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Former Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter duked it out with the team's new addition, Nerlens Noel, during a back-and-forth exchange of highlight reels of one-on-one at LifeTime Athletic with NBA trainer Chris Brickley.
Enes captioned his “Summer Time Work!” showing a plethora of moves off the dribble and thunderous dunks that were much more successful than this one here.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmzDP5pnf5F/?taken-by=eneskanter11
Nerlens Noel replied a day later with a highlight cut of his own, showing a more refined repertoire that included pull-up and turnaround jumpers, along with the occasional floater and hook shot in the lane.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm1We7-n3PX/?taken-by=nerlensnoel3
While this was an offseason one-on-one affair meant to expand their comfort zone, there are already aspects that can be picked up from this scrimmage.
Noel's length is clearly a problem on defense, as his intangibles make him an excellent defender in the post, able to poke the ball loose or block a shot with his length.
Enes Kanter; despite his defensive woes, is much more refined with his shooting and ability to take someone off the triple-threat position. His aggressive finishing at the rim won't hurt either, so long as he keeps making them.
The New York Knicks big man is only a year removed from being a member of the Thunder and is still showing some love to this day, this time around helping Noel spring his game during a long offseason.
