Enes Kanter Freedom
Freedom with the Boston Celtics in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 20, 1992 Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish/Swiss/American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| High school | Stoneridge Preparatory School (Simi Valley, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College | Kentucky | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–2009; 2011–2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Fenerbahçe | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Oklahoma City Thunder | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | New York Knicks | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Enes Kanter Freedom (Turkish pronunciation: [eˈnes kanˈtæɾ fɾiˈdom]; born Enes Kanter; May 20, 1992) is a Turkish-American former professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in Switzerland to Turkish parents, he was raised in Turkey and moved to the United States as a teenager. Freedom was selected as the third overall pick of the 2011 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz, and usually plays the center position. He is also a human rights activist and is known for his "freedom shoes" and outspoken criticism of human rights abuses in China, particularly the treatment of Uyghurs and the use of forced labor. He also appeared briefly in WWE and is a former WWE 24/7 Champion.