At only 15 years of age, Kanter has an incredibly strong and mature body, somewhat similar to Greek prospect Sofoklis Schortsanitis at the same age… His potential is enormous already 6′9″, he only has to add another 2 or 3 inches to become a solid center prospect … His rebounding skills are impressive, not only because of his massive body, but because of his timing … He was one of the leading rebounders at the 2008 Albert Schweitzer Tournament, although most of his competition was 2 years older than him … Although Turkey is suspected of "rejuvenating" players (e.g. Ersan Ilyasova), there is no reason to mistrust Kanter's age, as he was born in Zürich, Switzerland … He won the "Burkhard Wildermuth Award" for the most talented player at the 2008 AST and was also named to the All-Tournament Team.