Kevin Love would welcome the opportunity to play with LeBron James. Him, and a few hundred other NBA players. According to ESPN.com’s Andy Katz, the Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly rejected an offer for Love from the Cleveland Cavaliers that was built around the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft, which turned out to be Andrew [...]
June 27, 2014
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Crap gets crazy this time of year. Really crazy. The NBA draft is a breeding ground for barrages of trade rumors ahead of free agency. This year has been no different, and offers no disappointment. The rumors have been rampant, the takes have been hot. And they’re about to get hotter. The Golden State Warriors, [...]
June 26, 2014
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If you’re looking for a dark horse in the Kevin Love trade sweepstakes, you got it. You can thank the Denver Nuggets. During an article in which he refuted reports that the Boston Celtics had made the strongest offer for the Minnesota Timberwolves superstar, Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald brought word that the Nuggets [...]
June 19, 2014
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Ricky Rubio must consider himself an optimist. Few things call for more glass-half-empty takes than the relationship between Kevin Love and the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s awful. If it wasn’t bad before this season, it’s in shambles now, with Love 13 months from free agency and the Timberwolves 10 years removed from their last playoff berth. [...]
June 11, 2014
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June is here and you know what that means: unfounded NBA rumors are in the air. Disgruntled Minnesota Timberwolves superstar Kevin Love—who has basically requested a trade even though he really hasn’t—was in Boston recently, so naturally that means he’s poised to join the Boston Celtics by way of trade or 2015 free agency. Love [...]
Good to see that landing the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s NBA draft hasn’t gone to the Cleveland Cavaliers’ heads. What’s that? It has, you say? According to ESPN.com’s Chad Ford (subscription required)—with special thanks to the folks over at RealGM—the Cavs are looking to use their top selection as trade bait, and [...]
Part one of a two part series, starting with the Eastern Conference The Kevin Love extravaganza/madness/sweepstakes is picking up steam and exploding, thanks to various reports suggesting his availability. Why not throw some more wood into the fire? Let’s forget about the salary cap, trades, extensions and all that other boring nonsense and focus on [...]
Despite what some of us may think, the Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t fools. If a top NBA superstar becomes available, they’re going to have interest. Naturally, they have interest in Kevin Love, who basically requested a trade from the Minnesota Timberwolves, according to Yahoo! Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski. To be certain, he didn’t actually request a trade. [...]
Kevin Love’s free agency is more than a year away, yet it feels like he’s hitting the open market tomorrow. Why? Probably because his future is being picked apart from every different angle imaginable. One day he’s headed for the Los Angeles Lakers. The next day he could stay with the Minnesota Timberwolves. The day [...]
March 31, 2014
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If Kobe Bryant’s will be done, then Mike D’Antoni’s tenure with the Los Angeles Lakers will soon be over. According to the Sporting News’ Sean Deveney, Bryant wants the Lakers to hire a new coach before next season: ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith reported on Wednesday morning that he had heard D’Antoni would be out, and [...]
March 12, 2014
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