Milwaukee was home for most of Ersan Ilyasova's 13 NBA seasons — four separate stints with the Bucks, including a 2012 night of 29 points and 25 rebounds that put him beside Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Swen Nater as the only Bucks ever with a 25-and-25 game. The much-traveled Turkish forward reached Utah near the end, signing in March 2021 and delivering a 20-point game that April.
Born in Uzbekistan and developed in Turkey's leagues, Ilyasova also won a Spanish championship with FC Barcelona in 2009 and returned to Anadolu Efes during the 2011 lockout — a career spread across two continents and nearly two decades.
HOW HE CAME & WENTHe signed for the rest of the season on March 11, 2021, joining the West's top seed as a veteran stretch four.
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| SEASON | TEAM | G | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | UTA | 17 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .389 | .439 | 1.000 |
| JAZZ TOTAL | 1 SEASON | 17 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | .389 | .439 | 1.000 |
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