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Hedo Turkoglu

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Basketball Player

The Resume

    (March 19, 1979- )
    Born in Gaziosmanpasa, Instanbul, Turkey
    NBA small forward/power forward/point forward
    Played for the Sacramento Kings (2000-2003), San Antonio Spurs (2003-2004), Orlando Magic (2004-2009), and Houston Rockets (2009-)
    Drafted 16th overall in the 200 NBA Draft
    2001 NBA All-Rookie Second Team
    2008 NBA Most Improved Player
    Wore #15 and #26

Why he might be annoying:

    Many people struggle to pronounce his last name.
    He was invited to join the Turkish team in the 2006 FIBA World Championship Tournament, but he declined.
    He is a Vlade Divac look-a-like (who was his teammate during his run in Sacramento).
    His beard appears similar to the one sported by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
    He was part of two different teams that lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA postseason.
    Despite a superb performance in the 2009 NBA Finals, his accomplishments were meaningless when the Magic lost to the Lakers.
    He missed his chance at earning a championship ring by leaving the Spurs at the end of the 2003-2004 season. The Spurs would win one the following year.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He played four positions in his career.
    He was part of the silver medalist Turkish National Team during the 2001 FIBA World Championship Tournament.
    He was named Most Improved Player in 2008.
    He and Dwight Howard were a center-forward tandem that the Magic had not seen since Horace Grant and Shaq in the mid '90s.
    In 2009, after making a point in Game 4 of the NBA Finals, he dissed Trevor Ariza and Kobe Bryant by sticking out his tongue and blowing a raspberry at them.

Credit: Birdienest81


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 11 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 103 Votes: 55.34% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 92 Votes: 64.13% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 70 Votes: 47.14% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 87 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 98 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 18 Votes: 61.11% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 52 Votes: 67.31% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 72.00% Annoying