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Former Blazers Center Enes Kanter Freedom Speaks Out on Free Agency

Former Portland Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter Freedom is still looking for his next NBA home.

Freedom was traded by the Boston Celtics to the Houston Rockets right before February’s NBA Trade Deadline. Houston waived him shortly after. Since then, Freedom has been without a team, and he feels his outspoken nature is the reason behind his unemployment.

“Free agency is open for one month. Normally, I should have already received offers. This summer I did not receive one single offer,” told EuroHoops via Google Translate, “The reason is that I spoke out against what is happening in China in recent months.