Involved in a threesome at the end of last week to recover the interior Lauri Markkanen, the Cavaliers today find themselves with a traffic jam in the racket and we are asking more and more questions about Kevin’s future. Love, still present in Ohio. The buyout track seemed to heat up but obviously, the soon to be 33 years old veteran does not want to hear about it.
Two years for $ 60 million. Here is what remains on the contract of Kevin Love at the moment T, contract signed in the summer of 2018 (120 million over four seasons) just after the departure of LeBron James to the sun of Los Angeles. At the time, Love and the Cavaliers were keen to continue the adventure together, all in the perspective of keeping Cleveland among the competitive teams in the East despite the absence of the King. Today ? The situation is obviously different because we wonder rather when and how the adventure of Kevin Amour in Ohio will end. With the XXL deal offered to Jarrett Allen, the selection of Evan Mobley for the 2021 Draft, the recent transfer to acquire Lauri Markkanen and Love’s wounds of injuries for three years, as much to say that it is the vagueness around the role of Kevin in the racket. However, one thing seems certain at the time of this writing: Kevin Love is not interested in a buyout.. According to ESPN, who quotes the player’s agent, the veteran has no intention of sacrificing any money to leave Cleveland at this time, and the two sides have reportedly not even entered into discussions on the matter. This is not necessarily surprising news when we see the number of greenbacks that Love still has to obtain through his current contract, even if we imagine that he would prefer to play for a contender as he had already announced in the past. The ideal scenario for him would be a move to a competitive franchise, but the Cavs have yet to find a partner or deal that could suit them.
If we are to believe cleveland.com, the Ohio franchise isn’t really interested in a buyout either. Admittedly, such a scenario would allow the Cavaliers to save money while cleaning up their racquets a bit, but they would not get any real consideration. Chris Fedor, the Cleveland reporter who keeps a close eye on the Cavs, says members of the franchise would like to wait until Love’s final year of contract to try to find a transfer that the Cavaliers can work with. Indeed, in such a situation, an expiring contract is more attractive and some openings could thus arise in a year. As a result, the Cleveland squad seems to always be counting on him in the very short term, and she’s hoping to see the veteran help a team that wants to become a Playoff contender again pretty quickly after three gritty post-LeBron seasons. . Logically, given the traffic jam inside and the resources used on Allen (100 million over five years), Markkanen (67 million over four years) and Mobley (a third draft pick), Kevin Love’s minutes should be limited to promote the development of youngsters. Not sure that suits him, especially since he will want to show that he is not yet burnt (more than 12 points and 7 rebounds on average last year in 25 minutes of play), but it is probably the way that awaits him. In any case, according to coach JB Bickerstaff, Love seems very keen on proving that he is capable of representing a positive presence in a group that asks only to grow.
It is difficult to see a trade being made in the short term, and obviously the buyout option is excluded for the moment. Suddenly, Kevin Love and the Cavaliers should go a little further together, probably a little reluctantly on both sides. What cause new tensions between the franchise of Cleveland and Love as we have seen in recent years?
Text source: ESPN, cleveland.com
