Perk hints at Durant considering Boston?

[jdz101]

I'd rather the celtics have good basketballers than good locker room guys.

Perkins was certifiably useless at the time of, and after the trade. Him speculating about where Durant might go as a pseudo insider is a pithy attempt to make himself relevant for 5 minutes in a league which should have crapped him out 2 years ago.

To say the celtics would have had a much better shot at a championship with THAT kendrick Perkins in the lineup is a loooong bow to draw.

Well, he's not a pseudo insider, he's an actual insider. He's Durant's trusted buddy, he'd know more about Durant's mindset than Woj. If they had conversations about which teams Durant should look at, there's no doubt that Perk would've had great things to say about the Celtics, and that Durant would've been listening closely. If Boston weren't on Durant's shortlist, I'm guessing Perk would've been chiller about the grilling, said something nice and vague about the Celtics to keep fans' doomed hope alive, etc. The way he was clutching his cards close to his chest tells me he felt a pressure not to reveal what he knows, which is that we're one of Durant's top choices. The Perk protests too much, lol.

He said a whole lot of nothing, but he said just enough to get someone in the basketball media talking about Kendrick Perkins again. Funny how that keeps happening.

[RockinRyA]

I'd rather the celtics have good basketballers than good locker room guys.

Perkins was certifiably useless at the time of, and after the trade. Him speculating about where Durant might go as a pseudo insider is a pithy attempt to make himself relevant for 5 minutes in a league which should have crapped him out 2 years ago.

To say the celtics would have had a much better shot at a championship with THAT kendrick Perkins in the lineup is a loooong bow to draw.

Well, with that Perk the Thunder went 13-4 down the stretch, and made the WCF.

The Celts were on an 8-4 stretch with Perk before the trade (41-14 overall) and finished the season 15-12.

The Thunder played better after the trade, and the Celtics played worse. Those are facts.

I think the timing is really the problem with that trade. In terms of value, the trade was good.

[guava_wrench]

If saying absolutely nothing that hints at Durant considering Boston qualifies as a hint, than yes.

Otherwise, no.