Blazers Get Enes Kanter Back in Threeway Trade

Written by:
Tyrone Black
Published on:
Nov/20/2020

The Portland Trail Blazers are acquiring Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter in a three-way deal that also includes the Memphis Grizzlies, sources tell ESPN.  The Blazers are listed with 40-1 odds of winning the 2021 NBA Championship

From Rotoworld:

"Portland will send Mario Hezonja to Memphis, and the Celtics will get a future first-round pick from the Grizzlies in exchange for Desmond Bane. Kanter will help backup Jusuf Nurkic in Portland, but while Nurk is healthy, Kanter won't get the playing time he needs to make an impact in fantasy hoops. This trade also essentially guarantees that Hassan Whiteside will not be on the Trail Blazers roster this upcoming season."

Further from ESPN:

"Kanter's $5 million salary slides into Portland's $7 million trade exception and allows the Blazers again pair Jusuf Nurkic with Kanter, a model that helped lead Portland to the Western Conference finals."

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1001 Los Angeles Lakers     +275
1002 Los Angeles Clippers     +475
1003 Milwaukee Bucks     +550
1004 Golden State Warriors     +1600
1005 Boston Celtics     +1300
1006 Brooklyn Nets     +450
1007 Miami Heat     +1400
1008 Denver Nuggets     +1700
1009 Houston Rockets     +2600
1010 Philadelphia 76ers     +1800
1011 Toronto Raptors     +1800
1012 Dallas Mavericks     +2400
1013 Portland Trail Blazers     +4000
1014 New Orleans Pelicans     +5500
1015 Utah Jazz     +2600
1016 Phoenix Suns     +3500
1017 Oklahoma City Thunder     +14000
1018 Atlanta Hawks     +9000
1019 Chicago Bulls     +22000
1020 Indiana Pacers     +9000
1021 Memphis Grizzlies     +11000
1022 Washington Wizards     +14000
1023 Minnesota Timberwolves     +14000
1024 Orlando Magic     +11000
1025 Sacramento Kings     +14000
1026 San Antonio Spurs     +9000
1027 Cleveland Cavaliers     +24000
1028 Detroit Pistons     +19000
1029 New York Knicks     +14000
1030 Charlotte Hornets     +19000

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