Kendrick Perkins

If there is one thing you need to know about veteran players in the NBA it is that they love Kendrick Perkins. Despite the fact that his usefulness on an NBA court probably ended sometime around 2011, Perkins managed to hang around in the NBA into the 2015-16 season with the New Orleans Pelicans. He [...]

One of the most interesting beefs in the NBA has officially been quashed…according to Kendrick Perkins. While making an appearance on KG’s Area 21 following the Golden State Warriors’ deconstruction of the Utah Jazz, Perkins indicated that Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, whom he played with on the Oklahoma City Thunder, are once again on [...]

The NBA’s trade deadline was a busy racket this year, and the Oklahoma City Thunder were among those making the biggest splashes. It took a while for the full details of their trade to emerge, but the Thunder wound up parting ways with disgruntled point guard Reggie Jackson and the expiring contract of Kendrick Perkins, [...]

In 2013, DeAndre Jordan talked about his need improve and added, “I know that defensively it starts with me down there.” At the time, Jordan averaged 1.4 blocks per game and 0.6 steals. Today, Jordan had taken his defensive game to a new level, blocking 2.4 shots per game and grabbing 0.9 spg. On the [...]

Hypothetical NBA trades that don’t come true are the worst—especially those that would have been awesome. Like this one. According to ESPN New York’s Ohm Youngmisuk, the Brooklyn Nets and Oklahoma City Thunder talked shop on a deal involving Brook Lopez: [tweet: https://twitter.com/NotoriousOHM/status/552312545793826817] Nets Daily confirmed the rumor, which at this point, will never come [...]

Teammates who won an NBA championship are forever linked to one another. Not to mention forever texting one another. Paul Pierce revealed that he, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett and Kendrick Perkins, who all won a 2008 title with the Celtics, still talk frequently, specifically within a group text message that, given no other context, is [...]

Kendrick Perkins is something. As for what kind of something, I’m not really sure. But he’s something. Definitely not an NBA MVP, though. Unless you ask the screaming gremlins inside his head. On the heels of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s upset of the Sacramento Kings Sunday night—it feels soooo weird to write that—Perkins was all [...]

Greg Monroe has apparently been doing anything and everything he can to escape the Detroit Pistons. Accepting Detroit’s qualifying offer—like he’s supposed to do—reeks of doubt and distrust and potential disgust. Rather than secure his financial future, he’ll likely play through next season at a ridiculous discount so he can explore unrestricted free agency in [...]

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One of the biggest surprises of the season has been the top-seeded Portland Trailblazers. We even shone some light on them in our weekly THD Video series. 7-year veteran LaMarcus Aldridge has expanded his game, and, as a result, he’s enjoying his best professional season. His running mate and partner in crime is 2nd year [...]