Kanter says goodbyes, looks forward to New York 'adventure'

Enes Kanter, left, and Doug McDermott are headed to the Knicks as part of a trade that will bring Carmelo Anthony to the Thunder. [PHOTO BY SARAH PHIPPS, THE OKLAHOMAN]

A sea of kids circled Enes Kanter, the last group of a long day.

They'd be his last set of campers in Oklahoma City, he told them. They were special. He'd never forget them.

The Saturday sunset was just hours away in Edmond, and Sunday would bring a flight to New York, and a fresh start. The Thunder had agreed earlier in the day to send Kanter and Doug McDermott to the Knicks for 10-time All-Star Carmelo Anthony.

And so, as he broke his last huddle to open his last camp, Kanter told his little hoops pupils, “We'll say one, two, three Knicks!” he shouted.