Steve Kerr’s Anthony Davis frustration sends Kendrick Perkins into tweet rage

Kendrick Perkins has seen this before.

While speaking on the Warriors Insider podcast, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr claimed Anthony Davis’ midseason trade demands and ensuing successful trade from the New Orleans Pelicans to the Los Angeles Lakers was “bad for the league.”

Perkins thinks Kerr should take a look in the mirror.

“Steve Kerr got his damn nerves to talk about anything that’s going on with any other organization, as if he just didn’t have Kevin Durant join a 73-9 team!” Perkins posted on Twitter Wednesday. “BTW @SteveKerr Mark Jackson built that dynasty in GS!!! The Nerve of him!”

Kerr’s comments were aimed more at Davis forcing his way off the Pelicans rather than the consolidation of power, teaming up with LeBron James.

“My only issue is when a player who is under contract decides not to honor the contract,” Kerr said. “That’s a problem. That’s something that can really affect the league. You sign contracts, you play them out and you move on. That’s how it should be done.

“But it’s a little disturbing that there has been some action that’s happened before contracts are up, where teams are sort of held hostage and the league is sort of held hostage. I’m not a big fan of that. I think that’s damaging for everybody.”

Kerr mentioned James’ signing with the Lakers last offseason and Kevin Durant’s moves to both Golden State and Brooklyn as examples of how stars should go about changing teams.

Perkins, who had a lengthy NBA career and is a Durant confidant, recognized Davis’ arrival in Los Angeles was different than Durant’s in Golden State, but still drew parallels between the two.

“First of all I knew KD was a FA but my point was that when KD signed with GS was that bad for the league?” Perkins posted on Twitter. “Kerr said AD forcing a trade was bad for the league, so I guess KD signing with a 73-9 team was great for the league huh? Smh.”

Kerr believes “when you sign on that dotted line, you owe your effort and your play to that team, to that city, to the fans. And then it’s completely your right to leave as a free agent. But if you sign the contract, then you should be bound to that contract.”

Perkins challenged that, claiming the Pelicans didn’t hold up their end of the bargain.

“AD had just as much as of obligation as the team, the team traded every 1st round pick they had, surrounded him with mediocre talent consistently, but you rather him be stuck there,” Perkins wrote. “He actually did them a favor and allowed the team to hit the reset button and retain assets!”

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