İlkan Karaman
| No. 37 – Beşiktaş | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward |
| League |
Turkish Basketball Super League Champions League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
May 13, 1990 İstanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 254 lb (115 kg) |
| Career information | |
| NBA draft | 2012 / Round: 2 / Pick: 57th overall |
| Selected by the Brooklyn Nets | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2011 | Tofaş Bursa |
| 2011–2012 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
| 2012–2014 | Fenerbahçe |
| 2015–2016 | Acıbadem Üniversitesi |
| 2016–present | Beşiktaş |
İlkan Karaman (born May 13, 1990) is a Turkish professional basketball player for Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL).
Karaman made his professional debut in the TB2L with Tofaş Bursa during the 2007-08 season. He signed a contract with Pınar Karşıyaka after playing 4 years for Tofaş Bursa.
On August 17, 2012, Karaman signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe. In the 2012-13 season Karaman played in 29 games for Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Basketball League and 22 games in the Euroleague. In the 2013 off-season he underwent arthroscopic surgery on both knees to relieve chronic patellar tendinitis, which prevented him from playing the following season. On July 1, 2014, he parted ways with Fenerbahçe.
On October 14, 2015, Karaman signed with Acıbadem Üniversitesi of the Turkish Basketball Second League.
On September 1, 2016, he signed with Beşiktaş for the 2016–17 season.
Karaman was selected by the Brooklyn Nets with the 57th pick of the 2012 NBA Draft. He became officially the first player drafted by the Nets after their move to Brooklyn (the team acquired two higher picks in exchange for cash after they were selected by other teams). After the draft the Nets general manager Billy King stated that the Nets intended for Karaman to develop his skills while continuing to play in Europe. This process (often referred to as "Euro-Stashing") allowed the Nets to retain Karaman's NBA rights without offering him a contract.
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