It is certain to state that last night when the New York Knicks visited the Utah Jazz, Salt Lake City fans were not happy to see Enes Kanter back in town. Kanter played three and a half seasons for the Jazz before demanding a trade. During player introductions and essentially every time he touched the basketball, Kanter received a cold rain of boos from the crowd. After the game, the Turkish center posted a sarcastic tweet in response to the booing:
❤️ @utahjazz ⛰
You will be always in my heart 😘pic.twitter.com/99bkeku4nX
— Enes FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) January 20, 2018
He handled the hate pretty well and acted as if he were unbothered. According to New York Daily News' Stefan Bondy, Kanter downplayed the boos and said:
“I wasn’t expecting a jersey retirement anyway.”
Kanter was drafted by the Jazz with the third overall pick in the 2011 Draft. He was little used in his first season but showed much improvement in his second one. During his third, he was already playing 26.7 minutes per game and got a starting spot. By his fourth season, Kanter was not too happy sharing his minutes with big men Derrick Favors, Rudy Gobert, and Trevor Booker. Kanter had become a regular starter and played 28.5 minutes a game. He then demanded a trade.
His request was granted, and Kanter was part of a three-team trade that sent him to the Oklahoma City Thunder alongside Steve Novak, and D.J. Augustin, a first-rounder and Kendrick Perkins to the Jazz, and Reggie Jackson to the Detroit Pistons.
For the Jazz, Kanter averaged 9.3 points and 5.9 rebounds on 50.1 percent field goal shooting over 265 games.
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