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“The atmosphere within the team is very good, and we have a great bond,” Bona told Eurohoops. “The age balance is also very good; we’re a team made of experienced and young players. The bond between us is excellent, and our team chemistry, both on and off the court, is incredible. I’m very excited to be a part of this team. This will be my first EuroBasket, and it’s a huge achievement for me. So, I’m very excited.” Bona admitted that Turkey’s goal is to win a medal. “One hundred percent. We have big goals as a team; we came here to win a medal. Winning a medal is a goal for us.”
After registering 1.2 blocks over 15.6 minutes in his rookie NBA season with the Sixers, Bona got a 91 rating on blocks in NBA2K26. “It’s amazing for me,” Bona commented. “I’ve only been in the NBA for one season, and to get a rating like this after my first year shows how hard I’ve worked. It also shows the trust my team has in me and the opportunity they’ve given me. They’ve given me the chance to do my best. I think this rating is a testament to my hard work for the team. Of course, it’s also a testament to the team’s confidence in me.”
Here are the 12 players who will represent Turkey at EuroBasket: Onuralp Bitim, Adem Bona, Sehmus Hazer, Furkan Korkmaz, Shane Larkin, Cedi Osman, Ercan Osmani, Sertac Sanli, Alperen Sengun, Kenan Sipahi, Erkan Yilmaz, Omer Yurtseven.
Tony Jones: VJ Edgecombe, Justin Edwards and Adem Bona are all out for the Philadelphia 76ers tonight, according to sources This is simply because the Sixers are playing the second half of a back to back. It isn’t anything injury related.
Tony Jones: Sources say Sixers center Adem Bona will miss tonight’s game with a rest day. Two-way Alex Reese is also out with Achilles soreness
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Bona is focused on finding ways to get better and stronger and apply everything he learned for this past season. “I’m going into my sophomore year,” Bona said. “You can only go up from here, like learning from mistakes and stuff like that. Yeah, I’m really excited to see what this upcoming year has to hold for the team and also being a part of it.”
“I feel like our skill sets complement each other,” Bona said of Broome, a 6-9, 249-pound power forward/center. “Me and Johni, we cannot wait to be able to share the floor together, to be about to operate on the low block together, high low, sometimes pace the floor. “So I think that’s the goal, to work together, to be able to learn each other’s strengths and weaknesses and try to complement each other while we’re on the floor, and my goal is always to be able to help the team, even if I share the floor with Joel [Embiid]. I’m going to do my part.”
The Turkish Basketball Federation announced the preliminary roster of the national team for the 2025 FIBA EuroBasket. Houston Rockets All-Star center Alperen Sengun headlines a roster of 16 players. The list also includes Philadelphia 76ers forward/center Adem Bona who is expected to make his debut with the Turkish national team. EuroLeague superstar guard Shane Larkin will be the naturalized player of the “12 Giant Men” in his return to a major tournament after the 2022 EuroBasket. Turkey’s full preliminary roster: Adem Bona, Alperen Sengun, Berk Ugurlu, Cedi Osman, Ercan Osmani, Erkan Yilmaz, Furkan Korkmaz, Kenan Sipahi, Onuralp Bitim, Omer Yurtseven, Maxim Mutaf, Sertac Sanli, Shane Larkin, Sehmus Hazer, Yigit Arslan, Yigitcan Saybir.
Panathinaikos and national team head coach Ergin Ataman revealed that Philadelphia 76ers center Adem Bona will suit up for Turkiye in the tournament. "Adem will be at the EuroBasket. Our Turkish Basketball Federation Sporting Director Alper Yılmaz visited him last week. Adem is very eager to play for the national team," Ataman said via TRT Spor.
Following an extensive junior career with the national team of Turkiye and coming out of his rookie NBA season with the Philadelphia 76ers, 22-year-old Adem Bona discussed his international options. “It’s a huge consideration for me,” he replied to a question about playing for Turkiye at the senior level and a potential call-up by national team selector Ergin Ataman for EuroBasket 2025 during an end-of-season press conference on Sunday. “I’ve played for the national team for almost every age group since U16 to U20. So, the Turkish national team is very important to me. Also, I’m from Nigeria. The Nigerian national team is important to me,” he added, “I don’t think there’s any preference. I represent both countries equally, but there’s going to be a decision that has to be made during the summer.”
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Nick Nurse’s marching orders for Adem Bona in the makeshift 76ers’ remaining games are simple. “Just continue to keep doing what he’s doing,” the Sixers coach said this week, before the Sixers beat the Washington Wizards on Wednesday, 122-103. “Again, my thing with him is: Can he continue to do it on a nightly basis? I think his plate’s pretty full right now. He’s starting. He’s playing huge minutes. He’s been against some of the best big guys in the league.”
Adem Bona’s athleticism has been on full display in the starting lineup. That’s something he wasn’t able to show on the offensive end during his two seasons at UCLA. “My role was different from the role I play right now with the NBA,” Bona said. “In college, I was back to the basket. So I was getting double-teamed the whole time. So my style of play was different. “Now, I’m in the league, I have to adapt to my style of play and play the way to play to my advantage and what’s going to help the team.”
Adam Aaronson: The Sixers have an injury report for tonight's game @ New Orleans: OUT: Tyrese Maxey (finger/back), Quentin Grimes (rest), Kelly Oubre Jr. (knee), Kyle Lowry (hip), Andre Drummond (toe), Lonnie Walker IV (concussion) PROBABLE: Adem Bona (ankle)
Adam Aaronson: The Sixers have an injury report for tomorrow's game @ OKC: OUT: Tyrese Maxey (back/finger), Kyle Lowry (hip), Paul George (groin), Lonnie Walker IV (concussion), Andre Drummond (toe), Adem Bona (ankle) QUESTIONABLE: Guerschon Yabusele (knee) DOUBTFUL: Kelly Oubre Jr. (knee)
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