Anthony Davis’ injury, should he be unable to return this season, opens the door for more teams to potentially overtake the Los Angeles Lakers as the best team in the Western Conference. Former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins was asked to pick a team that he thinks would be able to do that.
According to him, it’s the current Western Conference leaders the Utah Jazz. “I’m going with Salt Lake City. I’m going with the Utah Jazz,” Perkins told Stephen A. Smith on Stephen A’s World.
“Look, I’ma tell you this right now. The Utah Jazz are not lacking in anything. They got a great coach, the got a young superstar in Donovan Mitchell who showed us last year in the bubble that he’s capable of having big nights in the postseason. And now he’s taking his game to another level of making others around him better.
“They have shooting and by Donovan Joe Ingles. they have fire power off the bench in Jordan Clarkson who I believe is going to win Sixth Man of the Year. And they have two defensive anchors in the middle: Rudy Gobert and when he goes out the game they have Derrick Favors. And by the way, they have one of the most underrated wing defenders today in the game which you need to advance and win the championship in today, you’re right, Ross O’Neill is a young stud. And look, this Utah Jazz team is serious.”
Perkins also agreed with Stephen A. that the Clippers is another team that poses a real threat to the Lakers. However, if he had to pick one, it would be the Jazz.
