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Kendrick Perkins

1984–

United States

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Kendrick Le’Demetrious Perkins (born November 10, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst for ESPN. He played fourteen seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Hailing from Clifton J. Ozen High School in Beaumont, Texas, Perkins was drafted to the NBA directly out of high school, going 27th overall in the 2003 NBA draft to the Memphis Grizzlies and then having his rights traded to the Boston Celtics. He spent eight seasons in Boston, winning a championship with them in 2008 and reaching another NBA Finals in 2010.

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