Enes Kanter signed a veteran’s minimum contract this past offseason and received a number of DNP-CDs while with the Boston Celtics. When Kanter was traded by the Celtics to the Houston Rockets, he was immediately waived and his future in the NBA is in doubt.
Kanter’s NBA future is made murky by his political comments, which have also taken the form of provoking the likes of LeBron James and Jeremy Lin.
“I think people agree with almost of all of the positions he’s taken,” said one league exec. “I think this just comes down to basketball.
“Ime (Udoka) wants to switch everything on defense, which made it strange that Brad (Stevens) signed Enes. Switching is what he can’t do.”
Said another team’s GM, “I don’t know if anyone else signs him. Maybe not. I think from a basketball standpoint, it’s really questionable. I’m not sure if any of the other stuff will even come into play. I don’t think he won’t get a job because of anything he’s said or done. I think he just doesn’t guard, and the game is changing. He plays a lot older than he really is.”
Kanter averaged 3.7 points in 11.7 minutes over 35 appearances this season, playing behind Robert Williams, Al Horford and even Grant Williams in the big man rotation.