With Kevin Love’s future still very uncertain at the Cavs, the big man is one of the most serious candidates for a buyout in the weeks or months to come. A destination that seems to make sense? The Lakers, and more after the events of this Friday.
At 32 and despite a heavy injury liability, Kevin Love remains a player capable, like Blake Griffin, of being quite valuable over 20 or 25 minutes per evening. Last survivor of the 2016 Cavs champions, the big man does not hide that he would like to be in a team that plays the title. Good thing: the last elements go in this direction.
This Friday, Cleveland picked up Lauri Markkanen in a 3-team trade also involving the Bulls and Blazers. The Finn obviously has a profile similar to Love, and the “young core” of the Cavs could more than ever continue their path without K-Love after this move.
The former Wolves is no longer frankly in the project, especially if the head is not there. In recent years, he has particularly stood out during a few conflicting episodes with young teammates, and he has appeared disinterested in sequences on the floor. His desire remains clear: to aim for the title, and nothing better than the Lakers to achieve it.
Love could thus find there LeBron James, his close friend who would be happy to find him under the same colors. To achieve this, the most plausible scenario remains that of a buy-out, which would free the winger from his contract and allow him to sign for potters in the city of angels. In short, a win-win situation.
On the networks, in any case, Lakers fans are already seeing it, and tweets like this never fail to flourish:
How Kevin Love walking into Lakers training camp pic.twitter.com/L4hklOiAa5
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) August 27, 2021
How Kevin Love will land at the Lakers training camp
Nothing is official or even imminent at this point, but the stars seem to be lining up for Kevin Love to join his pal Russell Westbrook at the Lakers, a decade after their joint stint at UCLA. LeBron James certainly wouldn’t say no, that’s for sure!
