In the 10 games since: 104 points, 140 rebounds. He was almost exclusively on mop-up duty over the first 29 Heat games of the season, during which he had 62 points and 41 rebounds in 20 appearances. Yurtseven has started each of Miami’s last six games at center, the first starts of his career. He doesn’t have a mean bone in his body.” I’m not going to lie: I’m on Omer a lot because I think he can be really good. “He’s just scratching the surface,” Heat forward P.J. Quite a value, and teammates say he’s just getting started. Yurtseven is making $1.5 million with the Heat. They’re elite, proven, all-world players making a combined $66 million this season. Only Utah’s Rudy Gobert (16.3) and reigning NBA MVP Nikola Jokic of Denver (15.6) have averaged more rebounds in their teams’ last 10 contests. He has responded, averaging 10.4 points and 14.0 rebounds in his last 10 games. But with Adebayo, Dewayne Dedmon and Markieff Morris all injured, and with Haslem currently sidelined for virus-related reasons, Miami’s big-man rotation was completely depleted and Yurtseven - whose claim to fame has long been a 91-point game he had while growing up in Turkey - was given a chance for big minutes. The only other NBA player with 12 rebounds in 10 consecutive games this season was Atlanta’s Clint Capela, who did it back in November.įor Yurtseven, this was an unforeseen opportunity. And Zo is someone that I look up to as well and a mentor within the Heat. Shaq is one of the greatest players of all-time, undebatedly. “It’s really flattering,” Yurtseven said of being the first player in Heat history to put together such a streak.
State and Georgetown before finding his way to the G League - had 16 rebounds in Miami’s win at Portland on Wednesday night, his 10th straight game with at least 12 boards. Yurtseven - an undrafted 7-foot rookie from Turkey, who came to the U.S. None of them had ever grabbed 12 rebounds in 10 consecutive games for the Heat. MIAMI (AP) - A few weeks ago, nobody would have seen this coming.Ĭonsider all the stellar big men who have worn a Miami Heat uniform over the years, a list that includes Shaquille O’Neal, Alonzo Mourning, Chris Bosh, Udonis Haslem and Bam Adebayo just to name a few.
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