Fenerbahce Beko announced that the club parted ways with six players. Center Kyle O’Quinn, guard Lorenzo Brown, guard Kenan Sipahi, guard Alex Perez, big man Johnny Hamilton and forward Berkay Candan are no longer members of Fenerbahce. Their contracts were either ending or included a club option for 2021-22 that Fenerbahce didn’t exercise.
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Kyle O'Quinn
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Born: 03/26/90
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Earnings: $20,872,555 ($22,031,433*)
Born: 03/26/90
Height: 6-9 / 2.06
Weight:240 lbs. / 108.9 kg.
Earnings: $20,872,555 ($22,031,433*)
Kyle O'Quinn an option for Knicks?
The Post also has learned the Knicks have had internal talks about their former center, Kyle O’Quinn, a Queens native. O’Quinn played sparingly for the 76ers last season, but got passed over in free agency in November. O’Quinn signed up with a team in Turkey, Fenerbahce, in January and has made 21 of 26 shots in seven games.
Kyle O'Quinn moving to Turkey
Fenerbahce and Kyle O’Quinn have a done deal for the remainder of the season according to Eurohoops sources, and their agreement is set to be announced later on Wednesday.
Kyle O'Quinn Turkey bound?
Donatas Urbonas: Eight-year NBA veteran Kyle O’Quinn is in advanced talks with Fenerbahce Istanbul, few sources confirmed.
Kyle O’Quinn, a Philadelphia 76ers forward/center, has generated $150,000 earmarked for helping NSU’s basketball players attend summer school. The 6-foot-9 O’Quinn, who earned a reported $4.5 million last season, has made $25,000 donations to his alma mater over three seasons, with each donation matched by the National Basketball Players Association.
Since arriving at NSU as an otherwise-overlooked high schooler from New York, O’Quinn credits the school with giving him “an opportunity of a lifetime.” It’s why, eight seasons into his NBA career, he wants to give back. “I like to be a part it,” O’Quinn, 30, said this week. “I like to be engaged, and I’m a fan now. Now that I don’t go there, I’m a fan of the university, and I want to see the university do great things. So my giving is just out of my heart.”
“It’s been a huge lifesaver,” NSU coach Robert Jones said. “It’s not the easiest task for us to raise $50,000. Maybe for some other programs, maybe it’s nothing. But it’s tough for us to raise $50,000, especially in one shot like that. So for him to be able to contribute $50,000 every year helps out tremendously.”
