Former Philadelphia 76ers guard Furkan Korkmaz declared Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun “now” the best center he has played with, surpassing former MVP Joel Embiid , following Türkiye’s 91-77 EuroBasket 2025 quarterfinal win over Poland.

Korkmaz, who contributed 10 points in the victory, praised Sengun’s impact on both ends of the court.

“Until now I think Joel Embiid was the best player, the best center that I was playing [with], but I think we can tell that it’s Alperen now,” Korkmaz said. “It’s great to be around him, you know, he’s enjoying playing basketball, he helps us a lot on the court defensively and offensively. I think he’s a special kid and everyday he’s trying to give his maximum and this year we are also seeing that he’s playing aggressive defense too not

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