When Kendrick Perkins shares his opinion about the NBA, millions of people listen.
And, sometimes, millions of people disagree.
Perkins’ latest statement with the “Road Trippin Show” will surely get people talking, because he spoke about the best point guards of all time and left off a very big name: Chris Paul.
“I do not have him [Chris Paul] in my top 10. I don’t have CP3 ranked above Russell Westbrook,” Perkins said, via NBACentral.
Kendrick Perkins says Chris Paul isn’t a top 10 point guard of all time
“I do not have him [Chris Paul] in my top 10. I don’t have CP3 ranked above Russell Westbrook.”
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Make no mistake: Perkins thinks that Paul is one of the top 15 guards of all time.
He knows he is wickedly talented and also a future Hall of Famer, but he doesn’t view him as a top-10 point guard.
Why is that, and what does he lack that Westbrook has?
Both of these players have yet to win an NBA title, which is a common measurement that people use to judge greatness in the league.
Perkins is aware of that, but it’s not what is swaying his decision.
He does admit that Paul’s lack of a league MVP weighs on him.
Westbrook won that prize years ago, but Paul has not.
If Paul hears Perkins and his claim, it may affect how he performs next season for the Los Angeles Clippers.
Paul has a lot to prove, for a number of reasons.
He is coming back to the team where he once found great success, and he is definitely near the end of his career.
Paul wants to make an impact with the Clippers, and he wants to remind people why they call him the “Point God.”
Perkins doesn’t feel Paul is a top-10 guard, but he will be excited to be proven wrong.
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