WEBVTT - In-Depth with Furkan Korkmaz

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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast Network

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<v Speaker 1>guest is for Concorkmas, who I got to chat with

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this month as he traveled from Istanbul to Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 1>to sign his new contract with the Sixers. In case

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<v Speaker 1>you weren't a wear Furkon is definitely a foodie, and

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<v Speaker 1>in our interview, we covered his favorite restaurants in Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>his decision to return to Philly, his home away from home,

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<v Speaker 1>and the pride he felt watching Matisse thy Will compete

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<v Speaker 1>in the Olympics, plus much more. Without further ado, here's

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<v Speaker 1>our conversation. We're back at the facility and I am

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<v Speaker 1>joined by the one and only for Concorkmas, who is

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<v Speaker 1>getting ready to return to the Sixers for his fifth year.

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<v Speaker 1>Furk thank you for sitting down with me. Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>having meek to you. It's good to see you and

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<v Speaker 1>good to talk to you. Tell me what the last

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<v Speaker 1>month or so since I've seen you has been like?

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<v Speaker 1>Where have you been. Let's not talk about the contract yet.

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<v Speaker 1>Where have you been. What have you been up to.

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<v Speaker 1>I was in Turkey all the time, actually not because

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<v Speaker 1>after season was over, I went to Canada to play

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<v Speaker 1>for the national team. Then I went back home spend

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<v Speaker 1>time with the family and friends. I had a vacation.

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<v Speaker 1>Now again I'm back working. But overall I was in Turkey.

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<v Speaker 1>It was good to be in home, you know, spend time. Oh.

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<v Speaker 1>I had really good time because I really missed my home,

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<v Speaker 1>my country. I've been here for a long time, like

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<v Speaker 1>seven eight months. But overall it was it was a

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<v Speaker 1>good summer. So when you and I spoke last season,

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<v Speaker 1>you talked about how important it is to get back

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<v Speaker 1>to Turkey and to have time there. So for those

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<v Speaker 1>of us that haven't spent time out there, tell us

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<v Speaker 1>why Turkey is so special to you. Obviously it's where

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<v Speaker 1>you're from. But what makes you look forward to going back. First,

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<v Speaker 1>my family, because I'm having a chance to see them,

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<v Speaker 1>my sister, my mom and dad, you know, my feels. Second,

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<v Speaker 1>my friends because during the season, you know, our schedule

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<v Speaker 1>like it's so busy. It's not also easy to fly

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<v Speaker 1>from Turkey and stay here for a long time because

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<v Speaker 1>we are on the road also a lot, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>of course good food. I don't think I need to

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<v Speaker 1>talk about food because everybody knows about food culture in

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<v Speaker 1>Turkey and it's fun. You know, we have really good

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<v Speaker 1>like vacation places for me. Also, I like to spend

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<v Speaker 1>time in Ismir, which is like a vacation place. I

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<v Speaker 1>go there every summer, and this summer I stayed there

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<v Speaker 1>like fifteen days, close to two weeks, and uh that

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<v Speaker 1>was that was good, good time. People love you in Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>but my understanding is that they love you even more

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<v Speaker 1>in Turkey. So what's it like when you go home there?

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<v Speaker 1>Like what is your celebrity status like there compared to

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<v Speaker 1>what it's like here? I mean this summer especially, it

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<v Speaker 1>was different than the last couple of years because people

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<v Speaker 1>they were at home, they were watching the games more.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody was like more interested in sports because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we had like bed two years, which was not fun

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<v Speaker 1>because all this whole COVID economy all over the world.

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<v Speaker 1>People was trying to get away from the stress and

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<v Speaker 1>support was the main maybe object. And I already watched more.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't want to talk about myself every day right now?

