Ersan İlyasova

Ersan İlyasova, Turkish basketball player

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Born: May 15, 1987
Age in 2026: 39
Zodiac sign: Taurus
Birth year: 1987

About Ersan İlyasova

Ersan İlyasova is a Turkish former professional basketball player. He played 13 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including 9 seasons for the Milwaukee Bucks. He also played in Turkey, Spain and the NBA Development League. On 1 November 2016, İlyasova was traded, along with a conditional first-round pick, to the Philadelphia 76ers in exchange for Jerami Grant. On 27 October he made his debut for the Pistons in a 106–94 win over the Atlanta Hawks, recording 16 points, seven rebounds, three assists and one block in 34 minutes. The next day, he made his debut with the Magic in a 110–104 win over the Dallas Mavericks, recording 16 points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 23 minutes.

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The world when Ersan İlyasova was born

Ersan İlyasova was born in 1987. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1987

#1 song"Walk Like an Egyptian" – The Bangles
Top movieThe Last Emperor
Top TV showThe Cosby Show
Best-selling bookThe Bonfire of the Vanities – Tom Wolfe

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentMike Tyson becomes undisputed heavyweight champion at age 20
Top headlineStock market crashes on Black Monday
Technology milestoneGIF format created
Defining fadSlap bracelets
Notable inventionGIF image format
World population5.03 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRonald Reagan
Sports championMinnesota Twins (World Series)
Also wonLos Angeles Lakers (NBA)
U.S. population242.3M

1987 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ersan İlyasova's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1987	2026
Gas	$0.95	$3.45/gal
Average home	$85,600	$435,000
Average income	$30,970	$67,500
Minimum wage	$3.35	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$3.91	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.22	$0.73
Population	242.3M	341 million

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