Erden doing his part in Turkey

The Celtics' 2008 second-round draft pick Semih Erden is doing his part in EuroBasket 2009 (http://greenstreet.weei.com/sports/boston/basketball/celtics/2009/09/12/celtics-draft-pick-erden-helps-turkey/), helping Turkey get by Pau Ga-soft and Spain:  The Boston Celtics 2008 second round draft pick Semih Erden has yet to play in an NBA game, but he has already defeated one of the Los Angeles Lakers. On Saturday he helped Turkey defeat Pau Gasol and the Spanish team in the EuroBasket 2009 Group F qualifying round.The 6-11 center led the team with six rebounds and scored 11 points, including two free throws that secured Turkey’s 63-60 victory over Spain. He also contributed two rebounds, an alley-oop from Hedo Turkoglu, a block, and a steal in the final five minutes of the back-and-forth match up. Turkey remains undefeated (3-0) and plays Serbia on Monday.