Perkins: Every team led by Mitchell is very soft, and the head coach was fired last year because of him

May 20th News Former Cavaliers center and current basketball commentator Kendrick Perkins publicly criticized Donovan Mitchell in the latest episode of the Road Trippin’.

Perkins bluntly stated that "every team led by Mitchell is very soft", and he also said that it was Mitchell that led to J.B. Bixtaff being fired last year's offseason.

"Donovan Mitchell, brother, we don't want to hear you say this," Perkins said. "We really don't want to hear what you said. What did you say yesterday? 'We will -- and let others underestimate us?' What the hell are you talking about, Mitchell?"

"The team you led has never reached the division final. Donovan Mitchell, the head coach was fired at your instructor. You let J.B. Bickstaff get fired, that's the fact. You had little communication during his coaching period. You didn't like him, right? Once he was fired, you renewed the contract immediately, right? You renewed the Cavaliers' contract."

This season's regular season, the Cavaliers achieved the best record in the Eastern Conference, but were eliminated by the Pacers 1-4 in the second round of the playoffs. Mitchell said to this: "I can't believe it, I don't want to believe it, nor do I want to accept this fact. It's too difficult. It's really hard to win in this league. Give the opponent the respect we deserve - we didn't do what we should do."

"I've been saying all season long that we will be judged for this (playoff performance). There will definitely be a lot of voices outside. That's the price. We didn't seize the opportunity. So now we have to take this as motivation. Everyone will give up on us, including everyone here. There is no personal grudge, but the key is - what do we plan to do next year?"

This season, Mitchell played an excellent performance for the Cavaliers, averaging 24.0 points per game in the regular season, and an average of 29.6 points per game in the playoffs, but it still cannot break the curse of not reaching the division finals in his career.