While many NBA stars were expected to court LeBron James this offseason, one which fans did not see coming was New York Knicks big man Enes Kanter, who had gotten into altercations with The King during the regular season, even flaming fires with post-game interview shots and in social media.
The Turkish center knows it's a tall task, and one unlikely with teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Houston Rockets, and the Boston Celtics — all expected to pitch the 33-year-old into signing with their respective teams.
“I’m trying,” Kanter told Mike Vorkunov of The Athletic, having campaigned to reel in the biggest fish in these free agency waters. “I don’t want to say it’s possible, whatever, but I’m trying. Let’s give him a shot. Why not? Might just get him. Never know.”
The Knicks are a longshot to garner James' attention, despite the bright lights at Madison Square Garden, but if we're to learn anything about Kanter, he's willing to work even during his offseason.
“I’m working, man. I need some help. I’m working on it,” said Kanter. “I think just because it’s New York. If he wins here he is the G.O.A.T. No question, he is the G.O.A.T. I think we have a good chance to get him, I guess.”
Kanter knows that no door opens unless he knocks on it, but the problem goes beyond James' willingness to become The King of New York, as the Knicks still have $38 million remaining in Joakim Noah's contract as one of the main impediments in cap flexibility to reel him in.
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