İlyasova returns to Philadelphia 76ers

Trevor Booker played 33 games with the 76ers. More

Trevor Booker played 33 games with the 76ers. More

A native of Turkey, Ilyasova returns to Philadelphia where he played 53 games (40 starts) with the 76ers in 2016-17 after being acquired in a trade with Oklahoma City on November 1, 2016.

The Trevor Booker era has quickly come to an end in Philadelphia.

Veteran Turkish global power forward Ersan İlyasova is returning to the Philadelphia 76ers just days after being waived by the Atlanta Hawks.

The Sixers acquired Booker in a December trade as they sent third-year big man Jahlil Okafor, guard Nik Stauskas, and a second-round pick up I-95 for his services. The Sixers rank 16th in three-point percentage and 17th in three-pointers made per game recently added sharpshooter Marco Belinelli (who was also recently waived by the Hawks) on February 12 (Feb. 13, PHL time).

Booker will be playing on a prorated deal for the veteran minimum for the remainder of the season.

And the Pacers could use a guy like Booker.

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Aforementioned, the Sixers now have an open roster spot to sign Ilyasova, who should clear waivers on Wednesday.

This season, he is averaging 6.6 points and 4.7 rebounds in just over 17 minutes per game for both the Brooklyn Nets and the 76ers.

Furthermore, the veteran from Turkey is also shooting 45.9 percent from the field and 35.9 percent from three-point range.

Booker, 30, has averaged seven points and 5.5 rebounds in his eight-year National Basketball Association career with Washington, Utah, Brooklyn and Philadelphia.

This signing comes on the eve of the deadline for teams to sign players and have them be eligible for the playoffs.

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