All the Perks
Danny done good. The signing of Kendrick Perkins was a pleasant surprise as Ainge somehow convinced the young and ever improving big man to sign for 4 million a year over the next four season. If you don't know what a bargain that is, it's 2 million less than Jerome James or Etan Thomas, a million less than Brendan Haywood and just one million more than Francisco Elson signed (who has eight years on the 22 year old Perkins. And if those numbers don't impress you, how about this: it's just one million more than Brian Scalabrine.
While I'm not sure how well a Perkins/Ratliff frontcourt matches up in the new fast paced NBA, the bottom line is that we have a great locker room veteran in Ratliff and a hard working young big man who makes next to nothing. Well done Danny.
