Kendrick Perkins Expected To Rejoin Cavs

4:47pm: Despite Perkins’ enthusiastic tweet, he hasn’t officially signed with the Cavs yet, according to Joe Vardon of Cleveland.com, who tweets that the team may let the dust settle and head into the All-Star break before filling their open roster spots.

4:32pm: There has been no official announcement yet from the Cavaliers, but Perkins has published a tweet announcing, “I’m back!” with a #Cavs hashtag, suggesting that he’s claiming one of the team’s open roster spots.

2:55pm: The Cavaliers may sign veteran center Kendrick Perkins to fill one of their newly open roster spots, tweets Marc Stein of The New York Times. He adds that Cleveland’s front office values Perkins’ strong leadership and believes it will be needed to bring the team together after today’s roster shakeup (Twitter link).

Perkins had been with the Cavs’ G League affiliate in Canton, but recently left the team in anticipation of an NBA opportunity. The 33-year-old showed he can still play, averaging 8.7 points and 7.2 rebounds in 27 games with the Charge and logging about 21 minutes per night.
His last appearance in the NBA came in the 2015/16 season, when he played 37 games for the Pelicans. He is no stranger to Cleveland, appearing in 17 games for the Cavs at the end of the 2014/15 season.
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