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Enes Kanter Biography

Enes Kanter is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on May 20, 1992 in Zurich, Switzerland. Turkish center who was picked as the third-best player by Utah Jazz in 2011. He was the team’s primary center in 2013, and in 2015, a trade brought his to the Oklahoma City Thunder for two years. Then, in 2017, he was signed by in the New York Knicks.

The year 2012 was when he started playing with the point guard In 2012, he began playing alongside point guard Mo Williams on the Utah Jazz. on the Utah Jazz.

Before moving to the United States, Kanter played under Serdar Apaydın’s management for the Fenerbahçe youth squad between 2006 and 2008 and then, during the 2008–09 season, Kanter was a seldom-used reserve for the Fenerbahçe senior team. He played in at least nine games with the team: four in the EuroLeague and five in the Turkish Super League. Fenerbahçe and the Greek League basketball team Olympiacos both offered Kanter professional contracts, but he declined because he wanted to play high school and college basketball in the United States.

Kanter made his debut for the Turkish national basketball team at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Italy. He dominated throughout the tournament, averaging 22.9 points, 16.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks in 34.6 minutes per game. However, Jonas Valančiūnas was chosen as the MVP after he averaged 14.3 points, 11.1 rebounds and 2.3 blocks in 23.5 minutes. Kanter went on to earn MVP honors at the 2009 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship after averaging 18.6 points and 16.4 rebounds while leading Turkey’s junior national team to the bronze medal. He declined to play for the senior national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship which was being held in Turkey as the team went on to win the silver medal. His father claimed he did this in order not to miss the first month of classes at Kentucky.

His parents were Mehmet and Gulsum Kanter. Kerem, his twin brother Kerem is also a basketball player.

NameEnes Kanter
First NameEnes
Last NameKanter
OccupationBasketball Player
BirthdayMay 20
Birth Year1992
Place of BirthZurich
Home Town
Birth CountrySwitzerland
Birth SignTaurus
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FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseNot Known
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Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 2009, Kanter moved to the United States, where he enrolled at Stoneridge Preparatory School in Simi Valley, California, and played for the basketball team in 2009–10. At the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit, Kanter played for the international team, recording 34 points and 13 rebounds. His point total was a record for the event, breaking Dirk Nowitzki’s record set in the 1998 game. Both Rivals.com and Scout.com (now known as 247Sports.com) rated Kanter as a five-star prospect, the highest possible rating.

Enes Kanter Net Worth

Enes Kanter is one of the richest Basketball Player from Switzerland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Enes Kanter's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The young man was offered European contracts at an early age but he turned them down because he was keen to play college and high school sports at America. United States.

The player made his first appearance with the Turkish national team at the 2008 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship.

Enes Kanter (Turkish: [eˈnes kanˈtæɾ] ; born 20 May 1992), is a Swiss-born stateless basketball player of Turkish origin. He currently plays for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was originally selected as the third overall pick of the 2011 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz.

Net Worth$5 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeBasketball Player
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

From 2010 to 2011, Kanter attended one year of college at the University of Kentucky, although he was declared permanently ineligible to play (or even practice) with the basketball team by the NCAA.

Kanter played with the Turkish senior team for the first time at the 2011 EuroBasket where he was the youngest player to make the team. He appeared in eight games and averaged 9.6 points and 3.9 rebounds per game. Kanter was left off the team’s roster for EuroBasket 2015. Kanter alleged that the omission was due to his relationship with Fethullah Gülen and his support of the Gülen movement while coach Ergin Ataman said that Kanter was excluded because “he did not apologize to teammates for past incidents.” Kanter also believes that if he were to go to Turkey to play he would end up in jail, killed by the national government, and a fake poisoning incident would be created.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Enes Kanter height 6 ft 10 in Enes weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height6 ft 10 in
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Body MeasurementsUnder Review
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On 23 November 2009, Kanter verbally committed to play for the Washington Huskies. Kanter chose Washington over UCLA, USC, Indiana and UNLV. However, he re-opened his recruitment in February 2010, and on April 14, Kanter signed a National Letter of Intent to play college basketball for Kentucky.

However, despite signing with the Kentucky Wildcats, the NCAA declared him permanently ineligible as a collegiate athlete because he received approximately $33,000 from Fenerbahçe in excess benefits. The NCAA ruled that this amount was above and beyond what was considered acceptable. On 7 January 2011, the NCAA rejected Kentucky’s appeal, upholding that Kanter was permanently ineligible. Without Kanter, Kentucky still managed to reach the Final Four in the 2011 NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.

Who is Enes Kanter Dating?

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Kanter was drafted third overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2011 NBA draft. Upon being drafted, he said “I’m so happy, I’m so excited. I know the Utah Jazz fans are crazy and I love them. I will bring the team toughness and post moves, rebounding, everything. I will try to do everything to make the playoffs.” On 9 December 2011, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Jazz following the conclusion of the NBA lockout. In 2011–12, he became the 10th Jazz rookie in franchise history to appear in every regular-season game. He also recorded the most rebounds for a Jazz rookie on debut with 11 against the Los Angeles Lakers on 27 December. In the season, he averaged 4.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 66 games.

Facts & Trivia

Enes Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Switzerland. Enes Kanter celebrates birthday on May 20 of every year.

Kanter’s younger brother, Kerem Kanter, played for the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay from 2014 to 2017. After graduating from UW–Green Bay in 2017, he transferred to Xavier University under the NCAA’s graduate transfer rule. In July 2019, Kerem signed with Club Joventut Badalona.

Where is Enes Kanter Freedom?

Boston Celtics (2019–2020) When free agency opened on July 1, 2019, Kanter and the Boston Celtics agreed to a two-year, $10 million contract. He was officially signed on July 17. With the Celtics, Kanter averaged 8.1 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 1 assist. His season highs were 22 points, 6 blocks, and 19 rebounds.

What college did Enes Kanter go to?

University of Kentucky

What teams has Enes Kanter played for?

Enes Kanter Freedom played for the Jazz from 2011-12 to 2014-15, the Thunder from 2014-15 to 2016-17, the Knicks from 2017-18 to 2018-19, the Trail Blazers in 2018-19, the Celtics in 2019-20, the Trail Blazers in 2020-21 and the Celtics in 2021-22.

Who is Enes wife?

Enes Kanter Wife | Career Emily Sears, the glamorous model, has been featured on magazine covers since she initiated her career in Australia. Before settling in Los Angeles, she graced the covers of Lad’s Zoo magazine.

Will Enes Kanter play again?

Enes Kanter Freedom has remained unsigned since the Houston Rockets released him in February after acquiring him via trade from the Boston Celtics, but he still plans on playing for the foreseeable future.

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