Chances of Perkins back in Green?

[perks-a-beast]

Chances are high that OKC amnesties him after this year. It's clear that Perkins is being over payed and OKC wants to sustain cap flexibility in order to retain guys like Harden and Ibaka.

I know this has been thrown around a bit on this forum but what do you think the chances of this happening actually are? Boston would have to be Perkins first choice, right? Or are there bad feelings? Would he take the MLE to be the back up center?

KP has always been one of my favorite players due to his attitude and grit that he brings. Could you imagine if Ainge pulled this off?

Rondo/ FA
Bradley/ Ray
Pierce/ Green
Bass/ Wilcox
Garnett/ Perkins

That team would have to be favorites to win it all.Is this even possible? (I'm far from an expert on NBA Salary cap and stuff like that)



Lets just hope he doesnt get release and go to the Heat, that would be my nightmare.

[Fafnir]

Its possible, I'd think that Perkins would get bid on during the waiver process however.

A team getting him for something like what Billups was bid (3 million?) for the life of his contract would be a great value if OKC uses the amnesty clause on him.

[diconzo]

If Perk came back I bet KG would slide back to PF. It would be really interesting but I don't think it would happen.

[Lucky17]

Aren't Harden and Ibaka both signed through the end of next season?

[perks-a-beast]

If Perk came back I bet KG would slide back to PF. It would be really interesting but I don't think it would happen.

It should be a main priority of the Celtics to keep Garnett as the starting 5 next year regardless of who they can aquire in free agency. He's flourished there.

[Fafnir]

Aren't Harden and Ibaka both signed through the end of next season?

They are eligble for extensions next year right? So the pressure to get them new contracts to avoid RFA is going to be big.

[slamtheking]

bringing Perk back would be a nice pickup but it would have to be as KG's backup at center.  I'd really like to see the C's get a big-time rebounding PF to pair with KG as a bigger priority

[perks-a-beast]

bringing Perk back would be a nice pickup but it would have to be as KG's backup at center.  I'd really like to see the C's get a big-time rebounding PF to pair with KG as a bigger priority

Agreed. I'd like the Celts to make a pitch for Paul Millsap. Maybe their 2 first rounders would get it done? He's making 7.2 million next year and if you think about it, that's probably what Bass will be demanding and Millsap is far the superior player IMO. Millsaps good for 15 and 10 every night. would solve our rebounding problem and give us an offensive spark.

[jaketwice]

I would do it just to be sure we retained Rondo forever.

[Shoot the J]

It should be a main priority of the Celtics to keep Garnett as the starting 5 next year regardless of who they can aquire in free agency. He's flourished there.

Agreed. KG needs to stay at the 5 regardless of who they bring in

[scaryjerry]

I'm over Perkins...Liked him while he was here and still like him...but move on

[LooseCannon]

Chances are high that OKC amnesties him after this year.

Sam Presti is not an idiot, so I would say the chances are low.

[perks-a-beast]

I'm over Perkins...Liked him while he was here and still like him...but move on

Theres no question he would improve this team though. and getting him on a mid level contract would be a steal for what he brings. He lights a fire under this team. He's the intimidator. Every title team needs a Perkins. He's light years better than Stiemsma or Hollins at this point, has playoff experience, has good chemistry with our team. I'd love to get Perkins back in Boston, playing 22 minutes a game behind Garnett at center.

[perks-a-beast]

Chances are high that OKC amnesties him after this year.

Sam Presti is not an idiot, so I would say the chances are low.

you're right about presti not being an idiot. he's way too smart to pay his starting center 8 mill a season to averge 5 and 5 in 25 minutes in the playoffs. Sure, there are things that Perkins brings to that team that don't show in the box score but it's still like trying to fit a circle in a square. Thunder are a run and gun team and Perkins is much better suited for the half court game. Presti's doesnt want to invest 25 million in Perkins over 3 years. By 2014 the heart of that team-Durant,Westbrook,Harden,Ibaka will be eating away 60 million in cap space per year. That's no time to over pay guys like Perkins. Presti will be thinking long term. They may keep Perkins another year at most but i think the sooner they get rid of him the better.

[Lucky17]

Aren't Harden and Ibaka both signed through the end of next season?

They are eligble for extensions next year right? So the pressure to get them new contracts to avoid RFA is going to be big.

http://www.shamsports.com/content/pages/data/salaries/thunder.jsp

If I'm looking at this correctly, at the end of next season the Thunder could renounce the rights to some/most of their bench players (Aldrich, Maynor, Hayward) and have the room to extend/resign both Harden and Ibaka to long term deals (perhaps at home-town discount), without having to amnesty Perkins.

I see the logic in trying to lock them both up before RFA, but waiting a year gives Presti time to work the rest of his roster via minor trades without breaking up the core or adversely affecting the culture of the club.

Perkins may be overpaid for his production, but I suspect letting him go would be just as emotionally jarring for the club and fanbase as it was for the Celtics.

As it stands, Presti can extend/resign one of Harden or Ibaka this offseason, yes?