Evan Mobley Has Victor Wembanyama-Type Potential: Kendrick Perkins

5 months ago

Evan Mobley Has Victor Wembanyama-Type Potential: Kendrick Perkins

Perkins believes the only thing standing between Mobley and a Wemby-level leap is his mindset. "In the next two to three years, we're going to be talking about Evan Mobley the same way we talk about Wemby taking that leap," he said. "He has that type of upside. There's nothing he's lacking from a physical standpoint. It's mentality-wise," Perkins added.

By Adit Pujari

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