And one former-player-turned-ESPN-analyst Kendrick Perkins, who spent 14 seasons in the NBA, was not shy about telling the world how he thinks he would have fared in a matchup against Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic.

Kendrick Perkins may have just delivered the wildest take of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and that’s saying something. During a recent episode of NBA Countdown, Perkins confidently declared that he could have locked down reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, saying:

Perkins' 6-10 270Ib stature is not an easy build to score on, but with how dominant Jokic has been in today's NBA, 'slowing him down' is very hard to accomplish. Slowing him down is subjective anyway when he practically puts up a triple-double and a historic statline on great efficiency every night.