Happy 25th Birthday Enes Kanter – 25 moments to celebrate

Celebrating Enes Kanter turning 25 with 25 top moments and performances of the centers six NBA seasons.

Enes Kanter may have endured an unconventional start to his 25th birthday, but Thunderous Intentions wanted to send him a special birthday greeting.

After being detained for a lengthy period at a Romanian airport under police watch Kanter was finally released. The Turkish player landed safely in London, England where he was serenaded by a full auditorium of fans.

The OKC Thunder center has been on  global philanthropic tour promoting his Enes Kanter Light Foundation. Kanter wiill be back on American soil Sunday May, 21.

As our way of wishing Ene Kanter a Happy 25th Birthday TI compiled 25 moments and performances from his career.

Moment 25:

To kick it off-this fast break give and go play ends in a tomahawk jam on the New Orleans Pelicans:

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Here’s  serious throw back to the old days with Kanter doing a one step dunk over a 7′ player:

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In this highlight Kanter dunks on Pelicans Omer Asik and Anthony Davis earning a trip to the foul line to boot:

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With a throw back to Kanter’s Jazz days this highlight features the center getting the best of DeAndre Jordan.

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Sticking with the Jazz era, Kanter has a huge 22 point effort over the Celtics.

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2011-12 was Enes Kanter first season in the league. The close out game for the Jazz produced a 2 point victory over the Trail Blazers with Kanter having arguably his best game of the season registering a double-double of 12 pointsand 10 rebounds.

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In his sophomore season Kanter had a career defining performance March 1 of 2013 versus the Hornets (then Bobcats) when he scored 23 points and grabbed an incredible 22 rebounds.

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February 2014 proved to be a strong month for the Jazz third year center as he posted back to back 25 point performances against the Blazers and then Timberwolves.

Blazers – Feb 21, 25 points, 10 rebounds and3 blocks

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Wolves- Feb 22, 25 points 7 rebounds

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In March2017,  Kanter threw down a dunk on his former Jazz team

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In his move to the OKC Thunder Kanter immediately put up numbers, but he closed out the season with 2 massive games. Both games happened to be2of his favorite opponents the Blazers and Wolves.

On April 13 against the Blazers27 points and 13 rebounds

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The next game versus Minnesota on April 15 he scored 25points and registered the double-double with 15 boards. This was part of a 128 point beat down in a game tthe thunder had to win.

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In the 2015-16 season Enes Kanter had an absolute beast of a game scoring 33 points and grabbed20 rebounds against his favorite opponent the Blazers:

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By the time the playoffs hit Enes Kanter had become one of the teams reliable offensive weapons. His best postseason games came facing Dallas with the best occurring on April 23, when he scored 28 points and grabbed 6 rebounds

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Picking one game from this season his effort against the Knicks on November28 was stellar as he produced the double-double of 27 points and 10 rebounds.

A hot January leads to top 10 moments:

The next 10 moments came during a hot January 2017 where Kanter showcased his versatility intermixing scoring, passes, dunks and blocks.

This last 10  compilation represented the very vest of Enes Kanter. In hindsight fans will forever be left to wonder whether the Thunder could have climbed higher up the ladder had he not been hurt.

Regardless, it’s clear he loves playing in OKC with his favorite player Russell Westbrook and his buddy Steven Adams.

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Today marks Kanter’s 25th birthday as he approaches the prime of his career. We at Thunderous Intentions wish him a very Happy Birthday and hope he enjoys our trip down memory lane.