Kendrick Perkins wants to extend with Thunder

Recall that Perkins' contract expires at the end of the season. General manager Sam Presti is gambling on the hope that he can extend him in free agency. There was no way Perkins was going to get out of expounding on that "long haul" statement. "I hope I can be here. I want to be here. I couldn't find a better situation for myself. I really want to be here. The city's just so great. The organization, just being around is overwhelming, so I do want to be here and hopefully we can work something out. They are the first option." "I just know Oklahoma City is my first option," he said as the final comment on that subject."