After weeks of speculation that the Warriors had a real chance at acquiring Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo, Thursday’s NBA trade deadline came and went — and Golden State wound up on the other side of it with veteran big man Kristaps Porzingis.The Warriors sent forward Jonathan Kuminga and guard Buddy Hield to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Porzingis on Wednesday night, and ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins found the move somewhat baffling after all the Antetokounmpo talk.“I forgot [Porzingis] still played basketball to be honest with you,” Perkins said on “SportsCenter” after Shams Charania broke news of the trade. “I’m serious — I haven’t heard his name until tonight. It does absolutely nothing for me. “I mean, when you talk about what we’ve been discussing over the last two weeks — we’ve been talking about pairing Steph [Curry] with Giannis. Now all of a sudden, it’s just Kristaps Porzingis? That don’t move the needle for me, and it damn sure don’t move the needle for the Warriors.” Like many, Perkins envisioned the Warriors making a...
Kendrick Perkins slams Warriors’ Kristaps Porzingis trade: ‘Does nothing for me’
Published February 5, 2026 • 21 hrs ago
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