OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kendrick Perkins knows he’s going to miss the brotherhood he had formed in Boston, but he’s already thinking about staying with the Oklahoma City Thunder long term.
After his first practice with his new team Saturday, Perkins said the Thunder are “the first team on my plate” when he becomes a free agent at the end of the season and “hopefully we can work something out.”
Oklahoma City is counting on Perkins to become the interior defensive presence it had been lacking, but could have to wait a couple weeks before his debut. Perkins was wearing a sleeve on his sprained left knee and said he’s hopeful he can be back in time for the Thunder’s six-game homestand that starts March 18.
The Thunder gave up starters Jeff Green and Nenad Krstic to get Perkins and guard Nate Robinson in a trade deadline deal this week.
