No knee problems for Kanter

by Rook6980 on May 18, 2011 5:44 PM EDT

I read the NBADraft.net throw out quote questioning Kanter's health. Specifically they said:

One of the big concerns scouts have with Kanter is his physical health. He has had a history of knee problems and there are concerns about his knees not checking out 100% when he has NBA physicals …

Like everyone else I was concerned, especially since I couldn't find anything on the internet that could either corroborate or undermine their statement. I did find a video interview with Kanter that he did at Kentucky where he briefly mentioned that he was "hurt" for some months several "years ago". But there was no specific mention of the ailment. He did say he was healthy now...

Well I finally found something specific about Kanter's knees, and his "history of knee problems". According to Kanter, he did have trouble with his knee(s), but it's been cleared up. In an interview in late 2010 he said:

"Like two years ago I couldn't play five months because of my knee. I had tendinitis, but my old club took care of me, and right now I don't have anything. Kentucky's trainers are unbelievable"

Of course, that has now been more than three years ago.

Tendinitis... WOW... sounds terrible. Perhaps the Wizards should avoid drafting him, like they avoided DeJuan Blair and his knee "problems". (Insert picture of man beating dead horse here).

By the way, tendinitis is a common ailment among basketball and volleyball players because of the amount of jumping they do - it puts strain on the patellar tendon; that's the tendon that connects the knee cap (patella) to the tibia (lower leg bone). The treatment is usually just rest; but sometimes it also requires Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory DRUGS (NSAIDs)..........gasp................. (like aspirin).

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Damit Rook

we need to say like Kanter is an awfull player and has serious knee problems that way he will fall to use.

by spanishfalcon on May 18, 2011 6:09 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs

That whole sentence came out awfull o well you guys get it

Say Kanter is bad, we get him in the draft, become a great team, win a title.

by spanishfalcon on May 18, 2011 6:11 PM EDT reply actions

Kanter's health is terrible

He’s basically Greg Oden, without the upside.

No team picking #1-5 should touch him :-)

by sierradave on May 18, 2011 6:12 PM EDT reply actions

Knee problems, back problems

and his birth certificate is forged. He is really 28, but the team will take him anyway.

by hambonejackson on May 18, 2011 6:18 PM EDT up reply actions

And Kanter has

said that John “Hot Plate” Williams was his role model for dealing with with downtime when injured. He rates Oliver Miller highly too. ;-)

by Bassanova on May 19, 2011 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions

Just saying...

I doubt he’d come out and say “yeah I have bad knees” right before the most important moment of his life.

by Jeremiah Hewitt on May 18, 2011 9:15 PM EDT reply actions

He has no scars - so there was no surgery....

There is only the ONE report (by NBADraft.net) of Kanter having knee issues…

Absolutely nothing else (except those quoting NBADraft.net)… Nothing in Turkish papers. Nothing on the Internet. Nothing on the EuroLeague sites…. Nothing anywhere…

In this age – where everyone knows the instant Paris Hilton farts…. And scouts are scouring the globe for NBA talent…. with Web sites devoted just to the scouting, and evaluation of players… that there would be some mention SOMEWHERE if there were actually serious issues with Kanter’s knees. He’s not LeBron James – Kanter doesn’t have the pull to be able to confiscate video, suppress the press, and re-write news…..

He's "delightfully cranky"

I used to have super powers until my psychiatrist took them away.

by Rook6980 on May 18, 2011 10:01 PM EDT up reply actions

Rook, you seem especially pissed off today.

Thanks for the info though. I’m not sure where I heard he had knee problems, but it must have originated on nbadraft.net. I’m sure the Wiz will do their due diligence when he workout for us. If he is healthy and slips to us I have no issue picking him.

Fingers crossed for back to back #1s

by forthepeople on May 18, 2011 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions

Not exactly reliable, but...

From a random poster on the RealGM boards who claims to be “from Turkey and big fan of Enes Kanter”:

About his knees, he got arthroscopy surgery 2 and half years ago. He didnt play 6 months over it but then after the surgery, he played half season in Fenerbahce his european club.

http://forums.realgm.com/boards/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1102635&sid=b45a537c197e173d1ee6bb790c9acacf&start=0

by yop32 on May 18, 2011 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah - funny thing about that...

I did a search on “Enes Kanter” AND arthroscopy – and of course found the comment you found on RealGM, and another comment (essentially the exact same quote) on the NBADraft.net forums… and another on the Houston Rockets blog (The Dream Shake).

I’ve also searched arthroscopic, surgery, “knee problems”, “knee issues”, “injury history”, “history of injury”, and a ton of other combination of words.

But what’s funny is, I didn’t find ANY credible news sources, team web sites, basketball scouting sites, or any other sites at all talking about Kanter and arthroscopy or surgery – only fans, talking on blogs and forums. No original first hand (or even second hand) reporting – only fan speculation and rumor – with no links validating the comments.

So if anyone else has seen anything about Enes Kanter, and his “knee problems” – especially from a known, credible web site or news organization, please let me know….Because that should spark a whole new debate about drafting Kanter.

