Boston Celtics: Perk Was Almost Traded to Turkey for Allen Iverson

The Celtics sending Kendrick Perkins to the Oklahoma City Thunder is endlessly more fascinating than the New York Knicks acquiring Carmelo Anthony, or the New Jersey Nets dealing for Deron Williams, because the Celtics were considered the odds-on favorite to come out of the Eastern Conference and battle the Los Angeles Lakers for NBA supremacy. The San Antonio Spurs or the Dallas Mavericks may have something to say about the Lakers bid for another title, but the Celtics and Lakers were the accepted favorites.