Kanter's ineligibility came down to, even what the NCAA called a 'technicality.' Specifically, that funds for travel, education, etc, were to be paid directly by the team. Mehmet Kanter (father) kept scrupulous records of every penny received and spent. There was very little 'extra' leftover after the 'acceptable' expenses. That money was held in escrow by a third party. Mehmet Kanter, at the end of the year, even tried to repay the expenses to Fenerbahce. The Turkish club refused to accept the payment (this is all documented). The specific technicality was that the educational expenses (according to NCAA rules) has to be paid by the club directly and not 'passed through' the player or his family (this was a violation).
So, UK, Kanter, Mehmet, all knew and admitted there was a violation, but intended to convince the NCAA that the NCAA guidelines are so exhaustive that an opportunity for ignorance of the rules existed. They cited the Cam Newton case (Cam didn't know what his father was doing), the Dee Bost case (claimed ignorance and was reinstated), among many others (Selby, Sidney, etc).
Emmert had no business scolding UK for recruiting Kanter when his prior school had done EXACTLY the same. Every talking head (Bilas, Vitale, hell ... even other SEC coaches were lobbying for the kid to play college ball as it was obvious to ALL (yes, NCAA admitted to this as well) that the absolute intention of the Kanter family was for Enes to maintain his amateur status and come to the U.S. to play college basketball. There was a reason it took MONTHS of investigation to determine his eligibility. Should he have played? Most think so considering others that played and KNOWINGLY broke the rules (need examples?). That is up for debate, I admit. Point is, it's anything but clear cut.
None of this matters in this draft. None of this matters in his pro career. I guess it only serves to defend Enes Kanter, the University of Kentucky, and John Calipari. For that reason, I'm sure very few souls on this board really cares, lol.
I've got MUCH more detail but I figure that lays a foundation for there's more to it than Kanter and UK being stupid to think he might play.