PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2019-20: Appeared in 58 games averaging 8.1 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 16.9 minutes per game…Shot 57.2 percent from the field, 14.3 percent from three and 70.7 percent from the free-throw line…Made his Celtic debut against Philadelphia on Oct. 23 on opening night and recorded 12 points, six rebounds and two assists in 24:58…Missed seven games due to a left knee contusion (Oct. 25 through Nov. 9)…Recorded his first double-double as a Celtic with 11 points and 11 rebounds against New York on Dec. 1…Recorded a career-high six blocks against Charlotte on Dec. 31…Recorded new season-highs of 22 points and 19 rebounds against New Orleans on Jan. 11…Recorded 16 points and 15 rebounds against Atlanta on Feb. 7 in a season-high 28:23. 2018-19 SEASON:Averaged13.7points(54.9%FG,29.4%3-PT,78.7%FT),9.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 24.5 minutes in 67 games(31 starts) with the Trail Blazers and Knicks ... Scored in double figures 50 times, including 12 games of 20-plus points ... Recorded 32 double-doubles, tied for the 17th most in the NBA ... Ranked 14th in rebounding and 20th in field goal percentage among league leaders ... Tied for the sixth-most offensive rebounds in the league (257) ... Recorded a career-high 116 assists ... WITH PORTLAND: In 23 games (eight starts) with Portland, aver- aged 13.1 points (57.7% FG, 25.0% 3-PT, 73.5% FT), 8.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 22.3 minutes ... Led the team in scoring twice and rebounds seven times ... Scored in double figures 17 times, including five games of 20-plus points ... Notched seven double-doubles, including three consecutive games of at least 20 points and 10 rebounds from March 30 to April 3 ... Scored at least 20 points in four straight games from March 30 to April 5, marking the longest streak of his career ... Had 24 points (12-17 FG), seven rebounds and four assists at Denver on April 5 ... Recorded 22 points and 16 rebounds at the Lakers on April 9 ... Had 20 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high four blocks at Minnesota on April 1 ... Logged 21 points and 15 rebounds against Memphis on April 3 ... WITH NEW YORK: Averaged 14.0 points (53.6% FG, 31.8% 3-PT, 81.4% FT), 10.5 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 25.6 minutes in 44 games (23 starts) for the Knicks ... Scored a season-high 29 points (12-18 FG, 5-5 FT) to go with 10 rebounds, two assists and one steal at Brooklyn on Oct. 19 ... Logged 21 points and a career-high 26 rebounds at Memphis on Nov. 25 ... Recorded 23 points, 24 rebounds and a career-high seven assists against Chicago on Nov. 5, becoming the third player in Knicks history to record at least 23 points, 24 rebounds and seven assists in a game...PLAYOFFS: Appeared in 16 games(14 starts) where he averaged 11.4 points, 9.6 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 28.8 minutes per game...Shot 51.4 percent from the field, 25.0 percent from three and 75.6 percent from the free throw line. 2017-18: Appeared in 71 games (all starts) for the Knicks, averaging 14.1 points (59.2% FG, 84.8% FT), 11.0 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.50 blocks and 25.8 minutes ... Led the Knicks in scoring 10 times and rebounding 50 times ... Had a career- high 39 double-doubles, including 10 straight from Jan. 26 to Feb. 22 ... Ranked fifth in the NBA in rebounding average (11.0), fifth in field goal percentage (59.2%), fourth in total offensive rebounds (273) and ninth in total rebounds (780) ... Scored 20-plus points 10 times and 30-plus once ... Logged 31 points and 22 rebounds against Philadelphia on Dec. 25 ... Had 24 points and 14 rebounds against Washington on Feb. 14 ... Recorded 23 points and 13 rebounds on March 21 ... Notched 22 points and 14 rebounds against Miami on Nov. 29 ...Had 20 points and 20 rebounds against Brooklyn on Jan. 30 ... 2016-17: Played in 72 games for the Thunder, posting averages of 14.3 points (54.5% FG, 13.2% 3-PT, 78.6% FT), 6.7 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 21.3 minutes ... Scored in double figures in 60 games and scored 20-plus points in 14 games ... Recorded 18 double- doubles off the bench (second-most in the NBA) ... Was 11th in the NBA in field goal percentage ... Scored at least 19 points in five straight games from Dec. 23 to Dec. 31, marking the longest such streak of his career ... Had 29 points and 12 rebounds at Sacramento on Jan. 15 ... Logged 27 points and 10 boards at the Knicks on Nov. 28 ... Notched 24 points and 10 rebounds against Miami on Nov. 7 ... Recorded 24 points and 11 boards against Philadelphia on March 22 ... Missed 10 games with a right ulna fracture ... PLAYOFFS: Played in five games in Oklahoma City’s first round series against Houston, posting averages of 4.8 points (38.5% FG, 100% FT), 1.8 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 9.0 minutes ... Had eight points, three rebounds and one assist in Game 1 ... Posted 10 points and three rebounds in 10 minutes in Game 2 …2015-16: