We had to see this coming.
According to The Oklahoman's Anthony Slater, the Oklahoma City Thunder will use training camp to determine who mans the middle during the 2014-15 season.
"There are starting lineups to be fought for," Brooks told media. "Minutes to be competed for. This is where you make those decisions in 30 days [of training camp]. The 30 days will determine the best group."
That's a start, a sign head coach Scott Brooks is seriously entertaining the prospect of a much-needed shakeup. In this case, competition for the starting job pits 29-year-old veteran Kendrick Perkins against 21-year-old up-and-comer Steven Adams.
Perkins—who's scheduled to make $9,154,342 this season—is increasingly ineffective. Adams—who will earn just $2,184,960 in the second year of his rookie contract—is just getting started, and his stock is rapidly on the rise.
While Brooks and Co. may officially base their decision on a few practices, the writing is already on the wall.
This is Adams' job to lose.
Perkins just wrapped up his third full season with t ...
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