Enes Kanter

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Enes Kanter (right hip bruise) will sit out on Thursday but Brad Stevens said that the big man is nearing a return.

It'll be Kanter's fourth straight game on the shelf and while there's optimism about a return, a few beat reporters have noted that he's not moving around all that well at practice. The big man was absolutely rolling before getting hurt and is a decent hold if you can afford the spot, while Daniel Theis has entered must-start status after finding a groove of his own. That said, Kanter's limited stat set does cap his ceiling, and if there's a hot free agent out there you can feel free to make a move.

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