Do the Thunder even really need Enes Kanter? They can get 70% of the production and 0% of the forearm-destroying furniture attacks from the team’s resident Frenchman and stinky-cheese lover Joffrey Lauvergne. Lauvergne can shoot midrange jumpers just like Kanter does, but the thing is, he doesn’t NEED to, because he can step out behind the three-point line and bomb away from there. It might even be the first time in recorded history that France has bombed anything.
Kanter also provides nimble post moves. Guess what? Lauvergne has those too, although they’re not nimble at all. Kanter’s rebounding? Lauvergne sort of does that and he’s got Nick Collison to help him out. Kanter’s obsession with a cheerleader from a former team? Joffrey still thinks about a certain Denver cheerleader named Angelia when he’s doing you-know-what in the privacy of his home. Can Kanter’s foreignness be replaced? I already told you that Lauvergne’s from France, what more do you want?
In conclusion, who needs Enes Kanter anymore? It’s Joffrey Lauvergne time.