On this YouTube Exclusive, Kendrick Perkins weighs in on the New York Knicks as they advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.
0:00 Does an ECF berth validate the firing of Tom Thibodeau?
2:30 If the Knicks don’t win the East, is the season still a success?
3:50 Which team should the Knicks want to face in the East Finals?
5:20 Which player will be the x-factor for the Knicks in the East Finals?
6:40 Would Jalen Brunson become the best Knick ever with a title win?
8:40 Which team is more dangerous: Knicks or Thunder?
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@Mrpotatoheadj
May 11, 2026 at 7:14 pm
I believe that if the Cavs lose against pistons, Bron goes back to help his narrative as the best basketball player ever. If the Cavs win then Bron either stays in LA or he joins Curry for distraction and viewership
@GordonStover-ou5ky
May 11, 2026 at 7:15 pm
This dude Perc switches up more than a pair of fresh air force ones! He picks different teams off of a couple of games ESPN can pay my 2 year old daughter for the same analysis 😂
@Lets-Talk-About-It4foreal
May 11, 2026 at 7:17 pm
“Stephen A’s New York Knicks.” Loudest front runner on TV. We all know Perk was out here saying how good we were while Stephen A was still waiting to jump on the train.
@samuelhearst6357
May 12, 2026 at 1:48 am
I’m not a Knicks fan but you’re right. I remember that too.
@nika_dan56
May 11, 2026 at 7:23 pm
D Wade can’t be left of the list of small guards to lead teams to chips .
@OzuRay
May 11, 2026 at 10:59 pm
Wade was 6′ 4″. Not a small guard.
@timothyaugusta4893
May 11, 2026 at 11:06 pm
They meant like 6’3″ or smaller
@theape6778
May 12, 2026 at 2:24 am
@OzuRay YES that man dummy thicc, aint no small LOL
@marcsilverberg1060
May 11, 2026 at 7:26 pm
Nonsense. Clyde was Jalen on offence and the good Mikal on D.
@SunFromBrooklyn73
May 11, 2026 at 7:26 pm
Walt “Cylde” Frazier is still the greatest Knick, followed by Patrick Ewing. If the Knicks win the chip, Brunson would still be 2nd or 3rd greatest Knick.
@MoMoMyPup10
May 11, 2026 at 7:28 pm
Brunson’s face when getting hugged by Embiid at the end looked like Colonel Trautman’s when getting hugged by John Rambo
@thomastronetti7719
May 11, 2026 at 7:31 pm
🔥💯Big Perk standin’ on Bidness!
@MaDFroG88
May 11, 2026 at 7:49 pm
Needs a regular season mvp to beat Willis Reed 😊
@beatzbyjay24
May 11, 2026 at 7:53 pm
Perk is a great analyst funny as hell to with his analogies. 😂
@Porther
May 11, 2026 at 8:53 pm
He’s actually just dumb, but dumb is arguably funny.
@frederickcameron3836
May 11, 2026 at 8:17 pm
I’m not so crazy about the way JB rams his shoulder into the defender’s chest to make room for a jumper. The rules are too favourable to the offence.
@omar138
May 11, 2026 at 8:30 pm
I’m down a few IQ points after listening to “big perk” for more than a couple minutes.
@JS96919
May 11, 2026 at 8:39 pm
there havent been any good knicks so far
@Phizzo4real
May 11, 2026 at 9:13 pm
KAT could always pass. Some of us were SCREAMING for Finch to use KAT like Jokic for YEARS
@keithwitcher5130
May 11, 2026 at 9:37 pm
If Jalen Brunson does get New York Knicks a championship this year. I would not put Jalen Brunson over Patrick Ewing as best New York Knicks basketball player. Patrick Ewing will always be New York Knicks best basketball player of all time. Kendrick Perkins comments makes no sense LOL. Kendrick Perkins said he would put Lebron James over Michael Jordan as the best NBA basketball player LOL.
@TheKennyGM
May 11, 2026 at 9:58 pm
funny that Harden is still playing and everyone still talking sht bu PG getting payed the max didnt do sht got blown out in game 4 and no one talks about him HAHAHAHAHAHA
@ThousandairesClub
May 11, 2026 at 10:31 pm
*I want Detroit over the Cavs, they’re younger and less experienced. Harden, Mitch and Fro are all 10 years in with playoff experience. they could be a real problem if activated* 💀
@trennyj
May 11, 2026 at 10:45 pm
Big Perk we don’t hope for SHYT We Play anyone we aint hoping. Detroit and Cleveland should be FEARING
THE KNICKS! That’s what the Hell should be going on!
@CommanderTucksonZanga
May 11, 2026 at 10:49 pm
Knicks beat both in 6 maximum. Pistons don’t have enough playoff experience nor variety in their offense. They will stall against NY.
@donovanjohnson3947
May 11, 2026 at 11:52 pm
You don’t know that for sure. If the Pistons make it to the ECF, they’re going to come into that series with revenge in their hearts after what happened last year.
@kevinveerasammy8410
May 11, 2026 at 10:57 pm
knicks are not beating OKC. lets get real.
@kundalsingh1562
May 11, 2026 at 10:58 pm
IMO I think Knicks match up better with Detroit, less experienced and little smaller then CLE
@stormbringer7773
May 12, 2026 at 2:30 am
The Pistons swept the Knicks this season and they were all blowout games by 20+ points. Not to mention the Knicks only beat the Pistons in the Playoffs last year is cause Beef Stew was injured. The Pistons now are exponentially better than they were last year and is completely healthy outside of Kevin Hurter.
@OzuRay
May 11, 2026 at 11:02 pm
I’d probably rather have the Pistons. Focus on Cade and force Detroit to have to make Duren and Harris beat them. Just like they did with denying Maxey, and the Pistons don’t have the same kind of offensive supporting roster that the Sixers had.
@stormbringer7773
May 12, 2026 at 2:28 am
They can double team Cade all they want. Won’t help when everyone else is scoring and the defense is suffocating enough to smother the Knicks.
@JayMed-v6q
May 11, 2026 at 11:12 pm
First off, you don’t even know if OKC is winning against the spurs yet, and second this dude Perkins always has the worst takes
@joeljoseph6362
May 11, 2026 at 11:54 pm
Is pig 🐷 feet 🦶 pork 😂😂😂😂
@Discipleoflife-360
May 12, 2026 at 12:56 am
LETS FKING GOOOOOO Knicks 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