's life with the Cavaliers in the past few seasons has been difficult. After James and Irving both left in 2018, Love, who had the maximum salary, had to continue to play in Cleveland. However, the overall strength of the Cavaliers is too poor, last season even ranked first in the East.
This makes Love and the Cavaliers have a very unpleasant quarrel. Love hopes that the team will trade themselves as soon as possible, while the Cavaliers want to wait for better chips to appear. After the end of the season, a reporter from the American media "Fadeaway World" wrote that Love was once again put on the shelves by the Cavaliers, but the Cavaliers executives said very calmly that Love was removed from the shelves every day. This answer of
is indeed the current portrayal of Love. Has been placed on the shelf by the team, but has not been traded away. I don't know when Love and Cavaliers will say they will break up. Love has no shortage of pursuers in the free market. The Rockets, Lakers and Trailblazers are all interested in getting Love. So, can Love complete his trading wish?
1. The knight clamps the future of Love, and Love has no freedom to come and go.
Love and the Cavaliers are stunned, which is not ideal for both parties. However, Love is clearly on the more uncomfortable side. The Cavaliers have no performance requirements, and their salary space is quite sufficient, there is no need to worry about staying in Love for a few more years. However, Love is completely different.
If he continues to stay in the Cavaliers, although he can make a lot of money, but his peak period will be wasted. is therefore Le Fu's most hope for leaving. Moreover, the Cavaliers don't need Love at all now. Although he will be allowed to play, they will basically hide him at critical moments. This is also one of the reasons for Love's dissatisfaction.
Last season, Love averaged 17.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists. From the data point of view, Love's strength is still there. Love played 56 games last season, but averaged only 31.6 minutes per game. Such playing time is very small for a star-level player.
especially at the critical moment of the game, Love basically won't get playing time. shows that there is no Love in the Cavaliers' future plans. They hope to train young players at critical moments instead of letting Love lead the team to win. Therefore, Love's current situation with the Cavaliers has become very delicate.
Although Love is unwelcome in the Cavaliers, he is still very popular in the free market because he is an excellent space-based insider. Z4z's shooting ability and offensive ability with the ball are among the top inside players. Level, so Love's suitors will never be less. This can be seen from Love’s shooting heat map last season.
From the figure, we can see that Love’s shooting percentage is still very high, his outside shooting percentage reached 37.4%, his shooting percentage reached 45%, both of which are higher than the league Average.
At the same time, Love showed his absolute ability and the true qualities of a spatial player outside the three-point line. In three of his five positions, he has reached or exceeded the league's average shooting percentage, especially in the two bottom corners. He shot nearly 50% of his shooting percentage. This is also the reason why many teams hope to get Love, because he can perfectly fit the small ball lineup.
2. The Rockets and the Lakers compete fiercely, and the bargaining chips are difficult to make the Cavaliers heart.
In the battle for Love, the competition between the Rockets and the Lakers is still quite fierce. Both teams hope to get Love to strengthen the lineup.
Rockets are followers of the small ball trend. Their strange lineup last season not only failed, but they lost the team's center Capella for this reason. The Rockets for the new season of should make some articles on the inside line, so Love and Horford are both players the Rockets hope to get.
The same is true for the Lakers, who are currently looking for a third giant in the free market to complete their way to defend their title. Z4z Love used to be James's partner, and the tacit understanding between the two is beyond doubt. If the Lakers are blocked in their pursuit of other superstars, then Love is likely to be the target of the Lakers.
The direct competition between the two teams is the chip that needs to be compared most. Let's take a look at how the two teams currently open chips. According to reports, the Rockets will take out Gordon and House, while the Lakers will take out Kuzma, Green and the first round pick. Judging from the chips from the Rockets and the Lakers, the possibility of the Cavaliers' heartbeat is not very great.
Gordon has dropped significantly this season, averaging only 14.5 points per game, and three-pointers are also quite unstable. As he grows older, it is questionable how big his role is.
House as a striker, his performance is quite satisfactory, on both ends of the offensive and defensive is relatively average, he may still have a certain potential to be discovered, but the Cavaliers should not risk the future of House. Z1z
The Lakers put out the bargaining chip, the Cavaliers heart may be the most exciting Kuzma. For the Cavaliers, Kuzma is young and has potential to be tapped. However, the Lakers' current attitude towards trading Kuzma is not very clear. Although Kuzma has been driving high and low in the last two seasons, his performance is also very unstable. At the same time, his excessive individual singles also affected the team's overall offense. However, what the Cavaliers fancy, the Lakers also fancy, so the Lakers may not be willing to trade him.
In addition, the Lakers also took out Green. Green is a good 3D player, but his performance in the playoffs has been ups and downs, so the Cavaliers may not be attracted. Finally, the Lakers' first-round pick, a first-round pick was originally a good value. However, because the Lakers' pick is quite late, it is difficult to make the Cavaliers interested.
Although the competition between the two teams is very fierce, it is still very difficult for them to obtain Love through a trade. Moreover, the Cavaliers will never be satisfied with the above-mentioned chips. Therefore, the primary goal of the Rockets and the Lakers should not be Love, and Love's most likely next home is not the Rockets and Lakers.
3. The Blazers actively join in and hopefully complete the cut. After talking about the reasons why I think the Lakers and Rockets cannot get Love, let’s see who Love is most likely to be next. According to the current market situation and the team's bargaining chips, if the Blazers increase their interest in Love, they will have enough chips.
The Blazers only won the ninth place in the Western Conference last season and did not make the playoffs, so they need to continue to strengthen the lineup. For the Blazers, Love and the double guns in the backcourt may spark different sparks. At the same time, has better space than Nurkic. Of course, it would be better to let Love and Nurkic partner inside.
If Love can join the Blazers, the small lineup of the Blazers will be even better. The combination of 's double guns in the backcourt is completely incompatible with Love in space. The speed of the double guns in the backcourt of and Love's outside shooting ability can both make the Trail Blazers even better offensively.
So, what kind of bargaining chip will the Blazers put out to get Love? First of all, the Blazers are likely to take out Nurkic, because Nurkic's state after his return is not particularly ideal. It is unknown how much 's competitive state has recovered, especially after a serious injury. Therefore, it is relatively reasonable for the Blazers to make timely moves.
Second, the Blazers are likely to take out their first-round picks. Although the Blazers' first-round picks are not low this year, their goal is to compete for the championship, so what they need is immediate combat power, not a long-term rookie. Therefore, to switch to immediate combat power, the Blazers are definitely willing to make this first round pick.
However, for the Cavaliers, this pick is very important. Because the Cavaliers are currently rebuilding, they need a large number of first-round picks to select rookies and then train them. Therefore, if the Blazers are willing to make this mid-level first-round pick, the Cavaliers should be willing to trade. Therefore, the probability of the Blazers winning Love is still very high.
Conclusion The future of
Love is still unknown. Although the Lakers and Rockets don't have many chips, it can't be ruled out that the Cavaliers are selling at low prices. However, for the Cavaliers, they definitely hope to get more from other teamsThe bargaining chip of the reconstruction, so that the future of the team will be better. Therefore, the Blazers will be the most promising team. Of course, this also depends on whether the Blazers have such interest.
