i don't understand why you wouldn't pay perkins. he played 75+ games a year for the last three years and 60+ for every year but his rookie year. yeah, he has injuries, but not incredibly more than other players.
i think 8 million is a bargain for him, and the celtics wouldn't pay him even less than that
Cause he's a bad player on offense. His defense and hustle don't make up for his inabilities on offense. But that's not the reason why the celtics did this trade. they did it, because you can't play rondo and perkins on the floor at the end of games. They're investing in their second best big man, glen davis. Perkins has regressed on offense, and i think there's bad news over the horizon regarding his health. Green has sucked, but he's sucked playing out of position. this is a gamble that might pay off in the future. Ryen russilo pointed it out best. People overvalue perkins. He played under 20 minutes a night in the playoffs. You want to pay serious cash to a guy who can't stay on the floor?
i'm still doubtful that perkins makes okc a contender. He's a bad fit with their best big man, ibaka. You know who'd be an interesting huy to put next to a guy like ibaka, spencer hawes or brook lopez. You need a guy who can give you offense from the center position next to ibaka. you don't need a thicker, lesss mobile ibaka.
Did he get a deal? is his deal 5 years 40 million? I'm not going to say it's a bad deal, but it has the potential to be bad.
