Cenk Akyol
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Akyol with the Galatasaray | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 – Anadolu Efes Istanbul | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Shooting guard / Small forward | ||||||||||||||||||
| League |
Turkish Basketball League Euroleague | ||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
April 16, 1987 Kadıköy, İstanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 5.5 in (1.97 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 208 lb (94 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 59th overall | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2003–present | ||||||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2009 | Efes Pilsen | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Galatasaray Café Crown | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Air Avellino | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Galatasaray Liv Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Anadolu Efes | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cenk Akyol (born April 16, 1987) is a Turkish professional basketball player who plays for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball League.
Akyol was drafted 59th overall in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks. On February 20, 2014, the Atlanta Hawks traded Akyol's draft rights to the Los Angeles Clippers in exchange for Antawn Jamison[1] and on January 7, 2015 the Clippers traded his rights to the Philadelphia 76ers, along with Jared Cunningham and cash for the rights to Sergei Lishouk.[2] On February 19, 2015, he was again traded to the Denver Nuggets for Javale McGee and the rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum.[3]
Turkish national team
Akyol is also a regular Turkish national team player.
Personal life
On August 21, 2013, Akyol married national volleyball player and member of Vakıfbank Volleyball Naz Aydemir.[4]
References
- ↑ HAWKS ACQUIRE ANTAWN JAMISON FROM LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS
- ↑ "Clippers Trade Cunningham To 76ers". NBA.com. January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
- ↑ "Nuggets Acquire Rights to Cenk Akyol". NBA.com. February 19, 2015. Retrieved February 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Genç çift dünyaevine girdi". Radikal (in Turkish). 2013-08-21. Retrieved 203-09-01. Check date values in:
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External links
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- Cenk Akyol at eurobasket.com
- Cenk Akyol at euroleague.net
- Cenk Akyol at tblstat.net
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