OFFICIAL Big Enes Injury Update/Watch Thread

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Jody Genessy ‏@DJJazzyJody 5m
Jazz C Enes Kanter will undergo minor surgery to repair damage in his left shoulder, per a source. He's expected to be back in month or so.

good for him, I hope the surgery goes well. seems like from what I have heard from friends with this injury, surgery is the best option for long term repair.

 

[fishonjazz]

Thanks for the update.

As much as I'd have liked to have seen Enes back for the playoffs, I'd rather he be all healed up and good to go next season (hopefully for an increase in minutes).

The big worry now is if the jazz see this as a reason to re-sign big al

 

[GVC]

The big worry now is if the jazz see this as a reason to re-sign big al

I really don't understand this line of thinking. Kanter will be back long before next season.

 

[nightmare3983]

Perhaps this is more correct info.

Bill Oram ‏@tribjazz 18m
Enes Kanter's agent says he is in Chicago, not NYC, meeting with doctors. Surgery "is an option" but recovery would be "not one month."

Bill Oram ‏@tribjazz 18m
"Odds are absolutely in favor of the surgery" for Enes Kanter's dislocated left shoulder, agent tells @sltrib.

 

[ATB]

Enes Kanter is in Chicago, not New York ... I think he lives there in the off season .. that way he can have the surgery and call it good for the year...... in his home environment so to speak

 

[nightmare3983]

Enes Kanter is in Chicago, not New York ... I think he lives there in the off season .. that way he can have the surgery and call it good for the year...... in his home environment so to speak

He spent most of last summer in California. I don't have a clue what his plans for this summer are.

 

[underKANTER]

How likely is it that Kanter and Favors both will start next year?

Our management is unpredictable. They kind of avoid to do moves that are obvious.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Our management is predictable. They kind of avoid moves.

Fixed.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Good for Kanter if he gets surgery I guess. He probably should've been doing all of this research when it happened but hopefully he doesn't make a dumb decision like not get surgery on something that will require surgery to get close to 100% eventually.

 

[Stifle Tower]

Good for Kanter if he gets surgery I guess. He probably should've been doing all of this research when it happened but hopefully he doesn't make a dumb decision like not get surgery on something that will require surgery to get close to 100% eventually.

Agree. The worst solution would be to wait 2-3 months and then discover he needs surgery. It's not just being available for training camp and the start of the season...it's being in shape, getting the reps with his teammates, developing chemistry with (hopefully) fellow starters in Favors, Hayward, Mo (likely) and whoever the Jazz have at the other wing.

 

[NUMBERICA]

Agree. The worst solution would be to wait 2-3 months and then discover he needs surgery. It's not just being available for training camp and the start of the season...it's being in shape, getting the reps with his teammates, developing chemistry with (hopefully) fellow starters in Favors, Hayward, Mo (likely) and whoever the Jazz have at the other wing.

First and foremost, it's taking care of an injury so it stops being an injury. I'm not an expert, I just know that generally speaking, if something needs surgery in order to heal optimally, then it needs surgery ASAP otherwise it will heal wrong which is a bigger problem because it then takes on a level of permanence that wasn't necessary.

Enes Kanter's priority list for the foreseeable future (in order):
1) Recover from injury as best as possible.
2) Everything else.

 

[Beantown]

So out of the playoffs I assume?