FEBRUARY 9: The Pacers have officially waived Korkmaz, the team confirmed today in a press release.
FEBRUARY 8: The Pacers will waive shooting guard Furkan Korkmaz after they officially acquire him from the Sixers, sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link).
Indiana agreed to trade Buddy Hield to Philadelphia in exchange for Marcus Morris, Korkmaz, and three second-round picks. Given that the Pacers immediately made a deal to flip Morris to San Antonio and will cut Korkmaz, it’s clear those draft picks were the assets they were after, with the two former 76ers just viewed as salary-matching pieces.
Korkmaz has been with the Sixers since 2017 and played a regular rotation role for several seasons from 2019-22. However, his minutes have significantly declined in the past two seasons. In 2023/24, he has averaged 2.5 points per game on .395/.350/.700 shooting in 35 appearances off the bench (8.6 MPG).
Korkmaz is on an expiring $5,370,370 contract, so Indiana will be on the hook for that cap hit once he clears waivers.
The 26-year-old will be eligible to sign as a free agent with any NBA team except the Sixers, though he likely wouldn’t have pursued a reunion with his former team anyway, given that he has sought a trade out of Philadelphia multiple times in recent years.
lol
The funny part is Korkmaz being on Philly for SEVEN YEARS.
What are they Furkan doing?
Well, he got what he wanted?
Probably best player on the buyout market. Can at least shoot and hustles.
He’s not a buyout. He’s unemployed.
what? lmao
If you don’t know the difference between a buyout and being waived, google it.
Dude is one of the worst players in the league. 9.1 PER, .519 TS%. There’s a reason Philly gave him away and why the Pacers released him.
Not exactly a lot of potential all-stars on the market. I’ll stand by my opinion. Give this guy a chance on a good team with 10 mins of consistent run a night and he will play.
I would like to have seen him on the P’s roster…
Make James Johnson a coach instead of holding a roster spot…
Bro learn basketball and understand veterans are important. I don’t want to write another essay on this subject
None of your “essays” make sense anyways lmao
Please, please. Write and write long and loud. Why is Johnson better as a zero minutes player than assistant coach? Where was Johnson’s bench influence when the P’s got blown out by 22 at home by the Dub’s. Please write it long and loud – Turner’s veteran leadership and Halliburton’s leadership are lacking?