You are right. You actually had a very fair offer. But you know what I was afraid of.
Something along the lines of "size DOES matter" ?
Oh, and i must confess, about the only time i followed Chills really close were the Conf Finals with the Kings. When Brand went down he simply went off and led your team in scoring. Just one game but there the legend of the "offensive dynamo" was probably born. I didn't even realize until much later that he was a backup all the time (just plain bad research and first talk then think on my behalf)
And through all these scenarios it is clear to me that only successfully starting Perry will make this deal good one for you.