This first blog post is an interesting question I have about Kevin Love:
Interesting question I've been thinking about for awhile, what to do with Kevin Love?
The guy has made a name for himself in the NBA with his outrageous rebounding preformances, and has helped put Minnesota on the map a little bit more from a basketball perspective, however he clearly doesn't get along with Kurt Rambis very well, and he really really enjoys talking about himself.
His last bit of information on hiself has him saying "i don't know if i'll be here long term or not." he doesn't even give the courtesy "I'd like to stay here' comment, no he basically says 'if they don't pony up the cash, I'm out of here.'
And thus the great Kevin Love debate. How good is he actually, and how much is he worth?
He at his best season, I believe can MAYBE be a no. 2 player on a championship team, however he will largely float around being a 3rd best player on a top team. He doesn't have that consistant offensive go-to scorer game, and isn't a great defensive player.
I would price a fair contract out for him in the neighborhood of 5 years/55 million. Not max money but not chump change either...essentially this is what Rajon Rondo, Al Horford, and Joakim Noah are making.
Now, what if he wants more? What if he can get more? 20/15 averages are no joke, and too the naked eye are pretty elite power forward numbers. On a team like Orlando he could be insanely valuable playing along side an elite defender in Howard. Lebron is basically making overtures for Love....will Love be able to resist the limelight? I'm actually betting not. So, maybe trading him while his value is sky high is the correct way to go about it.
Options:
Love to Cleveland for JJ Hickson, Anderson Verajo and a draft pick: We instantly fortify our interior defense, while getting two very completementary role players down low.
Love, Devin Harris, and a combination of picks from Min and NJ to Denver, Anothny and Al Harrington to Nets, Derrick Favors and Nene to the Wolves: Put Love in a larger deal to the Nuggets, and again we fortify the interiror defense and get a power forward in Favors whom a lot of insiders believe will be a periennial all star
Love to Atlanta for Al Horford: Al Horford is the better player but doesn't like playing the 5 role in Atl. Love would fit in the run and gun style well at the 5, since defense is not the priority.
Love, Brewer, and Flynn to the Blazers for Lemarcus Aldridge and Wesley Matthews: This is a dicey one, because it is the one trade that turns us into a poor rebounding team, but it might give us the best lineup possible
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