Ersan İlyasova

What I respect most about Ersan İlyasova is longevity without fanfare. Thirteen NBA seasons, nine of them in Milwaukee, plus stints in Turkey and at FC Barcelona, add up to a career built on reliability rather than highlight reels. At 206 cm he was the kind of stretch big who quietly bent games in his team's favor, and coaches kept trusting him for a reason. I have a soft spot for players whose value lives in the box score margins, and İlyasova is a textbook example. He represents the unglamorous craftsmanship that keeps winning teams functioning.

Name (English)

Ersan İlyasova

Name (Japanese)

エルサン・イルヤソバ

Reading

えるさん・いるやそば

Born

May 15, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rabbit

Origin

Eskişehir, Eskişehir Province, Turkey

Height

206 cm

Occupation

basketball player

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ersanilyasova7/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ersan%20%C4%B0lyasova
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A4%E3%82%BD%E3%83%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q316336

Tags

• Eskişehir Province
• basketball player

Last updated

2026-06-21

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