Blazers sign former Jazz center Enes Kanter
(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Former Jazz man, and New York Knicks center Enes Kanter (00) had a rough night as Jazz fans booed every time he touched the ball, in NBA action between Utah Jazz and New York Knicks, in Salt Lake City, Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018.
Portland, Ore. • Center Enes Kanter has joined the Portland Trail Blazers.
Kanter was waived by the New York Knicks along with Wesley Matthews following the trade deadline last week. Kanter announced Wednesday on Twitter that he had signed with the Blazers for the rest of the season.
Kanter was once a starter for the Knicks but fell out of the rotation altogether when the team — with the worst record in the league — turned its focus to younger players. The Knicks could not find a deal for Kanter before the deadline.
The center from Turkey came to the Knicks from Oklahoma City in the Carmelo Anthony trade in September 2017 and averaged 14 points and 10.8 rebounds in 115 games over two seasons. He had become frustrated after first losing his starting spot and then any spot at all in recent weeks.
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