Enes Kanter seemed in-line to play significant minutes in the New York Knicks’ game against the Houston Rockets. Luke Kornet suffered an ankle injury days earlier, and Mitchell Robinson has foul trouble to sort out before he earns starter minutes.
Well, after 48 minutes and a 114-110 loss, featuring 61 James Harden points, Kanter never played a second. Instead, Lance Thomas started and Noah Vonleh slid into the center spot, providing the Knicks a defensive-minded frontcourt to balance Kevin Knox, Tim Hardaway Jr.