Appeared in all 82 games for the Thunder (one start), posting averages of 12.7 points (57.6% FG, 47.6% 3-PT, 79.7% FT), 8.1 rebounds, 0.4 assists and 21.0 minutes ... Scored in double figures in 57 games ... Had 27 games of double-digit rebounds ... Led Oklahoma City in scoring twice and rebounding 21 times ... Was the only player in the NBA to averaged 12-plus points and eight-plus rebounds off the bench ... His 8.1 rebounds per game represented the highest amongst bench players ... Led all reserves with 25 double-doubles ... Recorded 33 points while pulling down 20 rebounds at Portland on April 6, becoming the first Thunder player to put together a 30-20 game in the Oklahoma City era ... Scored 26 points in 22 minutes vs. Portland on March 14 ... Shot 11-of-11 from the field for 23 points at Sacramento on Feb. 29 ... Notched 25 points on 10-of-14 shooting at Denver on Jan. 19 ... PLAYOFFS: Appeared in all 18 games of Oklahoma City’s three series against Dallas, San Antonio and Golden State, averaging 9.4 points (55.1% FG, 14.3% 3-PT, 84.4 FT), 6.2 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 17.9 minutes ... Logged 16 points and 13 rebounds in Game 1 of the Thunder’s first round series against Dallas ... Scored 21 points against Dallas in Game 3 and 28 points against Dallas in Game 4 ... Had 12 points and eight rebounds at San Antonio in Game 2 of Oklahoma City’s second round series ... Recorded eight points and 13 rebounds in Game 5 against San Antonio ... Logged 10 points and 12 rebounds in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals against Golden State…2014-15: Played in 75 games (74 starts) with the Jazz and Thunder, posting averages of 15.5 points (51.9% FG, 35.6% 3-PT, 78.2% FT), 8.9 rebounds, 0.7 assists and 28.5 minutes ...Acquired by Oklahoma City from the Utah Jazz via a trade on Feb. 19 ... Scored in double figures in 58 games ... Scored 20-plus points on 18 occasions ... Recorded 30 double-doubles (16 with the Thunder) ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds in 30 games ... Missed one game with a right thigh contusion and one game with a left ankle sprain ... In his Thunder debut, recorded 10 points and 13 rebounds at Charlotte on Feb. 21 ... followed by 20 points and 12 rebounds vs. Denver on Feb. 22 ... Posted 23 points and 15 rebounds against Minnesota on March 13 ... Totaled 18 points and 18 rebounds in a win against Chicago on March 15 ... Scored 27 points while making 12 field goals to go with 12 rebounds vs. Miami on March 22 ... Totaled 30 points and 16 rebounds against Dallas on April 1 ... Notched 25 points and 16 rebounds in a win over the Lakers on March 24 ... 2013-14: Played in 80 games (37 starts) for the Jazz and averaged 12.3 points and 7.5 rebounds in 26.7 minutes ... Posted 24 double-doubles ... Led Utah in rebounding 24 times and scoring 11 times ... Recorded 10 or more points in 53 games and 20-plus points in 12 games ... Pulled down 10 or more rebounds in 27 contests ... Recorded 27 points and 14 rebounds at Milwaukee on March 3 ... Pulled down 10 offensive rebounds (12 total rebounds) while contributing 20 points at Phoenix on Nov. 1 ... Missed one game due to right quadriceps tendinitis and was inactive one other game ... 2012- 13: Appeared in 70 games (two starts) for Utah and averaged 7.2 points and 4.3 rebounds in 15.4 minutes ... Scored in double figures 22 times ... Grabbed 10-plus rebounds twice ... Had two double-doubles ... Registered a then career-high 23 points and 22 rebounds vs. Charlotte on March 1 ... Missed two game due to a sprained ankle ... Missed 10 games due to a dislocated left shoulder ... 2011-12: Appeared in 66 games for the Jazz and averaged 4.6 points and 4.2 rebounds in 13.2 minutes ... Became the 10th Jazz rookie in franchise history to appear in every regular season game ... Scored in double figures seven times ... Pulled down 10-plus rebounds four times .. Had 11 rebounds at the L.A. Lakers on Dec. 27, the most in a Jazz rookie debut since the team moved to Utah…PLAYOFFS: With Utah, appeared in four games against San Antonio, averaging 3.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.00 block in 10.8 minutes.

BEFORE NBA

Enrolled as a freshman at the University of Kentucky in 2010-11, but ruled ineligible to play by the NCAA ... Though unable to compete, Kanter stayed as a special assistant, attending classes and working out with the team.

PERSONAL LIFE

Brother, Kerem, played for Xavier as a senior in 2017-18 after playing three seasons at Wisconsin-Green Bay ... Credits watching Sponge Bob Square Pants and Jersey Shore for helping to teach him English, because, he says, “You can have to learn the street language, not the normal language.” ... Favorite pro wrestler is The Undertaker ... Played for the World Team at the 2010 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, shooting an event record 13-of-21 from the field, scoring 34 points and grabbing 13 rebounds ... His 34-point scoring effort for the World Team broke the individual record of 33 points previously set by Dirk Nowitzki in 1998.