This article reads like Perkins was a phenomenal talent one step below LeBron. And I never even heard of Perkins before his draft. Perhaps, Perkins should have had went to school. I think he'd committed to Memphis.
Is he working to become an NBA lottery pick, or an All-American?
"Right now, I'm leaving all my options open," Perkins says.
So long as one of those options remains college basketball, Perkins will be pursued by coaches dreamily picturing his massive flame in their colors. He is 6-11 and weighs 270. He is so gifted that even after an admittedly lifeless performance at last summer's adidas ABCD Camp, most analysts rated him higher than any of the senior big men there.
Were it not for Akron small forward LeBron James--a talent so extreme some experts believe he would have been the top NBA draft choice as a high school sophomore--Perkins would be the No. 1 player in the prep class of 2003.
"If a team that's No. 1 needs a center, they're not going to pick a shooting guard. Who knows what's going to happen?" Perkins says. "It's really about how I develop. If I feel I'm ready, I'm going to go. Most people see the money, but the NBA is a job. If I feel I'm ready to play in that length of a season, I'll go. If I don't, then I won't."
Perkins conducts himself like a young man interviewing for a new job--or a spot in a college freshman class. It could go either way.
One big risk: Kendrick Perkins is the best high school big man in the county. In his world, the 2003 NBA draft looms large. Should college coaches recruit him?
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