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<v Speaker 1>That makes me feel weird. But people recognize me more,

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<v Speaker 1>they respect more because I think I'm doing a good

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<v Speaker 1>job here to represent my country, and then they love it. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>it's a big deal, and I think, especially after watching

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<v Speaker 1>the Olympics, we all are more aware of how much

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<v Speaker 1>different people mean to their countries. So if you don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to talk about what a celebrity you are, I

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<v Speaker 1>can because I know that you mean a lot to

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<v Speaker 1>those people. And so I'm really happy that you got

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<v Speaker 1>to spend that time there, especially because you quarantined in

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<v Speaker 1>Philadelphia last year, right, you didn't get to spend that

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<v Speaker 1>extended time away that you usually get to spend. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I wasn't feeling like close to four months when first

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<v Speaker 1>shutdown happened, and you know, the last two years it

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<v Speaker 1>was a lot of ups and now was because of

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<v Speaker 1>the cold, we didn't really have like big gap of

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<v Speaker 1>summer to spend at home. But yeah, like when you

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<v Speaker 1>play for your national team, people looking at you different,

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<v Speaker 1>They respect you more. They feel like you're giving your

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<v Speaker 1>country something. To play for the national team, I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's the most important thing. And as a player to

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<v Speaker 1>play an NBA, of course, different story, different feelings, like

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<v Speaker 1>everybody's dream to be here, but play for the national

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<v Speaker 1>team also brings a lot of emotions too, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>because you feel like, I feel like eighty million people

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<v Speaker 1>in Turkey they're following me. They are hard. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>they are hard. You know, they are feelings. They show

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of respect and love, which makes you feel

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<v Speaker 1>different for your country. So thank you for sharing all that,

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<v Speaker 1>because I'm really interested now in like international basketball culture

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<v Speaker 1>and what your life is like when you're away from

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers. But now that you're back, we learned the

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<v Speaker 1>news that you're going to be back with the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell us about that decision. What led you to make

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<v Speaker 1>the decision to return. I mean, I'm telling this every

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<v Speaker 1>time my mbamba carrier starts with the six years starts

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<v Speaker 1>with the Philly H and I spent four years here

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<v Speaker 1>right now it looks like another three years. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like I'm gonna be the next mayor of

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<v Speaker 1>the film, you know, because I spent a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>time here. Uh. It's also good to play for the

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<v Speaker 1>team that um invest in you, you know, believing you,

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<v Speaker 1>because I really see that believe fading me. And also

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<v Speaker 1>I love the city. I love this culture. H and

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<v Speaker 1>also I feel like on the basketball side, we have

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<v Speaker 1>a lot to do, we have more to do. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>That makes me another UM that makes me excited too,

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<v Speaker 1>because we're gonna play for something. We're gonna play for championship.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we're not gonna just play just to play. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>That was also another thing that makes my decision to

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<v Speaker 1>come back to Philly. So let's talk about that basketball side. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>last season didn't end the way that you wanted it too,

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<v Speaker 1>So so how does the way that last year and

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<v Speaker 1>ended inform the work that you're now putting in and

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<v Speaker 1>your goals for this next season. Definitely, last season didn't

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<v Speaker 1>end that how we expected because we wanted to get

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<v Speaker 1>the championship. And then I've been in this organization for

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<v Speaker 1>four years, but last year was the most the faith

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<v Speaker 1>that I had for to get get the championship. I

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<v Speaker 1>really felt it. I thought like, we're going to be

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<v Speaker 1>the champion. That's why I feel like it's unfinished business.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we should get start to work and then

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<v Speaker 1>coming to play again. What have you focused on this offseason?

