Thunder Aren't Considering Amnesty Clause On Perkins

Post #1 » by **RealGM Wiretap** » Sat May 18, 2013 6:39 pm

The Oklahoma City Thunder are not considering using the amnesty clause on Kendrick Perkins.

"We just haven't considered using the provision. ... We think Perk has a lot of value to our team," Sam Presti said Saturday.

Perkins is set to make about $18 million over the next two seasons.

Via Darnell Mayberry/The Oklahoman

Chuck Newhouse · Post #2 » by **Chuck Newhouse** » Sat May 18, 2013 7:45 pm

Perkins is a joke and it's not like his talent has gone down too much either. He is just another example of how the media and it's followers get brainwashed and how peoples opinions tend to be based on other peoples opinions and not on quantifying the data available and the product they see.

Chaos Engine · Post #3 » by **Chaos Engine** » Sat May 18, 2013 9:16 pm

His only plus the past few years was his ability to guard the true centers in the NBA and now he can't even do that. Gasol killed him. OKC's man crush on him is crazy.

Rai · Post #4 » by **Rai** » Sat May 18, 2013 9:20 pm

It is sad to see that Thunder front office feel that the player with the worst per in nba history is worth 7Mil.

UGotThrilled · Post #5 » by **UGotThrilled** » Sat May 18, 2013 11:42 pm

"We just haven't considered using the provision. ... We think Perk has a lot of value to our team," Sam Presti said Saturday.

Translation: "even though everyone thinks we are great talent evalautors based on our ability to draft stars, we are trying to show everyone that we just got lucky."

willywazza · Post #6 » by **willywazza** » Sun May 19, 2013 6:00 am

Perkins should be amnestied.

Thunder should move to a smaller line-up with Ibaka at center and Durant at the four.

shrink · Post #7 » by **shrink** » Sun May 19, 2013 3:27 pm

Since the Thunder compete against payrolls over the lux, they need to make their lower payroll as efficent as possible. Okafor's $9 mil salary needs to be changed to a salary of a more cost-efficient and productive center. I agree with the front office - OKC would be wiser to give up some positive assets to move Okafor rather than amnesty and keep everything.

If OKC amnesties Perkins, that's saying that the owner will pay $18.6 million dollars for a guaranteed ZERO production. This is actual money, that actually matters - especially in OKC.

If OKC "trades" Perkins and, say their #29 for a TPE or cap space, they remove their $20.5 mil in salary obligation for a guaranteed ZERO in production from Perkins + #29. The TPE can be used for a different center.

Obviously, Option Two is better, because the owner would rather keep his $20 mil, than spend it on the production of Perkins + #29 for two years. So OKC should give up "something" .. the question is whether they would be willing to give up enough to move him.