MEHMET OKUR RUMORS & GOSSIP

Bulls, Celtics Had Been Pursuing Okur

Mehmet Okur is unable to play due to a bad back, but he intends to seek an NBA deal in the offseason.
Via RealGM  |  April 21, 2012
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Blazes Waive Okur

The Blazers waived Mehmet Okur.
Via RealGM  |  March 22, 2012
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Nets C Okur out indefinitely

New Jersey Nets center Mehmet Okur has been sidelined for six weeks and will not be back anytime soon. The Nets announced Friday that Okur will be sidelined indefinitely due to chronic back problems. The 32-year-old Okur has appeared in only 17 games with New Jersey, averaging 7.6 points and 4.8 rebounds. The Nets acquired Okur in December after leading scorer Brook Lopez suffered...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  March 09, 2012
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Okur out, Humphries plays with stomach flu

New Jersey center Mehmet Okur is out for the Nets' game against Cleveland because of a back injury. New Jersey coach Avery Johnson said Okur will have an MRI on Saturday. Okur missed two games earlier in the season because of back spasms. Nets forward Kris Humphries is in the starting lineup despite missing Friday's morning shoot-around with the stomach flu. Rookie guard...
Via AP on Fox  |  January 27, 2012
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Jazz' Okur out, Nets' Humphries to play with flu

New Jersey center Mehmet Okur is out for the Nets' game against Cleveland because of a back injury.
Via CBSSports  |  January 27, 2012
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Utah Jazz: Mehmet Okur traded to Nets for draft pick, trade exception

Utah Jazz: Mehmet Okur traded to Nets for draft pick, trade exception By Brian T. Smith The Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 23, 2011 06:45AM MDT Memo is gone, Jazz General Manager Kevin O’Connor continues to make major moves, and Utah’s youth movement has officially begun. The Jazz unexpectedly traded veteran reserve center Mehmet Okur to New Jersey on Thursday for a 2015...
Via Salt Lake Tribune  |  December 23, 2011
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Jazz trade Okur to Nets for draft pick

The Utah Jazz have traded All-Star center Mehmet Okur to the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a future second-round draft pick. The 6-foot-11 Okur is in his 10th year. The Nets needed another big man after learning Brook Lopez was out until at least February from surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot. Utah had an abundance of big men. The Jazz drafted Enes Kanter...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 22, 2011
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Jazz trade C Okur to Nets

The New Jersey Nets have acquired All-Star center Mehmet Okur from the New Jersey Nets in exchange for a second-round pick. The move comes on the heels of the Nets learning that center Brook Lopez will be sidelined until at least February because of surgery to repair a stress fracture in his right foot. Okur was limited to just 13 games last season because of a hip injury. He has...
Via Pro Sports Daily  |  December 22, 2011
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Call it a comeback: Utah Jazz’s Mehmet Okur ready for NBA grind

Call it a comeback: Utah Jazz’s Mehmet Okur ready for NBA grind By Brian T. Smith The Salt Lake Tribune Published Dec 11, 2011 05:34PM MDT The Jazz have watched from the back row during the NBA’s chaotic free-agency show, content to calculate and observe rather than react and indulge. Utah could still make a big splash this season via player addition, though, and the small...
Via Salt Lake Tribune  |  December 11, 2011
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CAN'T COME BACK

Okur can't leave Turkey

This bit of news should remind everyone that the NBA is still officially in a lockout. Utah Jazz center Mehmet Okur isn’t being let out of his Turkish deal.

Via My Sports Rumors  |  November 28, 2011
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