Kendrick Perkins compares Anthony Davis to Kevin Garnett, Kevin Durant

By foxsports
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It's debatable whether or not Kendrick Perkins is a useful professional basketball player any longer, but there's no denying that he's played alongside some of the game's best players.

Perkins was a member of the Celtics team that won a title in 2008, which prominently featured Kevin Garnett anchoring the defense.

He then played four-plus seasons in Oklahoma City, where Kevin Durant led the team to a Finals appearance during the 2012 campaign.

Perkins, now with the Pelicans, knows top talent when he sees it. And he sees plenty of it in Anthony Davis.

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During Perkins’ visit with the Black & Blue Report this week, the new New Orleans Pelicans reserve referenced two other famous teammates while discussing Anthony Davis. In his brief time so far with Davis, the 30-year-old Perkins has noticed similarities to a pair of Kevins he played with in Boston and Oklahoma City, respectively.

“I’ve only been around him a couple days, but as far as his personality and his game, you look at his body and the way he plays, he’s got a lot of Kevin Garnett in him,” Perkins compared of the versatile power forwards. “And his personality outside of basketball, he’s got a lot of Kevin Durant in him.”