 months.[9]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 Boston 37 7 14.4 .598 .000 .630 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 4.1
2010–11 Cleveland 4 1 16.0 .286 .000 .833 2.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 3.3
Career 41 8 14.5 .559 .000 .650 2.9 0.5 0.4 0.6 4.0

Turkish national team

Erden is a regular player on the Turkish national team. His first international experience came in the 2005 U20 European Championships held in Moscow. He averaged 10.4 points and 8.0 rebounds in seven games for Turkey. In the 2006 U20 European Championships, held in Izmir, Turkey, Erden helped lead Turkey to a silver medal, averaging 5.4 points and 3.4 rebounds in eight games. In the same year, he earned a spot on the Turkish team for the 2006 World Championship in Japan. He contributed 2.2 points and 2.3 rebounds a game. In the 2007 European Championship in Spain, Erden averaged 1.0 points and 1.0 rebounds in his five games.

Career highlights

References

  1. ^ a b Julian Benbow, Taking a shot with J.R., The Boston Globe, June 27, 2008.
  2. ^ Template:Tr Two basketballers drafted by NBA teams
  3. ^ Template:Tr Two canaries drafted
  4. ^ Baxter Holmes, Celtics introduce latest draft picks, The Boston Globe, July 1, 2008.
  5. ^ Steve Bulpett, Celts drafting offseason plan, Boston Herald, June 28, 2008.
  6. ^ "Celtics sign Semih Erden". NBA.com. 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Erden and Harangody from Boston for Future Second Round Pick". NBA.com. 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2011-02-25.
  8. ^ Template:TrSemih Erden Beşiktaş'ta
  9. ^ Template:TrBeşiktaş'ta Semih Erden şoku

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