POWER FORWARDS: Orlando Magic’s Hedo Turkoglu Vs Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol

Day 4, No one on the Magic is more depended on down the stretch of a game than Turkish forward, Hedo Turkoglu… The Lakers counter with their own Euro star, Pau Gasol.

Hedo Turkoglu: 2009 Playoffs Statistics

• PPG – 15.2
• RPG – 4.5
• APG – 5.1

Short Bio:

Hidayet “Hedo” TürkoÄŸlu (born March 19, 1979 in GaziosmanpaÅŸa, Istanbul, Turkey) is a Turkish professional basketball player currently with the NBA’s Orlando Magic. TürkoÄŸlu stands 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) tall. He is a versatile player who has played four positions from point guard to power forward during his career. He now most often plays the small forward position. Hedo’s media nicknames include ‘Mr. Fourth Quarter’ and ‘The Michael Jordan of Turkey,’ both likely in reference to his frequent late-game clutch performances.

Türkoğlu was selected with the 16th pick by the Sacramento Kings in the first round of the 2000 NBA Draft, from Efes Pilsen in Istanbul.

For More… Turkoglu’s Wikipedia page

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Pau Gasol: 2009 Playoffs Statistics

• PPG – 18.2
• RPG – 11.3
• APG – 2.6

Short Bio:

Pau Gasol i Sàez (pronounced POW gah-SOHL; IPA [ˈpaʊ̯ gəˈzɔɫ]) (born July 6, 1980 in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain) is a 2.13 m (7 ft.) Spanish professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was born to Marisa Sàez and Agustí Gasol, and he spent his childhood growing up in Spain. Gasol’s brother, Marc Gasol, is also a professional basketball player. Gasol was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2001 NBA Draft, but his rights were traded to the Memphis Grizzlies, where he won the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He currently holds the Memphis Grizzlies franchise records for career games played, minutes played, field goals made and attempted, free throws made and attempted, offensive, defensive, and total rebounds, blocked shots, turnovers, and points. After seven seasons with the team, Gasol was traded to the Lakers on February 1, 2008, and a USA Today newspaper article said he was “the major factor in turning around a storied NBA franchise and making it hip to be a Lakers fan again.”

For More… Gasol’s Wikipedia page

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