Read into it what you will, but via Darnell Mayberry, Kendrick Perkins will sit out tonight’s game against the Rockets because of a sprained knee he suffered yesterday at practice.
With the trade deadline on Thursday, obviously this is a touch fishy. There’s an instinct to wonder if Perk’s absence tonight is part of a larger action. His name has come up in a few rumors, most recently with the Suns in a deal involving Marcin Gortat. Though that rumor has been almost entirely shot down.
That doesn’t mean there’s not something else happening. The Thunder don’t really have a history of holding players out before the deadline (see: Jeff Green) but things might’ve gotten a bit more interesting.
Without Perk, per Mayberry, Hasheem Thabeet is expected to start in his place tonight against Houston.
Perk's gone. This team needs something b/c they're playing like they dgaf right now.
That ad for Eddie Money on this site is creeping me out. One moar reason to go register with "Denverstiffs".
Oh, wait, I already registered a troll account with them. Nevermind.
I'm DONE with this team.. Gonna go register at "Denverstiffs" now.
Buh bye, Thunder.
Harden had a "groin pull" before was traded Goodbye Perk........thanks for the memories
I think getting another offensive wingman is just as important if not more important than the C position. I think Jordan Crawford would be a great addition and we could probably get him for pretty cheap. He has been squeezed from the rotation in DC.
http://espn.go.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=av4ukza
@McWilly1204 I'd like Webster a lot.
http://dailythunder.com/2013/02/thunder-at-rockets-pregame-primer-9/
@Skyline
but i just got in this one.
I can't believe that I just scrolled down this page and didn't see one link to the Trade Machine!!
You guys are slackers today.
@Skyline you didn't look hard enough
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@MJOKC The thought of even acquiring him makes me want to quit thinking about trades until the deadline passes. It's just too good.
@MJOKC
i'm not going to complain about Perkins, but what we might possibly lose on defense we should make up for in offense.
I know people will say we have a historic offense this season, but not always against teams like the heat. we need players on the floor who can put it in the basket consistently against them. We don't need whoever is player center to score 10-15 points a night. we just need them to have the capability to do it.
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@MJOKC
hey i didn't say anything good about him either lol. I'm neutral on the issues. Trades are always exciting, but you never know exactly how they are going to work out.
is he out, or is he "out"?
@OohWeeItsVelvetHoop "out"
@OohWeeItsVelvetHoop I don't think he became gay
@f5alcon @OohWeeItsVelvetHoop If he did censored would actually complain about his shooting percentage
Let me just say, I'm SO happy that every other Thunder game will be coming on TV soon. ^_^
@novelisticbee0
they all do now...
@SexyWatt Not for people that don't live in Oklahoma..
Of this list, who is a) most like to be moved and b) has the most trade value
1) Maynor
2) Thabeet
3) Perkins
4) Lamb
5) Martin
6) Jackson
7) PJ3
8) TO's pick
9) Our own 1st round pick
10) Other picks.
@ThunderBelize I say most likely is Maynor and the most valuable is Martin.
@ThunderBelize most likely, none of them. Martin has the most value.
All this talk and yet there haven't been any trades made by anyone...
I'm just excited that there's an actual game tonight.
Hate to burst your bubble. They don't actually play games. The standings are a fantasy mirage just so white guys all over the world can make these fantasy transactions eight months a year.
I'm surprised there haven't been any deals yet.
Given all the nets rumours out there they have to be leaking this stuff right?
@Sam Presti Trade Ninja The nets aren't very secretive they will basically take any bad contract for a decent player and pay it
@AIaska @Sam Presti Trade Ninja I am pretty sure I saw Nets Billy King waiting for the Deron Williams trade to break on ESPN during BKN's "The Association".
@AIaska @Sam Presti Trade Ninja *deron williams signing
Not to be that guy but I wanted teague a few days ago and y'all was hatin on me :(
Getting Teague would impress me a great deal. He's in the final year of his rookie contract, right?
Thabeet's time to shine.
@Ryan Leaf'ss Neck woah...really weird profile name.
BOOOOOOOOOOOO i want gortat.
Now---if you Trekkies pull off Gortat, Teague and O'Neal...for Perk, Lamb, Maynor and a first round pick.....I will be a big enough guy to say that's not a bad deal. Pull that one off and I'll be impressed all this chatter didn't go for naught.
@El Prez As great as it would be for DT to take credit for the trade I think presti would deserve it more
@El Prez it can be done with each team getting a good deal
You throw in Teague and O'Neal with Gortat and I would say that's a very interesting proposal. Who's minutes would Teague be taking might I ask?
@BallSoHard I am sure rotations would get adjusted so russ and him play together
@BallSoHard Valuable and important though. Maybe he is derek fisher in the playoffs
@f5alcon @El Prez that's not a lot of minutes.
@El Prez Probably reggies. Maybe the rotation gets adjusted all together and Russ plays off the ball more and we go 3 guards like brooks has experimented with
@El Prez reggie's
@f5alcon @El Prez how would this 3 way trade work...can someone lay it out?
@MJOKC Suns would probably give it to him as well.
@PKBOB Josh smith is leaving at the end of the season, they need to trade him if they want to get anything in return.
@PKBOB Yeah I think they want to hit restart
@f5alcon @BallSoHard Would ATL do that?
@BallSoHard
Thunder get Gortat, teague and o'neal
Suns get josh smith, perkins, lamb
atl gets frye, dudley, maynor, suns pick and dallas pick.