Today Kevin Love got married, which became a big gathering of old Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Cavaliers of 2014-18, LeBron and his wife are here, as well as his biggest partner Rich Paul and star girlfriend Adele.
Mr. Wei and his wife also came after their vacation. He and Lok Fu are college classmates.
also has Clarkson who stayed briefly in 2018 and played in the Finals with Love, as well as the current outside core of Cavaliers and the new All-Star Garland.
Of course, the teammates who won the 2016 Cavaliers championship are LeBron, Jefferson, J.R. Smith, Chaney Frye, and James Jones, who is now the general manager of the Suns.
Of course, the biggest protagonist is Kevin Love. He and his beautiful Canadian supermodel wife Kate Bock were the biggest focus of the night.
With their pure white dresses, tall figures, and beautiful faces, 33-year-old Love and 27-year-old Bock are worthy of the title of golden boy and girl.
1. Counterattack - From "L.A. Fat Boy" to Double-Double Machine
Few people have noticed that Westbrook and Love are college teammates. At UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles), one was the main force inside and the other was the sharp knife on the outside.
At that time, Westbrook did not have indestructible muscles, and Love was a naive white fat man.
But don’t think that he is harmless. In high school, Love was also a super monster who smashed backboards.
In the 2008 draft, Master West was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the fourth overall pick, while Love went to the Timberwolves with the fifth overall pick, where he quickly became the new generation of Wolf King.
had 11.1 points and 9.1 rebounds in the first season,
had 14.0 points and 11.0 rebounds in the second season,
had 20.2 points and 15.2 rebounds in the third season, the league's rebounding leader + second in double-doubles (second only to World of Warcraft Howard ), the fastest Improved player.
scored 31 points and 31 rebounds against the Knicks in March 2010, becoming the first player in history to hit "double 30" in a single game since Moses Malone in 1982.
Since then, Love has become the most famous double-double machine in the league. In the
11-12 season, he ranked first in the league with 26.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 48 double-doubles per game. In the
13-14 season, he ranked first in the league with 26.1 points, 12.5 rebounds and 65 double-doubles per game.
So when LeBron returned to the Cavaliers in 2014, even though the team had the No. 1 pick to win Wiggins , they still decided to bring the league's "double-double king" under their wing.
2. Redemption - From "data brush" to champion insider
To some extent, joining the Cavaliers in 2014 saved Love's career.
In the Timberwolves, his statistics were brilliant, but his results were dismal.
People expect him to lead the team to glory like the last Wolf King Garnett did. But his physical talent and leadership temperament are actually far from KG.
In the six years he spent with the Timberwolves, he never played in the playoffs.
He can dominate rebounds, but he cannot guard the team's penalty area.
He can fire from all corners, but he cannot improve the team's overall offensive quality.
He can connect in high positions, but he cannot carry the team on his shoulders like KG.
So behind his glorious statistics, the Timberwolves have missed the playoffs every year, and he has been ridiculed as the league's biggest "data brusher."
's biggest achievement is probably that he won the Turkey World Championships in 2009 as the main insider of Mengjiu.
After coming to the Cavaliers in 2014, he played in the playoffs for the first time.
Next to LeBron and Irving , he does not need to play the double-double machine that devours rebounds. Instead, he loses weight, increases speed, and further improves his shooting to open up space for his two superstar teammates.
His data dropped from 25+10 per game to 16+9, but for the first time in his career, he experienced the joy of constantly winning.
It can be seen from his body shape that Love in the Cavaliers is no longer the rebounding devil nicknamed "White Moses Malone" in Minnesota.
From 2014 to 2018, the Cavaliers dominated the East. But what more people remember is LeBron’s omniscience and omnipotence, and Irving’s killer soul-stealing ability.
Many people no longer remember the white insider in the penalty area of ​​the team. He was once a monster who averaged 25+10 points per game and dominated the team.
may only have 31 points in a single quarter that year.
and the cooperation with LeBron's iconic "quarterback pass" will remind people from time to time that
is also one of the "Big Three".
In the four years of the Cavaliers, his light has been more obscured, while his lack of physical ability has been infinitely magnified.
In the small ball era, he was not very good at defensive pace and could no longer keep up with those lightning-like small guards.
After losing weight, his body became increasingly unable to handle physical combat in the paint.
So on the offensive end, he could be beaten Replaced by Nick Frye, his defensive role is not as good as T.T. When trailing 1-3 in the 2016 Finals, the most important change under the guidance of Tyronn Lue was that Love's playing time was significantly reduced, and he also used the five players to fight against the Warriors.
But everything is OK with Love. He is a quiet and trustworthy teammate off the court, and he will show his best once he is on the court.
In Game 7 of the Finals, Curry's desperate tying three-pointer at the end of the fourth quarter was what he defended.
As if by God's will,
, the Cavaliers' biggest defensive shortcoming, protected the entire team at the most critical moment.
had the legendary "1-3 behind" reversal.
3. Perseverance - From the team's shortcomings to loyal veterans
16-18, Durant came, and the Cavaliers were completely unable to beat the Warriors.
Irving left in the summer of 2017, and LeBron also left for Los Angeles in the 2018 offseason.
However, only Love stayed and accepted a four-year contract extension of 120 million.
At that time, his statistics were only 17.6 points and 9.3 rebounds, and he was criticized by many Cavaliers fans for being "no longer at his peak." But I'm afraid only the Cleveland Cavaliers themselves know how much the former "data brush" sacrificed for the Cavaliers in those years.
And this stay lasted four years.
In the past four years, he has also been troubled by injuries.
He has also been furious on the court because of the team's poor record.
He has also been involved in trade disputes many times,
But he still stayed in the end. As the last person to witness the glory of the championship that year,
waited until the team recovered again.
Last season, the team selected Evan Mobley, who is as good at flying and dunking as Garnett, and is sharp and resourceful on the defensive end, and introduced the versatile Markkanen, plus the league's best Jarrett Allen, one of the rim-protecting centers, and Garland, who has grown into a first-line point guard in the East.
The "Three High Cavaliers" became famous for a while, Cleveland is on the rise again.
At this time, Love no longer needed to fight like before, and he readily accepted the position of substitute.
More often than not, he only needs to point out the young players on the sidelines, and then throw a few three-pointers on the court.
However, even so, he still averaged 13.6 points and 7.2 rebounds in 22.6 minutes per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was the second highest in his career at 39.2%
Next season will be the last of his four-year, 120 million contract. By this time, he had truly entered the end of his career.
completed a major event in his life this offseason and successfully brought the "Old Knights" together.
Today, he is no longer the fat man with excessive body fat in college.
He is no longer the swipe who had no data and could not win during the Timberwolves.
He is a genuine All-Star and champion insider,
and his total career salary is 2.06 Billion, now the winner of life with a beautiful woman in his arms.
Moreover, maybe at the end of next season, he can join forces with his old buddy LeBron again in Cleveland.
