Knicks center Enes Kanter swears he has not made a final decision on whether to opt out of his contract by Friday’s deadline, but said the addition of coach David Fizdale has made his desire to stay in New York even stronger.
Kanter met with Fizdale for two hours during the Chicago draft combine in May and he told the Knicks’ low-post center to start getting in the gym and practicing 3-pointers. In recent days, Kanter has posted videos of himself working out with former Knicks developmental coach Chris Brickley and just launching 3-pointers.
As much as Kanter said he wants to remain a Knick, he revealed his new power agent, Mark Bartelstein, has done his due diligence, and about five teams have emerged with interest in Kanter if he becomes a free agent beginning Sunday.