Let’s be honest here, guys. We all really hope that Kendrick Perkins never sees the floor for the New Orleans Pelicans this season outside of garbage time (after all, there is a reason your beloved team of Pelican Debrief writers ranked him the worst player on the current roster).
In his prime, Perkins was a competent defender that people consistently overrated due to playing on the Big-Three era Boston Celtics teams. He is no longer that player, and it hasn’t been a graceful decline. Pelicans fans were left scratching their collective heads when the Perkins signing was announced, but Perkins still has something to offer a team hoping to leap into contention…He can be the enforcer.