Turns out, Enes Kanter had a pretty solid reason to leave Portland.
The former Knicks center reportedly inked a two-year, $10 million deal with the Celtics on Monday afternoon despite playing well in Portland and seemingly liking it there.
“I was considering signing with (the) blazers, but they gave me only 6 (minutes) to make a decision,” Kanter told ESPN’s Marc Spears in a text. “I felt pressure. And didn’t feel comfortable. So I told him I need to think about it to I can call my brother so he can ask my family. Cause I can’t call my family directly but they kept pushing so I told them NO!