The New York Knicks entered the 2018-19 season with Enes Kanter as the starting center, as with 2017-18, to little surprise. Rookie Mitchell Robinson was perceived to need time in the G League, after not playing collegiate ball before this past draft.
Just five games in, head coach David Fizdale changed the starting lineup, with the head-turning move to replace Kanter with Robinson. This has stuck in the 12 games since.
Kanter’s displeasure with the move, despite playing nearly one more minute per game than he did in 2017-18, has been apparent. From “dot” tweets that have nothing to do with Damyean Dotson to public comments, the veteran center is not happy.