Report: Miami looking to acquire Kendrick Perkins

[Fudge]

http://dailythunder.com/headlines/report-pat-riley-and-the-heat-want-kendrick-perkins/


@royceyoung: Report: Pat Riley and the Heat intent to 'make a run' at acquiring Kendrick Perkins:

:roll: :roll:

https://38.media.tumblr.com/55f2dddaf9f785986e25d77f55dbb102/tumblr_myj78oOVRl1r7tu05o1_500.gif

[russwest0]

:lol :lol :lol :lol :lol

[Meticode]

Please let his happen, he'll be a Shaqtin' A Fool MVP two years in a row if this happens.

[CavaliersFTW]

Yeah Lebron is definitely leaving Miami now :oldlol:

[TylerOO]

Yeah Lebron is definitely leaving Miami now :oldlol:

:oldlol:

[Fudge]

Page isn't loading for me. :oldlol: Must've crashed when Royce broke the news.

[mtc]

Same here. Interesting that the Perkins story broke about the same time that we hear about Pleiss coming over. I Don't believe this at all.

[Uncle Drew]

So... Riley's plan to re-sign LeBron is Perkins and Napier?

[BasedTom]

So... Riley's plan to re-sign LeBron is Perkins and Napier?
It's actually just a slideshow comparing Cleveland and Miami in the winter.

Trust me, I have multiple sources.

[Uncle Drew]

It's actually just a slideshow comparing Cleveland and Miami in the winter.

Trust me, I have multiple sources.
Joke all you want, I'm not from Ohio.

[dubeta]

OKC fans should feel scared now. Idk if you guys know but Perkins was the true heart of the team. You guys constantly make fun of him, but deep down you know he's the real reason OKC went to WCF. He bailed out Durants ass so many times (remember that game tying shot?), and hides Durant's defensive deficiencies.

[Natureland]

Will we see Perkins shooting threes?

[Fudge]

OKC fans should feel scared now. Idk if you guys know but Perkins was the true heart of the team. You guys constantly make fun of him, but deep down you know he's the real reason OKC went to WCF. He bailed out Durants ass so many times (remember that game tying shot?), and hides Durant's defensive deficiencies.
Nope.

[Harison]

Riley is smart, I doubt he would do something... like this :yaohappy:

[longtime lurker]

:lol

[BasedTom]

Riley is smart, I doubt he would do something... like this :yaohappy:
False hope to everyone in OKC not named Scott Brooks

[Kidbasketball20]

This is the first thing Riley leaks to the media to sway LeBron? :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:



Bye bye bye LeBron.

[no pun intended]

Perkins could be the best rebounder on that Heat team anyway lol

[russwest0]

Holy shit Presti, jump on this shit ASAP.

For as much as the Heat need post defense the man is just not worth it. If he ever touches the ball on offense he's liable to turn it over, no matter the situation and opposing teams will literally refuse to guard him putting more pressure on everyone else.

Plus we have Steven Adams who was one of the best bigmen in the playoffs this past year.

If we can manage to trade Perkins to Miami I don't know what I will do but it will probably be my happiest moment ever as a Thunder fan. :lol

[SOD 21]

It is also being reported that Oklahoma City plans to bring over their young center Tibor Pleiss from Europe that they drafted four years ago. He just averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and shot about 56% from the field last year for his European team for one of the better teams in Europe. Is he the new back up to Adams?

Could this be the beginning of a potential three team trade between Oklahoma City, Miami and Orlando?

[Lebronxrings]

wooooooooooooooow. Miami ****ing Cavaliers

[russwest0]

It is also being reported that Oklahoma City plans to bring over their young center Tibor Pleiss from Europe that they drafted four years ago. He just averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and shot about 56% from the field last year for his European team for one of the better teams in Europe. Is he the new back up to Adams?

Could this be the beginning of a potential three team trade between Oklahoma City, Miami and Orlando?

Where did you see this at?

[fpliii]

Will we see Perkins shooting threes?
:lol :applause:

[Fudge]

Holy shit Presti, jump on this shit ASAP.

For as much as the Heat need post defense the man is just not worth it. If he ever touches the ball on offense he's liable to turn it over, no matter the situation and opposing teams will literally refuse to guard him putting more pressure on everyone else.

