Mehmet Okur has officially announced his retirement from basketball. It's been a few years since the 33-year-old was fantasy relevant, but this officially marks the end for Memo.

Unrestricted FA Mehmet Okur is not an option for the Timberwolves anymore. Minnesota had been sniffing around Okur for some time, but the team won't offer him more than the veteran's minimum and he's apparently got no interest in that. For what it's worth, Kenyon Martin is not an option for the team either, but that has never been pegged as a player the team was seriously targeting.

Real Madrid reportedly inquired about free agent Mehmet Okur, but "hung up the phone" when they heard his contract demands. Okur has never been a great defender or rebounder, and he has been particularly ineffective since 2010, the result of Achilles surgery and chronic back injuries. He has refused to sign for the veteran's minimum in the NBA and will probably end up signing with a team in Turkey.

Galatasaray is interested in signing Mehmet Okur. The Turkish team would make sense for Okur, who actually signed in Turkey during the NBA lockout last season. He really hasn't had a market stateside whatsoever beyond Minnesota's reported interest and it wouldn't be surprising to see him finish his career overseas.

The Timberwolves still have Mehmet Okur on their radar, but are only able to offer the veteran's minimum at this time. Okur has repeatedly said he won't sign for the minimum, so it seems like the Turkish big man and the T-Wolves are playing a game of chicken right now. If Okur is willing to come down on his salary demands Minnesota may be interested, but until then he may need to look overseas to command a bigger paycheck and/or larger role.

The Timberwolves may try to offer Mehmet Okur the veteran minimum. The veteran minimum is all the Timberwolves could offer, so they'd have to be considered as an underdog to acquire the Turkish center. Okur dealt with back issues in 2012 and played just 17 games. There's no reason to even think about drafting him.

The Turkish media is reporting that F/C Mehmet Okur may be returning to Turkey to sign with Fenerbahce Ulker. Okur has played a grand total of 30 NBA games over the past two seasons thanks to a bad back and was most recently waived by the Trail Blazers after never playing a game for them. There's still a chance he could end up back in the NBA at some point, but it doesn't appear to be likely.

Mehmet Okur was signed by POR on Thursday March 22.

Mehmet Okur will be waived by Portland to clear a roster spot for J.J. Hickson. Okur wasn't going to play for the Blazers this year, whether or not his back injury even allowed him to play. Hopefully the 32-year-old can get healthy and mount a successful season in 2012-13.

Acting GM Chad Buchanan said that Mehmet Okur (back) will not play for the Trail Blazers. Okur was dealt to Portland in the Gerald Wallace deadline deal, but the Trail Blazers were solely interested in his expiring contract.