Adem BonaPhiladelphia 76ers · #30
Adem Bona is an athletic, shot-blocking center for the Philadelphia 76ers, born in Lagos, Nigeria, and a Turkish citizen. Drafted 41st overall in 2024 after two seasons at UCLA — where he was 2024 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year — he has developed into a high-motor, defense-first rotation big man who protects the rim and finishes efficiently at the basket.
Adem Bona — the report card
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Where Adem Bona stands
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Adem Bona — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Adem Bona
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Adem Bona career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58 | 15.6 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 0.5 | .703 | .000 |
| 2025-26 | 71 | 17.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 0.5 | .595 | .333 |
| Career | 129 | 16.6 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 0.5 |
The Lab
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Are the Philadelphia 76ers built to win?
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The Ballad of Adem Bona
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
An athletic, shot-blocking energy center — rim protection and efficient finishing for the 76ers.
Turning pro
Drafted 41st overall, 2024 as a Center.
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A Lagos-born, shot-blocking energy center — rim protection and efficient finishing for the 76ers.
Chapter
Bona started basketball at 13, became a Turkish citizen, and starred at UCLA — 2024 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.
Chapter
Philadelphia drafted him 41st in 2024 as an athletic, defense-first center.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 10"
- Weight
- 235 lbs
- College
- UCLA
- Experience
- 2nd Season
- Draft
- 41st overall, 2024
- Born
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Age
- 23
- Jersey
- #30
Bona's competitiveness was forged early — growing up in Lagos with two bigger older brothers, he says he 'got the stuff beaten out of me' in childhood soccer and basketball, shaping a physical, aggressive style. A dual Nigerian-Turkish athlete who represented Turkey at the youth level, he embodies the global reach of the modern NBA.
His identity is energy and effort — 'I bring the dog every day,' he has said — a rim-running, shot-blocking big who impacts games without needing the ball. He works after practice on his handle, touch, and passing, aiming to expand a game that is currently built on elite defense, athleticism, and efficient finishing near the basket.
A high-motor defensive center — rim protection, athleticism, and efficient finishing.
Adem Bona — frequently asked
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