Plus we have Steven Adams who was one of the best bigmen in the playoffs this past year.

If we can manage to trade Perkins to Miami I don't know what I will do but it will probably be my happiest moment ever as a Thunder fan. :lol
NO FUKKIN DOUBT.

If this happens, i'm snorting 5 lines on the kitchen table in front of my gramps...right when the news breaks out.

[Meticode]

wooooooooooooooow. Miami ****ing Cavaliers
They were already the Miami Cavaliers 5 games ago.

[SOD 21]

Where did you see this at?

Jim Traber from the Sports Animal, the station that covers the Oklahoma City Thunder, reported a story from his agent saying that he was coming over to the NBA this year and that it was just reported this afternoon. I didn't hear the source.

But it was reported in the last hour.

[All Net]

Ha surely not.

[CavaliersFTW]

If Bron stays expect to see more than a couple drive and kicks to Perkins for emergency bailout shots in the playoffs cause nobody else will be open :oldlol:

[Goldrush25]

Miami better do a whole lot better than that.:oldlol:

[russwest0]

If OKC gets Tibor Pleiss (finally) while shedding 10M in cap space I'm going to laugh my ****ing ass off

[russwest0]

If Bron stays expect to see more than a couple drive and kicks to Perkins for emergency bailout shots in the playoffs cause nobody else will be open :oldlol:

:lol :lol :lol

[SOD 21]

NO FUKKIN DOUBT.

If this happens, i'm snorting 5 lines on the kitchen table in front of my gramps...right when the news breaks out.

Perkins has more trade value now because he is in the final year of his contract and some teams to find that very appealing to have that much money coming off the books going into next off-season.

If Pat Riley is pursuing him, that must be a large part of their thinking.

[Meticode]

It'll be no different than when Joel Anthony was there, he'd play a similar role and wouldn't get many offensive touches at all.

I'm sure if Joel freakin' Anthony can find a role on a championship team, Perkins shouldn't have a problem.

[russwest0]

if this tibor pleiss news is true then we need to amnesty perkins regardless.

tibor pleiss is a ****ing beast. 7'1 with a repordetly monster wingspan, very fluid on offense, a great mid range and FT shooter, a great help defender, solid rebounder.

[Marlo_Stanfield]

Perkins was okay in OKC but hes a no show on offense and he wont fix the Heats rebounding and interior defense.
he shuts some Centers down but gets owned very often by others and fouls alot( Heat defense is already very foul prone). Ibakas ELITE defense covers his weaknesses often.
he wont help Miami at all and has zero athletic ability.
PAt Riley is the worst GM ever when it comes to signing Centers( i know he signed Shaq but Shaq was nearing his end and just wanted away from Kobe).
i hope LeBron just leaves, this team is done.
even if they get a Center that is not useless, Wade will continue making a fool of himself every playoff run:facepalm :facepalm

[Marlo_Stanfield]

if this tibor pleiss news is true then we need to amnesty perkins regardless.

tibor pleiss is a ****ing beast. 7'1 with a repordetly monster wingspan, very fluid on offense, a great mid range and FT shooter, a great help defender, solid rebounder.
hes weaker and probably weights less than Durant.
trust me i watched this guy in the German national team countless times and he is soft as shit.
i doubt he can play in the NBA.
very skilled tho

[russwest0]

hes weaker and probably weights less than Durant.
trust me i watched this guy in the German national team countless times and he is soft as shit.
i doubt he can play in the NBA.
very skilled tho

he would be a solid backup big at worst imo

he led his team in blocks, steals, rebounds, was 2nd on his team in ppg, and shot 58% from the field while also being a great FT shooter

[Meticode]

Perkins was okay in OKC but hes a no show on offense and he wont fix the Heats rebounding and interior defense.
he shuts some Centers down but gets owned very often by others and fouls alot( Heat defense is already very foul prone). Ibakas ELITE defense covers his weaknesses often.
he wont help Miami at all and has zero athletic ability.
PAt Riley is the worst GM ever when it comes to signing Centers( i know he signed Shaq but Shaq was nearing his end and just wanted away from Kobe).
i hope LeBron just leaves, this team is done.
even if they get a Center that is not useless, Wade will continue making a fool of himself every playoff run:facepalm :facepalm
This is the position Riley put himself in when he signed Wade, LeBron and Bosh. It's not about Riley being bad at signing centers. It's about Riley forking over so much money for just 3 players to where you can only offer certain free agents mid-level exceptions or lower.

[SOD 21]

if this tibor pleiss news is true then we need to amnesty perkins regardless.

tibor pleiss is a ****ing beast. 7'1 with a repordetly monster wingspan, very fluid on offense, a great mid range and FT shooter, a great help defender, solid rebounder.

Let's say this Miami thing doesn't happen.

Bring over Pleiss, cut Thabeet and his non guaranteed contract and give Pleiss a couple of months to learn their system and evaluate his ability to be a backup right away or not.

If Pleiss is ready as a back up and Adams continues to develop, then trade Perkins before the trade deadline. And if Pleiss isn't quite ready, then just play out the year with Perkins if Adams and Pleiss aren't quite ready.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Presti gon block the trade. You don't get rid of an asset like Perkins

[SOD 21]

hes weaker and probably weights less than Durant.
trust me i watched this guy in the German national team countless times and he is soft as shit.
i doubt he can play in the NBA.
very skilled tho

He is officially listed as 7'1" and 269 pounds. I doubt that his weight is really 269 pounds because he looks more like 20 or 30 pounds lighter than that.

However I agree with you that he appears light and could be a little soft, although he does look very skilled.

[HOoopCityJones]

Damn Arison is cheap.

An unproven Shabazz Napier and Kendrick Perkins?

LOL.

They took Lebron's endorsement too literally with Shabazz I suppose.

[russwest0]

if yo compare pleiss's stats to tiago splitter and luis scola's in the same league they are better iirc

[KG215]

Holy shit Presti, jump on this shit ASAP.

For as much as the Heat need post defense the man is just not worth it. If he ever touches the ball on offense he's liable to turn it over, no matter the situation and opposing teams will literally refuse to guard him putting more pressure on everyone else.

Plus we have Steven Adams who was one of the best bigmen in the playoffs this past year.

If we can manage to trade Perkins to Miami I don't know what I will do but it will probably be my happiest moment ever as a Thunder fan. :lol
This. Is getting a tough inside defensive presence really worth getting when teams just simply completely ignore him on the offensive end forcing you to play 4 on 5?

[russwest0]

found it:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bagcbj7CQAAMue4.png

Pair this with Perkins leaving and OKC getting 10M free in cap space and I'd be a happy, happy man :lol

[KG215]

If Bron stays expect to see more than a couple drive and kicks to Perkins for emergency bailout shots in the playoffs cause nobody else will be open :oldlol:
:oldlol:

Great post. But surely LeBron, who has an extremely high basketball IQ, will still realize taking a shot with 3 defenders on you is a better option that kicking it to a wide-open Perkins.

[j3lademaster]

OKC fans should feel scared now. Idk if you guys know but Perkins was the true heart of the team. You guys constantly make fun of him, but deep down you know he's the real reason OKC went to WCF. He bailed out Durants ass so many times (remember that game tying shot?), and hides Durant's defensive deficiencies.I feel like I'm being trolled but whatever I'll take the bait.

http://stats-for-the-nba.appspot.com/ratings/xRAPM.html
If you don't know what rapm is it's an advanced +/- to measure a player's overall impact. Lebron as expected was the highest at 7.9, cp3 2nd at 7.4, Durant is 5.4, WB is 3.6, and Perkins is a pathetic -3.6. Birdman is a +/- beast every season and even now at his advanced age posted a 4.6. It really makes very little sense that Perkins starts with Durant and is usually in the game with him and can post this big of a +/- discrepancy. Only logical explanation is he's just that bad.

I used +/- stat because using all other stats for Perkins is equally laughably unfair, and people like to point at "ppg, per, rpg etc don't measure his impact" as a cop-out.

Then you use the eye test. Admittedly he's had the best playoff run of his okc career by far (not saying much), but he's still clogging the lane on offense while giving the opponent a target (himself) they don't have to defend and can freely cheat off of. Ben Wallace despite his offensive difficiencies, still made you put a body on him because he was just that good on the boards, didn't clog the lane, and can finish off the catch. Perkins on the other hand has really no saving grace to his game other than post defense against big strong players with no moves.

[J Shuttlesworth]

Is there any truth to the first post though? The link I clicked didn't work

[J Shuttlesworth]

nvm none of the sources are even close to remotely legit

[russwest0]

Is there any truth to the first post though? The link I clicked didn't work

he tweeted it so yeah, dailythunder just went down

[BasedTom]

if this actually happens...
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[BasedTom]

http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1461666/thumbs/o-ERIK-SPOELSTRA-facebook.jpg

[russwest0]

if someone has espn insider apparently it's mentioned in this article

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11134425/nba-possible-landing-spots-lebron-james?ex_cid=InsiderTwitter_BroussardLeBronplaces

[VengefulAngel]

if someone has espn insider apparently it's mentioned in this article

http://insider.espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/11134425/nba-possible-landing-spots-lebron-james?ex_cid=InsiderTwitter_BroussardLeBronplaces

The Heat could stand to add more talent at point guard. Kyle Lowry would be their dream, though Toronto must be considered the favorite to retain him. Miami could also land much-needed help on the wings by snagging Shawn Marion, Marvin Williams or Trevor Ariza. I'm also told that Pat Riley intends to make a run at Oklahoma City center Kendrick Perkins, who has one year left on his contract.

[qrich]

Depends on what Miami is giving up, if they can keep the three together, Perkins wouldn't be an atrocious addition as he'll fix a major weakness right away and not allow teams to grab every damn rebound.


if yo compare pleiss's stats to tiago splitter and luis scola's in the same league they are better iirc

And Marko Jaric was better than Manu Ginobili? Your point?

Pleiss is a much weaker version of Ryan Hollins with a better feel on the offensive end. A serviceable backup, but far from a beast.

[Fork]

Is Perkins shooting 3s? :oldlol:


And Riley trying to get the Entire '03 draft class? :lol :lol

[Droid101]

http://officeforward.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/kfcbball.gif

[ballup]

Shit just got real

[zoom17]

please tell me this is a joke right?

[D-Wait]

tibor pleiss is a ****ing beast. 7'1 with a repordetly monster wingspan, very fluid on offense, a great mid range and FT shooter, a great help defender, solid rebounder.
:biggums:


hes weaker and probably weights less than Durant.
trust me i watched this guy in the German national team countless times and he is soft as shit.
i doubt he can play in the NBA.
very skilled tho

This. I always hated him on the national team. Good luck if you plan on playing him consistent minutes. In the Nba he's a 3rd string center at best.

[NBAplayoffs2001]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0EL3Wgmpgo

MVP MVP MVP

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

Rip Nba

[Meticode]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0EL3Wgmpgo

MVP MVP MVP

:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WgNz4HK_-s

[aj1987]

Yeah Lebron is definitely leaving Miami now :oldlol:
If he goes back to the Cavs, are you gonna stop sucking Wilt's dick?

[Cocaine80s]

inb4 perkins break out season

[NumberSix]

Chris Broussard is the original source for this story. Don't take it too seriously.

[russwest0]

Chris Broussard is the original source for this story. Don't take it too seriously.

No he isn't lol, he likely just heard it from an actual reliable source and then just copied and pasted it like he always does

[alanLA92]

Would bring some D at center for the heat but they someone who at least be taken seriously in the other side of the ball.

[russwest0]

Just imagine Miami's offense with Perk in there. Teams would just go small and then whoever had Perk on defense would just sag off onto one of the corner 3pt guys allowing the man who is covering that corner guy to rotate easily helping the whole team defense out.

basically what you saw in OKC but I think Perk would screw Miami's offense over even more because they rely so much on the drive and kick.

[Thunderfan86]

Is he gone yet?

[zoom17]

Just imagine Miami's offense with Perk in there. Teams would just go small and then whoever had Perk on defense would just sag off onto one of the corner 3pt guys allowing the man who is covering that corner guy to rotate easily helping the whole team defense out.

basically what you saw in OKC but I think Perk would screw Miami's offense over even more because they rely so much on the drive and kick.

To bad Perkins isn't going to the Heat.

[BlazerRed]

This is probably the last thing I thought I'd hear today :roll: :roll: :roll: