Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter is one of the funniest players in the league. He's got a great personality and is always trying to make people laugh.

Kanter knows his cheerful attitude is going to be important for the Celtics in 2019-20 after everything that happened last season in the Boston locker room. The 27-year-old says he takes pride in being the guy in the locker room who puts “a smile on people’s faces.”

“It’s very important for the chemistry,” Kanter said, via Celtics.com. “You have to have fun, you have to put a smile on people’s faces, especially in the locker room, especially after a tough game. People will try to learn from their mistakes and at the same time start thinking about the next game. It’s important to be that guy in the locker room and put a smile on people’s faces.”

Enes Kanter is already cracking jokes in Boston and he hasn't even played a game yet. He trolled Kyrie Irving on Wednesday by saying he wants to be the reason no one else wears No. 11 in Celtics history.

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Irving, of course, said the exact same quote last season during a commercial with his father. Uncle Drew is now on the Brooklyn Nets.

Kanter is going to play a big role for the Celtics since both Al Horford and Aron Baynes are gone. If he can stay healthy, Kanter figures to be a double-double machine for Boston.

He's always going to be having fun, though, and that's something Celtics fans are going to love about Enes.