Enes Kanter’s Top Five Games With OKC
By Evan Riggs
Mar 28, 2015; Salt Lake City, UT, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter (34) reacts to being booed by Utah Jazz fans during his introduction prior to the game at EnergySolutions Arena. The Jazz won 94-89. Mandatory Credit: Russ Isabella-USA TODAY Sports
In the offseason there is no basketball to watch so people spend their time criticizing players, which makes it easy to forget how good somebody is.
Since Kanter was a restricted free agent, he has been a lightning rod for criticism the last couple of weeks, especially defensively. Although everybody will admit Kanter is a good offensive player, he can be far better than that. There are very few big men who can do what he can offensively.
These five games serve as a reminder to what Kanter can bring to the Thunder. If he can even become respectable on defense (he has time as he’s just 23), the added dimension of a low post scorer can pay major dividends for OKC in the playoffs.
With a healthy roster, don’t expect Kanter to put up these numbers as often next season, but the skills that he demonstrated will be vital to the Thunder’s potent offensive attack.