Ranking every No. 3 pick who played for the Boston Celtics

The Athletic ranked every third pick in league history, and we re-ranked the 13 Boston Celtics on that list.

No. 47: Enes Kanter – center – 2019-20

Kanter never got a chance to play for Kentucky due to the NCAA’s hatred of basketball players earning money, but it did get his NBA career started a bit earlier than it might have at least.

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The Turkish big man hasn’t racked up any hardware yet, but he’s assembled a solid career average of 11.6 points and 7.6 points per game. With the Celtics, he’s played a bit below that level so far, logging 8.2 points and 7.7 boards in a more limited role.