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<v Speaker 1>What are the areas that you're you're most paying attention

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<v Speaker 1>to in your own game that you want to bring

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<v Speaker 1>to this next phase with the Sixers. I mean, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to say just one thing, because I feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we can learn. We can improve ourselves every day,

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<v Speaker 1>like from different perspective if you talk about our bodies,

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<v Speaker 1>because that's the most important thing. I believe we need

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<v Speaker 1>to be healthy during the season because it's a long

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<v Speaker 1>season and intense. H I'm also working on my buddy,

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<v Speaker 1>like every summer that I do, but this summer especially,

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<v Speaker 1>not like summer buddy. I'm talking about real season buddy,

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<v Speaker 1>like NBA player buddy, and I'm gonna work on my

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<v Speaker 1>pool ups. We can move on. But thank you for clarifying. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know enough. But I mean, yeah, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>and I know that you put in work, and let's

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<v Speaker 1>actually talk about that because last season you kept talking

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<v Speaker 1>about how you wanted to improve on defense, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think by the playoffs you really did and you sort

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<v Speaker 1>of made a name for yourself as a plus defender,

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<v Speaker 1>as an improving defender in this league. So tell me

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more about about defense and how that's

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<v Speaker 1>continuing to develop and where that stands still in your

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<v Speaker 1>priority list. I think you last year overall my best

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<v Speaker 1>defensive season, also my third year, I think I made

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<v Speaker 1>a big jump. But last year I was feeling super

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<v Speaker 1>comfortable in defense. I was feeling like I was trying

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<v Speaker 1>to do what the coaches want me to do. I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't have any issues on defensive site. Of course, like

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<v Speaker 1>every position is not perfect like offense, you don't play

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<v Speaker 1>perfect offense every position in defense the same way. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think I limited the mistakes that I did in defense. Offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I should be better pull up pull up shooting.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I think last year the one thing that

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<v Speaker 1>Duck wanted me to do creative the piano rolls because

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<v Speaker 1>he knows that I can play with the ball. He

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<v Speaker 1>wanted me to create more with the seconden especially, But

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<v Speaker 1>this year I'm gonna be more creating that I'm seeing

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<v Speaker 1>myself to create more. And also like shooting, like everybody

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<v Speaker 1>knows that I can shoot. Of course I'm gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>keep shooting it, but driving kick find an open, open

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<v Speaker 1>guy to play the team better. I make the team better,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course it comes with the responsibility. But I

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<v Speaker 1>think I'm ready for that. So we're gonna take a

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<v Speaker 1>sharp right turn in the conversation to come back to

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<v Speaker 1>something that you talked about at the beginning, which was

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<v Speaker 1>food in Turkey. I had this similar sit down with

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<v Speaker 1>Danny Green a couple of days ago. Danny told me

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<v Speaker 1>about his favorite restaurants in Philly. My understanding is that

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<v Speaker 1>you consider yourself sort of a food expert, a food connoisseur. Definitely, yes,

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<v Speaker 1>So tell me you were like, yep, So tell me

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<v Speaker 1>more about that. Why it's food such a passion to you,

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<v Speaker 1>and then can you give us a couple of your

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<v Speaker 1>favorites in Philadelphia. First of all, when I was younger,

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<v Speaker 1>I hate it eat because I was a skinny guy.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I was not in the I was not

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<v Speaker 1>in love with the food. Every time my mom was

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<v Speaker 1>telling me, hey, finish your plate, finish your plate, don't

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<v Speaker 1>leave the food on the plate. You know, you know

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<v Speaker 1>how that goes. And then as soon as I got here,

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<v Speaker 1>especially my second year, I start to eat a lot,

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<v Speaker 1>like a lot, and I start to like discover the restaurants,

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<v Speaker 1>the food, different cultures. And here's the good thing about

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<v Speaker 1>the Philly you have like a different type of food,

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<v Speaker 1>different type of the area of the city. Like one

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<v Speaker 1>day you can go eat a Japanese food, the other

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<v Speaker 1>day Italian, the Brazilian. You know not it was like

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<v Speaker 1>Turkey food. Of course I eat Turkish foot too, But

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<v Speaker 1>I have like four or five different restaurants in the

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<v Speaker 1>city that I go a lot and which I enjoy most.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you want to give any shout outs to some

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<v Speaker 1>of your favorite restaurants? Yeah, yeah, definitely. I can say

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<v Speaker 1>Double Nut for the sushi, for fish and Greek food. Stamm,

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<v Speaker 1>I know you've been there too and that was ridicule,

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<v Speaker 1>but right now they're closed, which I'm really upset about it.

