With the All-Star Game in the rearview mirror, we’ve officially reached the most crucial part of the NBA season.
As such, it only makes sense that people start making their bold predictions for the final stretch.
With that in mind, former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins shared a rather bold take.
Talking on ESPN’s “Get Up,” the retired big man claimed that the Los Angeles Clippers were now his sneaky pick to come out of the Western Conference.
.@KendrickPerkins says the Clippers are his sneaky pick in the West to make a run 👀 pic.twitter.com/FDkkCMTRA3
— Get Up (@GetUpESPN) February 17, 2025
Perkins claimed that having Kawhi Leonard being their third option was actually a good thing, as he can play behind James Harden and Norman Powell.
He also believes that Ivica Zubac is one of the most underrated big men in the league.
Perkins also likes the Ben Simmons pickup and predicted that he would be ‘special’ off the bench.
He highly regards coach Tyronn Lue, and if they’re all healthy, he thinks the Clippers can be very dangerous.
Of course, it’s hard to argue with his words, at least on paper.
Nevertheless, we’ve heard and seen this way too many times in the past.
Leonard can’t be trusted to stay healthy, especially late in the season.
Harden has turned back the clock and is having a great season, but he also has a long history of shortcomings in the playoffs.
As for Simmons, he has barely played in the last three years, and he has some well-documented struggles in the postseason.
This team can definitely make some noise, but we’ll have to see it to believe it at this point.
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