Perkins discusses return, FA, and title run

[AboveLegit]

Through it all, Perkins has never wavered from his belief that had he not been injured in the opening minutes of Game 6 and missed Game 7, the Boston Celtics would have secured their one missing victory over the Los Angeles Lakers and celebrated their second title in three years.

“For sure,” Perkins said, “we would have won the championship.”

 

The Celtics have somehow managed to cling to the Eastern Conference’s best record, which is why Perkins believes they will win this season’s championship if they’re all healthy for the playoffs.

“In seven games I don’t think we can be beat by any team,” he said. “Too deep. Too much experience. Too many hard-working guys. Too many guys that have a chip on their shoulder.”

 

Perkins says the best-case scenario has him returning in late January. He doesn’t expect to immediately start, but given his experience with the system and Shaq’s foul problems, he’ll probably win back the job at some point. Perkins says the Celtics aren’t pressuring him to return quicker with Garnett out after straining his right calf. Ainge thinks Garnett might even be back before the initial two-week diagnosis.

 

“I’m thinking right before the All-Star Break I will get a few games in, but maybe a little sooner than that,” Perkins said. “Things are going well. I haven’t had any setbacks or anything like that.”

 

Perkins, 26, is from Beaumont, Texas, and figures to draw interest from the Rockets and Thunder. Still, he’d prefer to return to the Celtics, whose payroll for next season is already projected to be about $74 million, provided Allen and Shaq don’t opt out of their contracts.

 

“I will show that I’m back and there are no issues with my knee,” said Perkins, who is making $4.4 million this season. “I will have a bright future as far as free agency. We will see how this season turns out and how it goes from there.

 

“I want to be with the Celtics, but I got to think about my future.”

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Perkins has always been a confident guy, but I like what he's saying. As for his FA situation, I don't think there's any doubts that the C's want to bring him back, so I expect him to be suiting up for Boston for a long time.

[The Truth]

Perkins has always been a confident guy, but I like what he's saying. As for his FA situation, I don't think there's any doubts that the C's want to bring him back, so I expect him to be suiting up for Boston for a long time.

they can't afford him; not unless the owner wants to go like $20M over the cap. there's gonna be other teams that could probably offer him a lot more.