Here is the long-awaited reinforcement in the paint of the Celtics! In fact, it is a player well known by the green house, who already spent a year there… not so long ago: Enes Kanter. The Turk therefore does it once more, and returns for a short season to bring offensively. Yes yes, offensively.
We saw Dwight Howard make a second comeback to the Lakers the day before yesterday, and here is Enes Kanter who is returning home to Boston, following having already returned to his home in… Portland, last summer. Like Dwight, Kanter likes comebacks, but he likes when it’s even more original. It must be said that Nénesse loves each franchise so much he goes through that he doesn’t even know where he wants to play anymore. In short, Kanter returns to where he has already evolved in 2019-2020 and despite less playing time than in Portland, we have to believe that the pivot was happy in Massachusetts, and that he was also appreciated by his coach, Brad Stevens. Today General Manager of the Celtics, it was he who made the decision to bring back number 11. Proof that wherever he goes, this good old Kanter does not leave anyone indifferent.
Free agent center Enes Kanter has agreed to a one-year deal with the Boston Celtics, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Kanter returns to Boston to compete in the Eastern Conference title race.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 4, 2021
Beloved by fans of every franchise he’s been through, thanks to his dedication and outspoken love for every jersey he wears, Enes Kanter must have enjoyed playing for one of the NBA’s most legendary franchises. After a very disappointing season collectively with the Blazers, he returns to bring his experience in the Celtic revolution, and what better way to make the revolution than to recall old heads. The advantage is that he can help Ime Udoka coach Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown, since he already knows his teammates better than the new coach himself. While the fans were calling for a big post 5, capable of defending and bringing real physical volume to the racket, here is a post 5 capable of… scoring points. Not sure that this enchants green supporters around the world but the energy, the hustle and the goodwill of an Enes Kanter are always appreciable, so why not…
Celtics fans, are you happy with the return of the great Turk in your racket? The pivot returns in any case to Boston for a year and a contract certainly reduced to try to plug the holes and bring, in a franchise which always dreams of a return to the NBA Finals, for more than ten years now.