{"id":510496,"date":"2026-08-18T08:54:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/?p=510496"},"modified":"2026-08-18T08:54:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:54:24","slug":"yigit-mehmet-okur-joins-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportando.basketball\/en\/yigit-mehmet-okur-joins-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Yi\u011fit Mehmet Okur joins Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1680\"><strong data-start=\"1584\" data-end=\"1605\">Yi\u011fit Mehmet Okur<\/strong>, the son of former Turkish star <strong data-start=\"1638\" data-end=\"1653\">Mehmet Okur<\/strong>, has joined <strong data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1679\">Barcelona<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1846\">Born in <strong data-start=\"1690\" data-end=\"1698\">2010<\/strong>, the young prospect began his basketball development in the United States before moving to Europe and joining one of the continent&#8217;s biggest clubs.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"80k06r\" data-start=\"1848\" data-end=\"1897\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"1851\" data-end=\"1897\">IMPRESSED AT THE U16 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1899\" data-end=\"2102\">Okur recently attracted significant attention at the <strong data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1986\">FIBA U16 European Championship<\/strong>, averaging <strong data-start=\"1998\" data-end=\"2038\">9.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game<\/strong>, while shooting an impressive <strong data-start=\"2069\" data-end=\"2101\">41.9% from three-point range<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2104\" data-end=\"2237\">The forward has particularly stood out for his shooting ability and will now continue his development within Barcelona&#8217;s youth setup.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1beca9b\" data-start=\"2239\" data-end=\"2276\"><span role=\"text\"><strong data-start=\"2242\" data-end=\"2276\">A POTENTIAL TURKISH EL CL\u00c1SICO<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3 data-section-id=\"iduvrb\" data-start=\"2278\" data-end=\"2413\"><span role=\"text\"><em data-start=\"2282\" data-end=\"2413\">His move to Barcelona could set up a future battle against \u00d6mer Kutluay, another highly regarded Turkish prospect at Real Madrid.<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2415\" data-end=\"2499\">Another young Turkish talent, <strong data-start=\"2445\" data-end=\"2461\">\u00d6mer Kutluay<\/strong>, currently plays for <strong data-start=\"2483\" data-end=\"2498\">Real Madrid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2501\" data-end=\"2724\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">That means future youth and U22 <strong data-start=\"2533\" data-end=\"2547\">El Cl\u00e1sico<\/strong> matchups between Real Madrid and Barcelona could potentially feature <strong data-start=\"2617\" data-end=\"2723\">two Turkish prospects facing each other on opposite sides of the biggest rivalry in 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