He's "delightfully cranky"

I used to have super powers until my psychiatrist took them away.

by Rook6980 on May 19, 2011 8:44 AM EDT up reply actions

No PHYSICAL scars

But the emotional ones… They’ll haunt him forever.

Really, a top-5 team shouldn’t touch him.

by sierradave on May 19, 2011 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions

Never heard of anyone sitting for 5 months

due to tendinitis. So he probably got scoped. Not a huge deal but worth checking out. All these guys will be going through MRIs and possibly full-body X Rays. If there is a problem teams will find it. Doesn’t mean they won’t ignore it though (Oden).

As for Dr. Rook’s assertion that his knees are fine, we don’t know that either. Rook believes that because Google didn’t tell him otherwise. Time to let the doctors do their job and stop thinking its something a google search will determine.

by Jheiser3 on May 19, 2011 9:17 AM EDT reply actions

HMMM....

Looking at the video of his workouts at ATTACK Athletics in Chicago with Tim Grover… I’d say his knees look good to me.

due to tendinitis. So he probably got scoped.

Of course, that’s all conjecture – just like the “knee problems” …. I can conjecture too – Perhaps he developed the tendinitis towards the end of the season? He could have missed a very short time during the season, spent the off-season resting… Rumors (and that’s all that blog comments are unless they are validated) say that he came back the next year and played; so if that is true, it wouldn’t have been anything structurally wrong with his knee – to come back in 5 months….

Dr. Rook’s assertion that his knees are fine

Actually… I’m probably more qualified than most people (other than orthopedic surgeons) to talk about knee issues.

The only thing I’m really worried about is a situation where one comment on a web site could potentially bring into question a non-issue.

Look what happened to Darrel Arthur when a false positive indicator about possible kidney issue caused teams to back away from drafting him. And of course, DeJuan Blair and his “missing” ACL’s…

The point is – lots of folks her are saying “don’t draft Kanter because the last thing the Wizards need is more knee issues”… When in fact there is PROBABLY (based on the lack of any real evidence to the contrary) nothing wrong with his knees.

He's "delightfully cranky"

I used to have super powers until my psychiatrist took them away.

by Rook6980 on May 19, 2011 10:13 AM EDT up reply actions

enough

Are you a doctor? Have you seen recent x-rays or a MRI from Enes? If not, then stop because you’re as clueless as the rest of us. The difference is no one else is putting themselves up as a expert who knows for sure despite working from anecdotal evidence. I get that this is your schtik in this community, but its overbearing. Its even worse when you back up your guesses with 10 seconds of video that proves nothing. “looks ok”. Great, think they’ll still do the tests though.

I’ve had knees issues. I know about rehab schedules and I’ve followed athletes through surgery etc. That does not make me an expert though, so I don’t put myself out there as one and declare that his knees are fine.

No NBA team is going to base a draft decision on an internet blurb. Why are you so worried about it? Teams will do MRIs and full body x-ray’s. They will see exactly whats happening and make their determination then. end of story.

by Jheiser3 on May 19, 2011 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions

I don't think anyone here should say that

But we all agree that his knee problems are FAR too treacherous for Cleveland, Utah, Minnesota, and Toronto.

by sierradave on May 19, 2011 12:52 PM EDT up reply actions

That is what boggles me too

With tendinites, you don’t sit out 5 months. After surgery you do.

anyway, it is quite some time ago and he seems to be fine. If he checks out ok with NBA doctors i’m fully confident that his knees are good and that there is no reason to be concerned.

When Seraphin recently had surgery i was more concerned but he checked out fine so we have no reason to believe it will hinder his development. It seems to me a lack of talent is more of a red flag haha.

"My logic fails all the time...especially when talking to females" Rook6980

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by Dutch Hoopfan on May 19, 2011 10:16 AM EDT up reply actions

Andrew Bynum had his knee scoped in High School

and he looks fine to me.

by hambonejackson on May 19, 2011 8:56 PM EDT reply actions

Sarcasm... one would assume

Or else, he is not really a good example.

Screw rational basketball analysis. I <3 Jordan Crawford.

by returnofswagger on May 20, 2011 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions

He had his knee scoped in HS

Then the sarcasm. It is something to think about. I read Bynum is either knock kneed or bow legged and this causes his knee problems. I don’t know if its true or not, but now i have to look at Kanters legs.

by hambonejackson on May 21, 2011 12:50 AM EDT up reply actions

Kanter is damaged goods

for sure.

I saw the videos of him, and he looked real slow and klunky as he was ~~dominating~~ barely holding his own against inferior competition.

Clearly bad knees are going to be a problem for him going forward. Also, his haircut is not an NBA-ready style at all. I’m not sure that is something that he’s ever going to be able to correct. He speaks poorly accented English, which obviously means that his coach and teammates will be unable to communicate with him, which makes him uncoachable.

Also, he occasionally misses shots, and gets the ball stolen from him. He also looks suspiciously caucasian, which means that he is not athletic, and possibly also racist to boot. I agree that any team picking 1 through 5 would have to be stupid, insane, or a pack of child molesters to take a chance on such a deeply, fundamentally flawed prospect.

"Jesus got a sweet jumper!"

by Tom deSabla on May 24, 2011 1:06 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs