Kendrick Perkins Delivers the Worst Playoff PER in NBA History
Kendrick Perkins had a PER of -0.7 in 11 playoff games for the Thunder, the worst ever for a player with over 200 minutes.
Perk finished with 24 turnovers, 24 points, 39 fouls, and only five blocks in the Thunder's disappointing run, shooting a mind-boggling 17% from the field in 5 games against the Memphis Grizzlies. Head coach Scott Brooks somehow decided to play his broken-down center 23 minutes per game, and Perkins repaid his boss with an atrocious plus/minus of -40.
Perkins has never been the same since tearing his ACL in the 2010 finals, and though he's only 28 years old, the 270 pounder has already logged a decade's worth of wear-and-tear as a pro. He's essentially a minimum-worthy role player at this point, yet he's set to make around $20 million for the next two years.
Though it seemed like a decent move at the time, Sam Presti's 2011 trade of Jeff Green for Kendrick Perkins has doomed the small-market Thunder. Not only could OKC desperately have used Green this postseason, but they would have had the cap space to re-sign James Harden if not for Perkins' albatross of a contract.
After Jeff Green's excellent second half return from heart surgery, I think most Celtics fans are happy with their end of the bargain.
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