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After saying he was leaving his Turkish team because they hadn’t paid him in five months — and then giving them a few days to pay him — Furkan Aldemir is headed to the Sixers. He posted the above picture of his passport and ticket from London to Philadelphia on his Instagram this morning, with a caption that Google Translate has failed me on (we did get “god willing,” so maybe Furkan likes flying as little as I do).

The Sixers’ website called him “one of the best rebounders in all of international basketball,” and that should help the Sixers with the embarrassing fact that they are the tallest team in the league but rank last in rebounding differential. If for some reason you really need to know the second Aldemir lands in Philadelphia, you can keep an eye on his flight here. Why do I feel like Kyle’s going to the airport today?

h/t Derek Bodner