Wednesday, December 13, 2017

The 2012 NBA Draft, Picks 41-50 - Where are they now?

For a look at picks 51-60, click here.

50. Izzet Turkyilmaz - The 7' Turk played in the 2012 NBA Summer League, but his professional career has otherwise yet to cross the Atlantic. Turkyilmaz currently suits up for Selcuklu Belediyesi in his native Turkey.

49. Kyle O'Quinn - The Norfolk State alum is now in the midst of his sixth NBA season. After spending his first three NBA seasons with the Magic, O'Quinn joined the Knicks in July of 2015. The 6'10" big man has averaged 5.5 points and 4.7 rebounds in his career and has logged 348 career appearances, 53 of them starts.

48. Kostas Papanikoalaou - Papanikoalaou played parts of two seasons in the NBA, one with the Rockets and one with the Nuggets. He averaged 3.6 points in 69 career games shooting just 35.4% from the field. In January of 2016 Papanikoalaou signed a deal to return to Olmpiacos in Greece, where he played from 2009-2013.

47. Kevin Murphy - Murphy appeared in 17 games for the Jazz during the 2012-13 season but scored just 15 points on 7 of 28 shooting. He spent the 2016 preseason with the Orlando Magic, but was waived after appearing in two preseason games. He has since seen his playing career take him to China and he most recently signed a deal with Cedevita Zagreb in Croatia.

46. Darius Miller - Miller just started his second stint with the New Orleans Pelicans after spending the middle of his professional career playing in Germany. Miller is currently in the midst of his best NBA season averaging 7.7 points on 47.7% shooting for New Orleans. In his career spanning four seasons, he's averaged just 4.1 points and 1.4 rebounds in 130 games.

45. Justin Hamilton - Hamilton has appeared in parts of three NBA seasons with the Charlotte Bobcats, Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets. The 7-footer averaged 6.1 points and 3.6 rebounds in 113 career appearances. He currently plays for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association.

44. Kim English - English logged 41 appearances with the Pistons in his one NBA season averaging 2.9 points, but he's since retired from playing and currently serves as an assistant coach at the University of Colorado.

43. Mike Scott - Scott joined the Wizards before the 2018 season after appearing with the Atlanta Hawks in each of the previous five seasons. Scott is averaging 8.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 2017, and for his career has contributed 7.2 points, 3 rebounds and shot 46.7%. His best season came in 2013-14 when he appeared in 80 games for the Hawks and averaged 9.6 points a game.

42. Doron Lamb - Lamb played two seasons in the NBA appearing with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic, but averaged just 3.5 points in 100 career appearances. The former Kentucky Wildcat is currently playing in Greece for Lavrio.

41. Tyshawn Taylor - Taylor spent two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets and averaged 2.9 points on 35.4% shooting over 61 appearances. Following his run in the NBA, Taylor has played professionally in Puerto Rico, Russia, Venezuela, Israel, and most recently Turkey where he plays for Ankara DSI.

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