Enes Kanter Freedom on his NBA future: 'I have five-six years left' / News - Basketnews.com

Enes Kanter Freedom believes he was denied the chance to play in the NBA because of his views on China. He thinks he still has five or six years left in the league.

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Enes Freedom Kanter played his last game for the Boston Celtics in the NBA last season. When he was traded to the Houston Rockets, he was waived without ever appearing on the court.

Enes Kanter Freedom

Position:PF, CAge:30Height:211 cmWeight:121 kgBirth place:Zurich, SwitzerlandProfileNewsStatistics

The player is now considered a terrorist by the Turkish state. Additionally, a 10 million Turkish lira (~$500,000) bounty has been placed on his head.

Kanter Freedom's now a free agent. The center believes he can still play in the NBA and continues to claim that he was denied the opportunity to compete because of his views on China.

"I'm 30 years old and I can play another five-six years in the NBA. Unfortunately, when I started to talk about the problems we're having in China, the NBA and China have millions of dollars in deals, I was blackmailed to keep me out of the league," Kanter Freedom told Bosnia and Herzegovina's N1.

"I still feel healthy, I'm 30 years old, I can play basketball for another five-six seasons in the league, I just hope I can go back to the court and play basketball," he explained. "I love basketball, it's my first job. It also gave me a platform to talk about whatever I want to. I hope that the NBA can see the wrongdoings being done in the future, and we can talk about it."

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