Kendrick Perkins thinks this is all a LeBron James charade.
As rumors swirl about what the future holds for James, Perkins said on ESPN’s “sports talk show “First Take,” that the 41-year-old Lakers star already knows what his next move will be.
“Look I’ve been knowing LeBron all my life. He moves like the president,” said Perkins, who teamed briefly with James on the Cavaliers in 2015.
“He already has a plan in place. He knows what he’s doing. He knows what his next move is.”
As the NBA Finals approach, one of the biggest topics of the offseason has been whether or not James will retire, play for another team or sign up for another season in Los Angeles.
ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania recently said that James is weighing out all of his options.
James hasn’t shown many signs of slowing down after averaging 21 points and 6.1 rebounds as the Lakers were swept out of the second round of the playoffs by the Thunder.
James, himself, said on his “Mind the Game” podcast this week that his decision is coming sooner than later following a family vacation scheduled to begin this Memorial Day weekend.
Perkins however, thinks the decision has long been made.
“He already knows that,” Perkins said. “Like this right here, was just throwing the bait out to get more national media attention real quick, to get people talking about it. And here we are talking about it again. He’s already got his plan.”