The Atlanta Hawks made an under-the-radar trade at this season’s trade deadline when they shipped off Tiago Splitter and a couple of second-round picks to Philadelphia in exchange for Ersan Ilyasova.
Ilyasova, 29, is in his ninth season in the NBA and has been a rock-solid stretch big man for the entirety of his career. He has a career average of 11.0 points per game and has played a variety of roles.
For the Hawks, the Turkish big man has been a terrific addition.
Ilyasova has given the team a great boost as the primary big man off of the bench.