Furkan Aldemir was an afterthought when he was acquired from the Houston Rockets as a European prospect in July 2013, left playing for Galatasary S.K. of the Turkish Basketball League, resigned to a fate that would have him be the namesake of the Right to Furkan Aldemir Podcast one day.
Aldemir, however, made his way to Philly after being released from his contract with Galatasary due to financial dispute last November, finally making his NBA debut on Dec. 15th against the Celtics.
For the majority of the season, he appeared to just be.