What is Mehmet Okur?
[[File:Mehmet Okur (cropped).jpg|thumb|Okur with the Utah Jazz]] '''Mehmet Okur''' (born May 26, 1979 in [[Yalova]], [[Turkey]]) is an [[Turkey|Turkish]] [[basketball]] player. He was drafted by the [[Detroit Pistons]] with the 37th pick in the 2nd round of the 2001 NBA Draft. He currently plays for the [[Utah Jazz]] as a [[Center (basketball)|center]] and [[Power forward (basketball)|power forward]]. He has also played for the Detroit Pistons from 2002 to 2004 until he signed with the Jazz after the Pistons were unable to pay his salary due to salary cap limitations. == Other websites == *[http://www.nba.com/playerfile/mehmet_okur Mehmet Okur's NBA player profile] {{DEFAULTSORT:Okur, Mehmet}} {{Sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Okur, Mehmet}} [[Category:1979 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Turkish basketball players]] [[Category:Detroit Pistons players]] [[Category:Utah Jazz players]]