Here are the real-life ramifications of Perkins’ Demps story. First, Perkins said both the Cavs and Thunder tried to trade for him at the deadline, and were rebuffed. The Cavs won the title; the Thunder blew a 3-1 lead to the Warriors in the conference finals. “If I was on Oklahoma City, we wouldn’t have blown that 3-1 lead,” Perkins insists. “There’s no way in hell we would have blown that. I’m not saying because of me playing, I am saying just my locker room presence. Then I think about it on the other hand — he cost me a championship.”