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How would you feel if Kanter develops into an All-Star in OKC?

CAKAR said:
Utah will lose another BIG in a couple of years. I dont think that Gobert und Favors backcourt is what Quin is trying to do here. Thats just bad spacing and I do not think It can work longterm. So they have to draft a stretch 4 to pair with one of them. With a rotation of 3 Bigs, no one of them will have the chance to be an All-Star.

Kanter did the best for this teammates. Now Gobert and Favors really have the chance to showcase what they can produce, without any limitations night in and night out. I always told you, that this Kanter, Favors, Gobert + Booker thing was just hurting everyone.
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Sounds familiar, isn't it? We have said the same thing for Enes and Derrick two years ago. I'm sure this time it will be different though. Because Rudy is more relaxed about what he will do next than Enes. Enes overthought things. Maybe he can overcome this in his new team. Rudy also has obvious upsides and downsides over Enes. Upsides helped Utah win more up until now. Let's hope he keeps developing and becomes a consistent pivot to make the Jazz re-experience the Eaton years or even better.
 
Its possible but for the same reason he never exploded here, I dont think he will. He never had a killer mid range jumper I thought he would. He never improved his passing. His defense never improved. I don't think he'll get the mins on most teams to improve at this point. He also seems to be a guy that thinks he deserves mins, and doesnt have to earn them. He is in for a rude wake up call.
 
I would feel good for him. I like Westbrook and Durant and I think it would be cool to see them win a Championship. I think Kanter is a good fit for them if he plays 20-25 minutes per game, and could help them in that role. No one is winning a championship with Kanter playing starter minutes though.
 
Revolution 9 said:
Its possible but for the same reason he never exploded here, I dont think he will. He never had a killer mid range jumper I thought he would. He never improved his passing. His defense never improved. I don't think he'll get the mins on most teams to improve at this point. He also seems to be a guy that thinks he deserves mins, and doesnt have to earn them. He is in for a rude wake up call.
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I think his defense improved a lot this year actually, though it initially regressed a ton, so he made any level of improvement pretty easy.
 
Or another question one might ask, What is Kanter going to do when he continues to come off the bench and consistently gets less than 30 minutes per game with the Thunder? Is he going to bitch and complain and demand a trade again?

If I had to lay odds, they would be it's more likely that Kanter learns a hard life lesson that the grass isn't always greener rather than he becomes an allstar.
 
jimmy eat jazz said:
Or another question one might ask, What is Kanter going to do when he continues to come off the bench and consistently gets less than 30 minutes per game with the Thunder? Is he going to bitch and complain and demand a trade again?

If I had to lay odds, they would be it's more likely that Kanter learns a hard life lesson that the grass isn't always greener rather than he becomes an allstar.
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Kanter was not complaining for almost 4 years in Utah, so I do think that coming of the bench for a contending team is no huge deal for him this season.
 
Not likely, but it could happen. He was never going to become an All-Star here though, so it really doesn't matter.
 
addictionary said:
Sounds familiar, isn't it? We have said the same thing for Enes and Derrick two years ago. I'm sure this time it will be different though. Because Rudy is more relaxed about what he will do next than Enes. Enes overthought things. Maybe he can overcome this in his new team. Rudy also has obvious upsides and downsides over Enes. Upsides helped Utah win more up until now. Let's hope he keeps developing and becomes a consistent pivot to make the Jazz re-experience the Eaton years or even better.
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If it weren't for Gobert then I am sure none of us would be willing to give up on Kanter. I remember thinking Kanter and Favors were the future, and they still could have worked out and been great. None of us expected Gobert to be the next Eaton/Mutumbo type player, but since he has that potential its easier to let Kanter go and invest in a different position going forward.
I hope Kanter all the best, but I personally think that his ceiling is Big Al or a little better.
 
Kanter becoming an AS would be great. But he's a long way from doing so. Unless he outplays Adams on the defensive end, I don't see him starting in OKC. If his goal was to play on a contender, then he should sign with them this offseason and hopefully OKC develops him further into an AS. If he's looking for the payday and to start next season I see him going down the Al Jefferson road to mediocrity.
 
Listened to KD interview. Said Kanter is a great talent and only 22. Mostly said he is looking forward to playing with the new guys after every time he talked about Perkins. Let's see how this works out.
 
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