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Kendrick Perkins Put Richard Jefferson Through NBA Draft Combine Drills: “We Gon’ Get Some Steak And Lobster After This?”

Aaditya Krishnamurthy
May 19, 2022
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With the NBA Draft coming up soon, there is a lot of excitement about which players will be entering the league, and which teams will select them.

A big part of the entire draft process is the NBA Draft Combine, where the rookie prospects all gather to get measured with regards to their height, weight, and reach, and also participate in simple and complex drills so teams can understand what kind of players they are.

The Draft Combine is really a young man’s game, as most of the prospects entering the league are usually young players taking the next step in their careers. So how would a retired NBA veteran fare at a Draft Combine?

Kendrick Perkins and ESPN set out to answer this question, putting Richard Jefferson through the NBA’s Draft Combine drills. Jefferson, now at 41 years of age, put up a respectable effort, but struggled a lot, especially because of Perkins’ tough coaching.

Perkins was clearly having fun with his former teammate Jefferson, who is now his co-panelist on ESPN’s NBA Today.

The two have great chemistry, mostly because they are friends off the court and are willing to take friendly shots at each other for the sake of being entertaining. Perkins was a tough drill sergeant, which made for a hilarious combine run-through from Jefferson.

Jefferson actually had a pretty respectable selection in the NBA Draft in 2001, going 13th overall to the New Jersey Nets. Jefferson is considered one of the best players in the franchise’s history and was a big part of the Nets’ team that went to the NBA Finals twice in 2002 and 2003.

Jefferson would have to wait till 2016 to win an NBA championship, doing so as a veteran role player on the Cleveland Cavaliers, as they overturned a 3-1 deficit and won the NBA championship against the 73-9 Golden State Warriors. 

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Aaditya Krishnamurthy is a writer for Fadeaway World covering the latest news and exciting stories from the fascinating world of the NBA. After briefly working as a freelance writer in the sports and business sector, Aaditya began writing for Fadeaway World in 2021 about the day-to-day functioning of the NBA.After graduating from Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts in 2020, he worked as a freelance writer for years before beginning his MA in Communications at Penn State University. Currently, he is in the United States, and traveling to his home country of India. Aside from the NBA, Aaditya is a big sports fan, with soccer, football, Formula 1, and MMA being some of his favorites to watch.
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