Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Q+A: Mehmet Okur

Q+A: Mehmet Okur

The Turkish big man dishes on his move from Salt Lake to New York.

by Kyle Stack / @KyleStack

Mehmet Okur isn’t Brook Lopez. However, the Nets’ current starting center has taken the place of the team’s injured former starting center to become one of point guard Deron Williams’ primary targets. With Lopez out until at least mid-February as he recovers from surgery on his non-displaced stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, Okur will hold down the 5-spot for awhile yet.

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