Jazz are unlikely to trade Enes Kanter

The Utah Jazz are unlikely to trade Enes Kanter who requested trade last week.

Per The Salt Lake Tribune, Enes Kanter and his agent very publicly asked the Jazz last week to trade the young center by Thursday's NBA trade deadline.

However, the Jazz are unlikely to bend to Kanter's demand.

The Salt Lake Tribune has learned, via NBA sources, that while the team will listen to offers, Kanter is still valued highly by the franchise and very much in its long-term plans.

the Jazz are relatively happy with Kanter's overall progress, and team officials are confident they can smooth over their center's bruised feelings, according to an NBA source.

The Jazz have not publicly reacted to their center's trade request. The source said that while the team is aggressively surveying the market and fielding calls, it will take a pretty amazing offer to even think about parting with Kanter — who becomes a restricted free agent at the end of the season.