Okur was part of the NBA championship-winning Pistons’ team in 2004, but following the season, his salary expectations were too high for the Pistons to handle with their cap situation. Okur landed a six-year, $50 million deal with the Jazz. He was an NBA All-Star in 2007, and in 2009, landed a two-year, $21 million contract extension. Okur played on the Turkish men’s national team at the 2001 FIBA European Championship, earning a silver medal. He has been married to his wife, Miss Turkey finalist and actress Yeliz Caliskan, and has two children: a daughter named Melisa and a son named Yigit Mehmet.