Link to Kanter's agent's radio interview

[vegas]

recap repost from the disappeared thread

I still had this on my clipboard from the disappeared thread, so I am reposting it here.

Quotes from the interview:

Does EK want to be traded from the Utah Jazz?

I think his exact words was he hoped to be traded by deadline. (Dallas postgame to local media)

Why do you think that would be?

I don't think its a one game, one postgame interview outburst /snip
I think there is an outgrown sensitivity with Enes related to his first couple of years, how little he was used;
and how little, him and his family believe there was lack of investment in his development.

Did you advise him how to deal with this situation?

First and most its not a public matter. It's between us and the executives.

Does this hurt the Jazz ability to make this movement?

I don't know...It was not planned...It's too late to really think about it...the cat's out of the box/snip
There was one thing that I said for years he wanted to be traded, that's not true. (emphatically)

Is he happy with the coaches and the development?

Yes he does.

Other items he touched on:
Max returns time and time again to discuss the first two years being a huge loss for EK.
To me, he doesn't come across as aggressive, antagonistic towards the Jazz.
EK has been in trade talks for a while, but it has never been between me and DL.
Declines to comment on whether 28mpg is not a big role, says that's up to him on how he envisions himself. Mentions first 2 years again.
Going forward he may even work harder.
Going forward, we won't have a problem working with the Jazz.

For me there is not much to argue with or hate. Kanter made a mistake that is almost to be expected of a passionate young kid. I think they will move forward, and I would guess that this makes zero impact on how QS treats him.

I'm sure the Jazz have explored trades, have not found the value they believe he has.

I think the biggest revelation here is that EK hated Corbins love affair with vets as much as we did.

 

[colton]

This guy is so dumb that it seems fake. Incredable

I don't think he was that bad. Most of the stuff that didn't make sense was what he relayed about Enes's feelings. (About how he wants to be traded because he wasn't played enough during his first couple of years, and to a lesser extent because he's not being played enough now.) And he didn't claim that they were logical, only that that was the way Enes felt.

 

[colton]

I was exaggerating. But he speaks English well enough to work in the US. It is definitely not a case of him not knowing what the word "greatest" meant. We understood we he was saying, and I don't think there were any serious ambiguities.

I thought it was pretty clear he was talking about "greatest in his generation" meaning that he was the best player of the younger generation that, for example, he was competing against in the Nike Hoops Summit. Not that he was claiming Enes is the best player of the last 20 years.

 

[vegas]

QS interview:
https://kfanav.s3.amazonaws.com/20150213_021215_quin-snyder-WEB-enes-kanter-trade-request.mp3

I hope Enes will continue to do that. (improve work etc.)
I'm focused on what's going on the court with my guys until something different happens.
Anything done or said surrounding a game I kind of discount...we're dealing with really young people.

For me, no surprises. Quinn did a good job of minimizing and the company news arm obliged to not extend the EK trade talk.

 

[Siro]

I thought it was pretty clear he was talking about "greatest in his generation" meaning that he was the best player of the younger generation that, for example, he was competing against in the Nike Hoops Summit. Not that he was claiming Enes is the best player of the last 20 years.

Yes of course. I never said otherwise.

 

[franklin]

I thought the agent was a douche judging by what the blogo has been saying about Enes' advisors but listening to this interview I think the guy is a solid dude. He didn't give a wrong answer.


A side I took from this is the unintended praise for Jerry Sloan's philosophy of giving players consistent, predictable playing time. The benching last game obviously set the young guy off. Maybe I'm having a turn of heart on the guy. He's a kid, he has kid emotions.

 

[CAKAR]

I thought the agent was a douche judging by what the blogo has been saying about Enes' advisors but listening to this interview I think the guy is a solid dude. He didn't give a wrong answer.


A side I took from this is the unintended praise for Jerry Sloan's philosophy of giving players consistent, predictable playing time. The benching last game obviously set the young guy off. Maybe I'm having a turn of heart on the guy. He's a kid, he has kid emotions.

Maybe he just needs a guy, he can call "DAD" ?

 

[fallenchicken]

Zach Lowe tweeted:

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA
Kanter and Kanter's agents think he's a super-duper star MT @basketballtalk: Jazz’s Enes Kanter wants to be traded

Zach Lowe @ZachLowe_NBA · 19h 19 hours ago
Every player's personal team obviously pumps them up, but people around league are a bit wary of Kanter's people.

This is what I've been hearing. It's why getting good representation is so important for these guys.

 

[zyzz]

After listening to Ergul's and Snyder's interviews, it kind of seems like Enes got frustrated after the game and said some stuff irrationally. A couple days ago he was joking around interviewing himself post-game and saying how the team has been hanging out more and becoming closer.

Nothing would surprise me at this point: Kanter apologizes and says he wants to be with the Jazz, Kanter sticks by what he says and comes out and demands to be traded, etc etc. I'm leaning towards thinking that Utah keeps him until the end of the year and sees what happens, but it's fun to think of different trades.

 

[addictionary]

After listening to Ergul's and Snyder's interviews, it kind of seems like Enes got frustrated after the game and said some stuff irrationally. A couple days ago he was joking around interviewing himself post-game and saying how the team has been hanging out more and becoming closer.

Nothing would surprise me at this point: Kanter apologizes and says he wants to be with the Jazz, Kanter sticks by what he says and comes out and demands to be traded, etc etc. I'm leaning towards thinking that Utah keeps him until the end of the year and sees what happens, but it's fun to think of different trades.

I had the impression of him thinking of getting traded not just now, but since the locker clean out interview he had with Locke when Ty was sent. Maybe even before that. He just tried to stay on course despite his desire to get traded and tried to raise his value for the actual pro player contract following his rookie extension.

I don't believe the words Enes said are a moment's burst, even if they came out of anger. I always thought he wanted to play somewhere else and the events that followed just corrected my suspicions about his motivation.

 

[seattlejazzfan]

It has to be frustrating for guys like Kanter and Burks whose first two years in the league were essentially wasted, to watch Exum, who is not close to being ready to play in the NBA, play 25-30 minutes a game on a consistent basis and know that if Snyder had been in place a few years earlier that could have been them.

 

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