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<v Speaker 1>And for the steakhouse, Um, I mean steakhouse. I don't

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<v Speaker 1>think the steak like. I will say it this way.

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<v Speaker 1>The steak is like really good in every restaurant in

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<v Speaker 1>the States. But there's some restaurants, of course make it better. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know what was the name of the restaurant

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<v Speaker 1>that piment is a team at the end of the season. You, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>well that was really good. I forget the name. But

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<v Speaker 1>Stake forty age is really good. And what else am

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<v Speaker 1>I missing anything? And Zah well, of course I forget

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<v Speaker 1>about the Zaho and you're the mayor of Zah, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm the mayor of the Zaho. How I can't forget

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<v Speaker 1>about it? Yeah? Zo, thank you for I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>anyone cares where I eat, but I do endorse most

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<v Speaker 1>of those recommendations, some of which I actually got from me.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. M The last topic I want to cover

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<v Speaker 1>is someone that I know is near and dear to

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<v Speaker 1>your heart, Matissa Bible, who just actually played his first

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<v Speaker 1>international basketball So can you let's first talk about that.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you follow his journey because I know you gave

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<v Speaker 1>him a little bit of advice about playing internationally. What

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<v Speaker 1>was it like for you to see your brother doing that? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>if you are talking about this Plankford national team, I

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<v Speaker 1>told him that it's not going to be easy. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think he played really good. Like I really follow him,

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<v Speaker 1>watched some of his games. I was super happy because

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<v Speaker 1>he was looking happy. Because I know him well, then

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<v Speaker 1>he's not happy, I can't understand, I can tell, but

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<v Speaker 1>he was happy. I think he had a new best

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<v Speaker 1>friend joining list, which I was a little bit jealous.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna ask him about this, but overall, I was

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<v Speaker 1>super happy for him because it's a different experience. Like

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I've been playing for the national team for

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<v Speaker 1>a long time, but I didn't have enough experience about

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<v Speaker 1>Olympics because we never had a chance to go a

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<v Speaker 1>chance to make it. This year, we had a chance,

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<v Speaker 1>but we couldn't make it. So that's why I was

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<v Speaker 1>feeling a little weird, but I was happy for him.

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<v Speaker 1>You guys developed a pretty special friendship last season that

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<v Speaker 1>you've both talked about. So I know that you didn't

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<v Speaker 1>necessarily resign here because of Matis, But how much are

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<v Speaker 1>you looking forward to continuing the partnership and the friendship

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<v Speaker 1>you have? Of course, like I would like to see

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<v Speaker 1>him as soon as possible. You know, probably I'm going

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<v Speaker 1>to see him before the training camp starts. But he

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<v Speaker 1>knows me, he understands me. That's I think really important

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<v Speaker 1>because overall we all play basketball, but we are not

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<v Speaker 1>like super close friends. You know, in the teams, in

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<v Speaker 1>the work at the office, you feel like you have

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<v Speaker 1>somebody closer to you that makes you understand you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and you understand him he understand you. I think that's

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<v Speaker 1>really important. Perfect Furkan Quirkma is always a pleasure to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up. Thank you for doing this on behalf of

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<v Speaker 1>the city of Philadelphia. I don't know if I can

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<v Speaker 1>even say that if you're the mayor. We're thrilled to

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<v Speaker 1>have you back. Really excited about this. Thank you so much,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you so much. Thanks of course to Furkan for

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<v Speaker 1>sitting down, sharing some stories and as always making us laugh.

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<v Speaker 1>Be on the lookout for more of these one on

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<v Speaker 1>one interviews from the seventy six Ers Insiders podcast feed

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<v Speaker 1>as the build up to training camp continues. Hard to believe,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's almost that time once again. I'm Lauren Rosen.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks so much for tuning in.