Enes Kanter Freedom
Enes Kanter Freedom (Turkish pronunciation: [eˈnes kanˈtæɾ]; born Enes Kanter; May 20, 1992) is an American former professional basketball player and political activist who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also had a brief professional wrestling career, where he is a former WWE 24/7 Champion. 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. A center, Freedom played for five NBA teams during his eleven-year career.
Freedom with the Boston Celtics in 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Born | May 20, 1992 Zürich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 250 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school | Stoneridge Preparatory School (Simi Valley, California) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2011: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Utah Jazz | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2008–2009; 2011–2022 | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
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| 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.com | |||||||||||||||
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Freedom represented the Turkish national team in international play between 2008 and 2015 before his Turkish citizenship was revoked in 2017. He became an American citizen in 2021.