The Los Angeles Clippers' three-team trade with the Utah Jazz that sent Norman Powell to the Miami Heat was a critical mistake, according to ESPN's Kendrick Perkins . The Clippers landed a big man in John Collins , with eyes for Bradley Beal in free agency. Beal suffered a season-ending hip injury less than one month into the regular season.

Meanwhile, Powell and the Heat were without Bam Adebayo and thriving with a 4-2 record before Adebayo's return. The impressive start led Perkins to apologize to the Heat organization on ESPN's NBA Today.

“I was sleeping on the Heat. I'd like to apologize. I slept on them. I didn't expect them to be making this much noise. But I gotta highlight Norman Powell and how the Clippers dropped the ball by trading him away and what he's been doing

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