A Look Back: Jazz center Enes Kanter

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Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) tangles with Washington Wizards forward Rashard Lewis (9) and Washington Wizards forward Trevor Booker (35). Utah Jazz vs. Washington Wizards, NBA basketball at EnergySolutions Arena Friday, February 17, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder coaches Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) as the Utah Jazz host the Houston Rockets, NBA basketball at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Wednesday October 29, 2014.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah's Enes Kanter screams his excitement as the their game against the Mavericks comes to the an end at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday October 31, 2012.

Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune
Utah Jazz guard Elijah Millsap (13) and Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) run down a loose ball as the Utah Jazz host the Memphis Grizzlies, NBA basketball at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Wednesday February 4, 2015.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz player Enes Kanter plays basketball with children in the after school program at the Sorenson Multicultural Center in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Kanter was at the center to play basketball and give the kids tickets, which he personally purchased, as part of his ongoing participation in the Jazz player ticket donation program.

Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune

Mehmet Okur and Enes Kanter stand together for photos during Jazz media day in Friday, December 9, 2011.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
Jazz players, Derrick Favors, Alec Burks, Gordon Hayward, Enes Kanter and Trey Burke, from left, crack up as they attend Media Day at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, for their official team pictures and to be interviewed by the media.

Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune. Brady Haider, left, and Zac Zurn react to the selection of Enes Kanter The Utah Jazz held their NBA draft party at Energy Solutions Arena , Thursday June 23, 2011

Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune
Jazz players (middle left) Enes Kanter and Al Jefferson wave to the crowd during introductions a the Jazz Scrimmage at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 6, 2012.

Djamila Grossman | The Salt Lake Tribune

The two new Jazz players, Enes Kanter and Alec Burks, hold up their new jerseys during a press conference a day after the 2011 NBA draft, at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, June 24, 2011.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) jumps rope to warm up before the Utah Jazz play Houston Rockets, at EnergySolutions Arena, Monday, December 2, 2013.

Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune
New Jazz recruit Enes Kanter, a promising 19-year-old prospect is poised to help the Utah Jazz. June 25, 2011.

Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah Jazz forward Enes Kanter (0) goes for the ball along with San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan (21), in NBA playoff action at the EnergySolutions Arena, Saturday, May 5, 2012.

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Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) tangles with Washington Wizards forward Rashard Lewis (9) and Washington Wizards forward Trevor Booker (35). Utah Jazz vs. Washington Wizards, NBA basketball at EnergySolutions Arena Friday, February 17, 2012 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder coaches Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) as the Utah Jazz host the Houston Rockets, NBA basketball at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Wednesday October 29, 2014. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah's Enes Kanter screams his excitement as the their game against the Mavericks comes to the an end at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah Wednesday October 31, 2012. Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz guard Elijah Millsap (13) and Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) run down a loose ball as the Utah Jazz host the Memphis Grizzlies, NBA basketball at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Wednesday February 4, 2015. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz player Enes Kanter plays basketball with children in the after school program at the Sorenson Multicultural Center in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Kanter was at the center to play basketball and give the kids tickets, which he personally purchased, as part of his ongoing participation in the Jazz player ticket donation program. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Mehmet Okur and Enes Kanter stand together for photos during Jazz media day in Friday, December 9, 2011. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz player Enes Kanter plays basketball with children in the after school program at the Sorenson Multicultural Center in Salt Lake City, Tuesday, October 14, 2014. Kanter was at the center to play basketball and give the kids tickets, which he personally purchased, as part of his ongoing participation in the Jazz player ticket donation program. Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune Mehmet Okur and Enes Kanter stand together for photos during Jazz media day in Friday, December 9, 2011. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune Jazz players, Derrick Favors, Alec Burks, Gordon Hayward, Enes Kanter and Trey Burke, from left, crack up as they attend Media Day at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, for their official team pictures and to be interviewed by the media. Paul Fraughton | The Salt Lake Tribune. Brady Haider, left, and Zac Zurn react to the selection of Enes Kanter The Utah Jazz held their NBA draft party at Energy Solutions Arena , Thursday June 23, 2011 Kim Raff | The Salt Lake Tribune Jazz players (middle left) Enes Kanter and Al Jefferson wave to the crowd during introductions a the Jazz Scrimmage at EnergySolutions Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah on October 6, 2012. Djamila Grossman | The Salt Lake Tribune The two new Jazz players, Enes Kanter and Alec Burks, hold up their new jerseys during a press conference a day after the 2011 NBA draft, at the Zions Bank Basketball Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Friday, June 24, 2011. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter (0) jumps rope to warm up before the Utah Jazz play Houston Rockets, at EnergySolutions Arena, Monday, December 2, 2013. Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune New Jazz recruit Enes Kanter, a promising 19-year-old prospect is poised to help the Utah Jazz. June 25, 2011. Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune Utah Jazz forward Enes Kanter (0) goes for the ball along with San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan (21), in NBA playoff action at the EnergySolutions Arena, Saturday, May 5, 2012.

The Salt Lake Tribune

· February 20, 2015 7:33 am

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2015, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted.

Each Friday, The Salt Lake Tribune presents images in a special series called A Look Back. This week's installment features photos from the career of Utah Jazz center Enes Kanter in his time with the team. The Turkish big man was traded Thursday to the Oklahoma City Thunder after the Jazz drafted him No. 3 in the 2011 NBA Draft.

Every gallery of the series is available at http://www.sltrib.com/topics/lookback.