Kanter Opts IN

NBA rumors: Celtics' Enes Kanter exercises $5 million player option
Nick Goss
November 19, 2020, 12:54 pm

Report: C's center Enes Kanter opts in to 2021 contract originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Enes Kanter is not hitting NBA free agency.

The Boston Celtics center has exercised his $5 million player option for the 2020-21 NBA season, per ESPN's Tim Bontemps.


Bob
MY NOTE: This both firms up our Bigs questions a bit and may also make him available for packaging. Anybody know about that? GYSO?

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It’s strange that the #30 pick isn’t done yet and now Kanter opts in.

Bob,

Kanter is now trade bait. He does not have the restrictions put on him that a new free agent would have.

I think it was a financial decision for him, although he probably would like to stay. Nobody was going to pay him more than the vet minimum. Of course I don't really know this part, it is just my opinion.

gyso

With few team sporting CAP space they only have the MLE to play with and maybe the bi annual. Him opting in reflects a real hard market.

I say he gets traded.