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Sixers’ Furkan Korkmaz agrees to a three-year deal worth $15 million

This will mark the second time Furkan Korkmaz has re-signed with the Sixers. He signed a two-year deal with the team in 2019.

Sixers guard Furkan Korkmaz lays-up the basketball while warming-up before the Sixers play the Atlanta Hawks in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference playoff semifinals on Sunday, June 20, 2021 in Philadelphia.
Sixers guard Furkan Korkmaz lays-up the basketball while warming-up before the Sixers play the Atlanta Hawks in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference playoff semifinals on Sunday, June 20, 2021 in Philadelphia.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

LAS VEGAS — Furkan Korkmaz is staying put.

He has agreed to a three-year, $15-million deal to remain with the 76ers, his agents at Excel Basketball revealed to the media.

The two sides came to an agreement on Monday after the 6 p.m. start to free agency. His contract can be finalized after noon on Friday.

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The Sixers drafted the swingman with the 26th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He joined the team after spending a year playing for Anadolu Efes and Banvit in his native Turkey.

Korkmaz, 24, averaged 9.1 points, 2.1 rebounds and career high 1.5 assists this past season. This will mark the second time he re-signed with the Sixers. He signed a two-year deal with the team on July 26, 2019.