(1992-05-20) May 20, 1992 (age 31) Zürich, Switzerland
Nationality
Turkish/American[1][2]
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school
Stoneridge Preparatory School (Simi Valley, California)
College
Kentucky[3]
NBA draft
2011: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Selected by the Utah Jazz
Playing career
2008–2009; 2011–2022
Position
Center
Career history
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
Career highlights and awards
FIBA Europe U18 Championship MVP (2009)
Albert Schweitzer Tournament Most Talented Player (2008)
WWE 24/7 Champion
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Turkey
FIBA Europe U18 Championship
2009 France
Team
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Enes Kanter Freedom (Turkish pronunciation:[eˈneskanˈtæɾfɾiˈdom]; born Enes Kanter; May 20, 1992[4]) is an American professional basketball player, human rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize nominee[5] 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.
^Cite error: The named reference citizen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Freedom, Enes (September 11, 2018). "NBA Player Enes Freedom: I've Spoken Out Against Turkey's President Erdogan and Now I Can't Go Home". Time. Archived from the original on December 31, 2018. Retrieved May 5, 2020. Last year, Erdogan canceled my passport and put out an international warrant for my arrest. That means I am now stateless and pretty much can't leave the United States. It's interfering with my career, too.
^"Enes Kantor". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^Kanter, Enes (May 23, 2017). "They Can Take Away Your Country, Just Like That". The Players' Tribune.
^"Enes Kanter Freedom nominated for 2022 Nobel Peace Prize". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
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