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Perkins: Durant may not admit it, but I am the leader of that Thunder team

2:28am, 27 October 2025【Basketball】

Hupu News on October 25 Recently, former Thunder player Kendrick Perkins said in a podcast that he was the leader of the team during his time with the Thunder:

"The time that helped me the most was after I went to the Thunder. At that time, I was about 27 years old and began to truly become a leader. Durant may be tough and refuse to admit it, but he You know, who is leading the rhythm in that locker room?

I have to put some things together, because I come from that team culture - we are together everywhere. But when I got to the Thunder locker room, I found these young people... They are only 20 years old and Russell Westbrook is 19 years old. , Kevin Durant is 21, Serge Ibaka - he said he was 18, but you know, those kids from Africa all say they are younger. He may be 26 and still say he is 18. But Ibaka is my brother, I was joking with him.

But seriously, when I got there, I realized that although these young people were winning, they had no chemistry. They don't play together at all in private. KD and Westbrook are actually not close either. So I thought, ‘Wait a minute, I have to make a rule. '

I observed them and they were really working hard on the court and they were really good at playing, but I thought: No, I have to change this situation so that they don't just live in their own small circles. I have to really bring this team together. "

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