Boston Celtics: The good, bad, and ugly of the Enes Kanter signing

The bad of the Boston Celtics’ Enes Kanter signing

During Enes Kanter’s last go around, he proved unplayable during the postseason down in the Lake Buena Vista bubble on Walt Disney World’s Wide World of Sports campus. Nothing has changed in his game that changes that narrative.

In fact, Kanter just had his worst season from a defensive box/plus-minus standpoint since Barack Obama was president.

Defensively, the Cs would be exposed in the paint. While Kanter has been known to be able to body up Joel Embiid, his track record elsewhere has kept his ceiling as a sixth man/emergency spot starter.

Offensively, Al Horford is a far superior option, keeping the ball moving and being an adept facilitator on C’s backdoor cuts. Kanter, never known for being a passer besides scrambling out of double teams, has a career turnover-assist ratio of 1:1.

Whatever points he adds from isolation plays, he gives up when players attack him on the switch. Devin Booker famously mocked Kanter for being a target in the pick-and-roll.

Let’s hope Kanter’s trash talk isn’t used as bulletin board material by a vengeful team capable of making the Cs pay during the 2021-22 season. There’s certainly no guarantee, though.