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When the Los Angeles Lakers get together for their regular long-distance shooting contests, Sam Perkins never plays. It isn`t that he wouldn`t like to participate in the pre-practice, low-stakes ga… ...

In the title game in New Orleans, Perkins had to battle Patrick Ewing, another future NBA All-Star. Once again, the spotlight barely missed him. “It was such a tight game all the way,” he said.

For Perkins, Kobe and Miller were the only two players who possessed an exceptional combination of focus, determination, and an unwavering commitment to excellence. "I always respected Kobe.

Sam Perkins was the fourth overall pick in the famed 1984 NBA draft. Perkins was a teammate of Michael Jordan, the third pick of that year, at the University of North Carolina and the 1984 United ...

In Perkins' six seasons with the Mavericks, he averaged 14.4 PPG and 8.0 RPG while shooting just 26% from three at the time. It wouldn't be until after his days in Dallas and Los Angeles that he ...

“Sam is a two-position player and, most of all, a proven winner,” Sonics President Bob Whitsitt said. Perkins, who’s 6-9, is expected to replace Michael Cage in the starting lineup.

But Sam Perkins — a stretch big before stretch bigs were a thing — was in the room as a member of the 1984 USA gold medal team at the Los Angeles Olympics. Perkins and Jordan were teammates at North ...