The Cleveland Cavaliers are gradually eliminating the frontcourt redundancy, and Kevin Love may become the next player to leave. After
signed an astonishing 4-year contract extension with the Cavaliers worth 120 million U.S. dollars in 2018, rumors about Love's deal have been endless. As the Cavaliers’ rebuilding steps become clear, perhaps now is the best time for them to reap the rewards from the 5-time All-Star white forward.
next season will be the 13th season of Love’s career. Although he is already 32 years old, Love still proved that there is still a lot of remaining in his fuel tank with his outstanding performance last season. In a total of 56 games, he averaged 17.6 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3.2 assists, while shooting 45%, 37.4% from three-pointers, and 85.4% from free throws. Love still has three seasons on his contract.
Maybe the 2016 championship has made Love lose his pursuit. Remember when he played for the U.S. team during the Timberwolves, he said that he was incompatible with his surrounding teammates because "They all made the playoffs, but I didn't." At that time, Love was still full of thirst for victory, perhaps still so. But as long as he chooses to stay with the Cavaliers, it is very likely that he will not be able to taste the taste of sustained victory for a long time.
For Love, fortunately, there are still many championship teams that value his value, such as his experience in the finals, his scoring and rebounding ability and so on. So where is the next stop for Love? The following three teams may wish to give it a try.
Golden State Warriors
Love has occupied the title of "the most consistent shooting big man" in this league for a long time. His existence is almost tailored to the Warriors system. He is very suitable to become a new member of the "splash brothers" , and his rebounding ability and breathtaking field vision will make him a complementary frontcourt skill player with Draymond Green.
In addition, Love and Thompson have a very good relationship, because they have been friends since they were young, and they also worked as teammates in the small basketball league for some time when they were young. The
Warriors have clearly demonstrated their winning attitude, and after Clay's season reimbursement, they really need a new sharpshooter to fill his position.
However, the most difficult thing for the Warriors is to provide a trading plan that satisfies the Cavaliers. After all, they have used a first-round exchange for Kelly Oublay, and the team's luxury tax has reached an exaggerated 1.34. 100 million US dollars, this money is enough to provide a multi-year contract for a super star.
Of course, Wiggins is currently the only asset in the Warriors team that can be sent away and may be used to balance the transaction. If the Cavaliers are willing to accept it, Wiggins can also be regarded as "returning to the roots"-the Cavaliers were exactly After choosing Wiggins, he was used as the subject in exchange for the love of Timberwolves.
Houston Rockets
After the analysis masters Darryl Morey and D'Antoni left the team, the big players have become popular again on this team. Previously, the Rockets had signed Christian Wood in the free agency market. According to today’s latest news, former All-Star player DeMarcus Cousins has also reached a one-year agreement with the Rockets. The new head coach Steven Silas of
is regarded as a master of tactics by the outside world. The small ball tactics that have accompanied the Rockets for many years are likely to be abandoned. The combination of internal and external play will reappear on this team with a high-quality center tradition. . The key question for
is that they already have two brand new frontcourt players, why do they need Love? In fact, Wood is a very promising player, but he only proved himself in the games after the All-Star last season; on the other hand, although Cousins performed well during the Rockets’ trial training, But it is still unclear whether he can return to the expected level after several major injuries.
Relatively speaking, Kevin Love has reached the peak of his career. For a team that has not crossed this barrier, having Love is like a gift from heaven.
althoughAlthough the two cores of the team, James Harden and Westbrook, have been exposed to rumors that they want to leave the team, but it does not rule out that the helper this team finds for them will not prompt them to leave the team, nor does it rule out the two players. Hope to put pressure on the management in this way, after all, this past year, the Rockets' internal problems were too much and too messy.
Westbrook and Love are both high-ranking players from UCLA University, so the connection between them has obviously been established. But as with the Warriors, the Rockets also need to seek innovation in trading, especially when their current team roster is stretched, and owner Fertitta is obsessed with not paying taxes. The Rockets must rack their brains to propose one. A trade proposal that the Cavaliers appreciate. If this deal can be made, it may require the addition of a third team.
Boston Celtics
After Tristan Thompson accepted a two-year $19 million contract from the Celtics, Love also bid farewell to his Cleveland teammates.
If Danny Ainge can make good use of the resources at his disposal, Love is likely to reunite with TT quickly in Boston, and it will also strengthen the team's center position.
The extraordinary performance of the Celtics in the 2019/20 season is more dependent on their excellent guards and forward players. If this team's forward can produce more, maybe they will become the one who will be the one in the East. The team that passed the test.
Under Brad Stevens, Kevin Love’s all-round ability will be maximized, and he will place the 32-year-old player in the most efficient position. Love can meet the Green Army's need for more inside players to score, and as long as he is on the court, it can also open up more space for players such as Kemba Walker, Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
The Celtics could have reached a deal around Gordon Hayward, but when he chose to jump out of the contract and sign a big contract with the Charlotte Hornets, they had already lost this opportunity.
However, the Celtics still have the 2021 and 2022 draft picks, and maybe they can use these few assets to poach Love from the Cavaliers.
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