No. 17 – Chicago Bulls | |
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Position | Small forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Kadıköy, Turkey | 31 March 1999
Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
Career information | |
High school |
Huntington Prep ( Huntington, West Virginia) |
NBA draft | 2021: undrafted |
Playing career | 2016–present |
Career history | |
2016–2019 | Anadolu Efes |
2017–2018 | → Sigortam.net İTÜ BB |
2019–2021 | Pınar Karşıyaka |
2021–2023 | Frutti Extra Bursaspor |
2023–present | Chicago Bulls |
2023–2024 | → Windy City Bulls |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Onuralp Bitim (born 31 March 1999) is a Turkish professional basketball player for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the Turkish slam dunk contest twice, during 2018 and 2020 Basketbol Süper Ligi All-star weekend. [1] [2]
On 28 July 2019, Bitim signed a two-year contract with Pınar Karşıyaka. [3]
On 7 June 2021, Bitim signed a two-year contract with Frutti Extra Bursaspor. [4] After having a successful season with Bursaspor and reaching the EuroCup final, on 9 May 2022, Bitim extended his contract with the club for two more seasons. [5]
On 25 July 2023, Bitim signed a two-way contract with the Chicago Bulls [6] and on 24 February 2024, he signed a standard contract. [7] Bitim appeared in 23 games for Chicago in his rookie campaign, averaging 3.5 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.6 assists. On 16 April, it was announced that Bitim had suffered a detached retina in his right eye, and would undergo season–ending surgery. [8]
Onuralp Bitim is the son of former basketball players Mustafa Kemal Bitim [9] and Hilal Ertunalı. [10]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2023–24 | Chicago | 23 | 1 | 11.7 | .381 | .273 | .800 | 1.4 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 3.5 |
Career | 23 | 1 | 11.7 | .381 | .273 | .800 | 1.4 | .6 | .1 | .1 | 3.5 |