If you root for a team that he’s never played for you probably just think of his frown, endless memes, technical fouls, and probably wonder what he’s still doing in the league.
But then he signs with a team you follow and it all makes sense. This is probably the locker room guy in the NBA. Quantify/qualify that however you want, doesn’t matter, because it’s true.
Towards the beginning of the season Anthony Davis said he kind of hated Perkins. Then Perkins came to the team and Davis waxes rhapsodic about him. As do all the other Pelicans, coaches, and front office staff.