One or the other.Former first-round NBA draft pick Enes Kanter Freedom has made good on his promise to declare for next year's WNBA Draft, officially penning a letter to the league on Monday.THE WNBA HAS LIMITED OPTIONS AFTER TWO MEN DECLARED FOR THE DRAFT, AND THOSE OPTIONS AREN'T GREATKanter shared the letter in a social media post, saying "rules are rules!" in the caption.Boston Celtics center Enes Kanter gestures after an official's call against the Toronto Raptors in the second half at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, on Nov.28, 2021.
(Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports)"Please accept this formal document as my official written notification to the Women's National Basketball Association of my voluntary decision to enter the player pool for the 2027 WNBA Draft," the letter said."Consistent with the current league collective bargaining agreement, I am submitting this notice to exercise my draft rights and to affirm that I at least twenty-two years old and that I have no remaining intercollegiate eligibility, as required by Article XIII, Section 1(b)."I request that the WNBA League Office verify receipt of this document and direct any future communications to my personal email address listed above.
Thank you for your official processing of my registration into the 2027 draft pool."What a time to be alive.What a league.
More importantly, what a pickle for that league.Kanter and former first round NBA pick, Royce White, both declared their intentions to enter the WNBA Draft late last week as a clear rebuttal to the ongoing drama surrounding Sophie Cunningham and the league.Cunningham told ESPN last month that she believed in protecting young girls in sports."I got a lot of negative feedback about me hating trans.And I'm like, 'I never once said that,'" she told the outlet.
"I think that I am here to extend love.But I also think with that love is truth, being honest.
And I want to protect young girls in a locker room, or young girls in sport who shouldn't have t...