Report: Enes Kanter Signs Four-Year, $70 Million with the Blazers

Restricted free agent Enes Kanter has reportedly signed a four-year, $70 million offer sheet with the Portland Trail Blazers, league sources revealed. The contract includes a player option for the fourth year and a 15 percent trade kicker bonus, Adrian Wojnarowski with Yahoo! Sports reported.

Although Kanter signed the offer sheet on Thursday, his current team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, have until Sunday to match the offer if they want to retain the 23-year-old center. Sources reported that Thunder general manager, Sam Presti will not be letting Kanter leave and is prepared to offer him a competitive contract.

Adrian Wojnarowski wrote:

"Oklahoma City will feel immense pressure to show star Kevin Durant a strong commitment to winning in the final year of his contract, and Kanter is an important part of the Thunder's nucleus. The possibility of losing a young player of Kanter's talent for no assets is extremely remote for the Thunder. GM Sam Presti had planned his payroll and roster for the possibility of a maximum offer sheet, sources said."

Presti told The Oklahoman, "Our intention has been to match offers on Enes, and nothing has changed in this regard. Enes expressed his desire to be a part of the Thunder in our meeting with him yesterday and we have planned in advance should he receive an offer such as the one that has been reported."

With the Thunder, Kanter played in 26 games and averaged 18.7 points and 11.0 rebounds. Throughout the entire season, he averaged15.5 points and 8.9 rebounds.

The Thunder acquired Kanter as a part of a three-way trade back in February. He was the third overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft.